Explain the need for the item(s) for which you are requesting funding.

This assignment is an opportunity for students to learn how to prepare the major components of a simple grant proposal for a government or non-profit agency. It involves preparing a proposal requesting a great of money to purchase an item (or items).

Heading Instructions: At the top of the first page, place the following TITLED Heading:
GRANT PROPOSAL FOR Item(s) to be purchased FOR THE Applicant Name FROM THE Funder Name

Component #1 – Introduction (All seven bullets listed will make up your first paragraph of the introduction)
Select applicant name – This is the name of the government or non-profit agency that is seeking the funding. You can make the name up, or use an actual organization.
Select a funder name – This is the name of the organization from which you are requesting funding. You can also make this name up, or use an actual organization.
Select a purpose for the grant – This is the specific item(s) you want to purchase with the funding that you are requesting. For this assignment, the items to be purchased must be tangible, quality items that will not need to be replaced for at least 5 years. The maximum total cost is $50,000. Important: The request must NOT be for any items that would typically be found in the operating budget of the agency, nor can it be for a project, program, or event that would likely be continued in subsequent years after the grant moneys used. The funder might assume, if the project, program, or event is successful, that the applicant would come back requesting money over and over again, year after year. In addition, items to be purchased with the grant money must be quality, commercial items, not residential.
Indicate the total cost for purchasing the item(s). – This is the total cost of the item(s) you are requesting money for (up to a maximum of $50,000).
Select the requester amount – This amount of money you are requesting from the funder must be for only a portion of the cost of the selected items(s). This is because you will need to indicate a matching funds source. Funders are encouraged when an applicant has made the effort to obtain a portion of the needed funding from additional sources. Thus, will indicate the amount of money you are seeking based on some portion of the needed funding, not the entire cost.
Select a matching funds source and amount – This source indicates where the rest of the money to purchase the item(s) will come from, since you are only requesting funding for a portion of the total cost for the item(s). You can identify one or more contributors (Examples include: monies from a fundraising event, private donor, government grant, etc). You will also indicate the amount of money being received from this source. This amount will equal the remainder of the amount of the needed money for the grant proposal.
Select a fiscal year – this is the fiscal year used by the applicant. The grant proposal must indicate the fiscal in which the grant money, if received, will be spent on the item(s) to be purchased. Keep in mind the FISCAL YEAR begins July 1 and ends June 30.
Indicate a “success statement” about the applicant – This indicates how the organization came to consider the need to purchase the item(s) based on some type of “success.” Examples might include the need for a new passenger van followed by the successful completion of the annual operations review meeting of the therapeutic recreation staff, the need for new computer equipment following a successful executive board “brainstorming” retreat where it was determined to create a computer room in the community center, the need for a new park storage facility following the successful organization winner in a NIKE sponsored community sports programming contest, etc.

Component #2 – Organization Description (Organization description of the applicant)
This includes indicating the type of organization, the organization’s location, the year it was founded, the applicant’s mission, the population served by the organization, and how many people are served.

Component #3 – Needs (Describe the need and how the need was determined)
This is where you explain the need for the item(s) for which you are requesting funding. Examples include the organization’s passenger van is old and is frequently being repaired, fitness equipment is needed to furnish a planned fitness facility, new lifts are needed for disabled individuals to be able to use the community center swimming pool, etc. You also need to indicate how the need was determined. Examples include the mechanic who services the van recommended replacing it for several reasons, developing a new fitness are in an unused space of our recreation facility was a recommendation following a board planning retreat, as we’ve had an increase in requests for swimming pool usage from local group homes with disabled clients two additional lifts for our pool are needed, etc.

Component #4 – Objectives (Describe the objectives to be fulfilled by the grant money)
These indicate what is to be accomplished if the money is granted and the item(s) are purchased. These objectives must be measurable. Each objective starts with the word “TO.” Examples include to enable an increase of 20% ridership for local elderly individuals, to launch a new fitness facility to be enjoyed by at least 50 users by the end of the fiscal year of 2019, to have 6 of the 9 local group homes utilizing our community swimming pool within 6 months of the installation of the new lifts, etc. You should list at least 5 objectives.

Component #5 – Logistical Description (Describe the purchase and utilization of the item(s).
Here, if funded, how will the item be purchased, by whom, and briefly explain how the new item will be used in the agency’s operation, program, event, or service.

Component #6 – Capability Statements (Indicate statements showing the applicant deserves to be funded)
These state why the applicant deserves to be funded. You must make up at least TWO convincing points here. Examples, include the programs and activities of the agency are of high quality, the agency is well managed and has fiscal accountability indicated by…., the agency provides service to a broad constituency including…etc.

Component #7 – Evaluations Strategy (How will an evaluation to be conducted and the funder informed of the results)
This explains, if funded, how an evaluation will be conducted to determine whether the stated measures objectives in Component 5 were met. This can involve conducting a survey, determining the number of participants in a program or the number of programs offered, staff observations, etc. Examples include we will determine and compare the percentage difference between the previous ridership on the old van vs. the ridership with the new van, we will determine the number of users of the new fitness facility, we will determine the number of local group homes utilizing the new pool lift, etc. You must also indicate how the funder will be informed of the results of the evaluation. Examples include funder will receive a full evaluative report, our executive director will conduct a meeting with the funder’s executives to inform them of the evaluation results, etc.

Component #8 – Budget (Indicate both income, the grant money, and expense)
This will show the full cost of the item(s) to be purchased with the funding, and where each of the amounts of money will be coming from (the grant amount and the matching funding amount added together). These two amounts should be identical.

Your grant proposal must consist of ALL 8 components above, with each component properly titled.
You can be as creative but be specific as possible.
Your assignment must be typed in paragraph form and in full sentences.
Your grade will be determined from: adequately answering all questions and following directions. Be aware that writing quality is important (ESPECIALLY IN GRANT WRITING) Spelling error, typographical errors, and grammatical errors may have an impact on your grade.

This assignment is worth 150 points

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