The final goal of the course is to write grant proposal of your own design. The week three assignment was a way to familiarize you with what grants can do. What is the underlying problem you hope to address in your original grant proposal for this course? Why is it important to you , What kinds of research do you think you will have to look for to support the development of your own original grant proposal?
It should explain why the reader has received your proposal, and it should try to persuade the reader to examine it closely, offering details about the content intended to interest or intrigue him or her. This letter should respond to the significance of the problem addressed in your proposal and answer the reader’s likely questions: “Why is this on my desk?” and “Why should I read this when I have a dozen other things to do?”
Create a letter using full block style, in which all of the elements are flush with the left margin in this order:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/professional_technical_writing/basic_business_letters/index.html
Grant Needs Assessment
Write an introduction the provides a title for your proposal and establishes a definite need or sets the stage for your proposal. Be specific What is the problem to be addressed? Who will be served and what impact or change do you hope to achieve?
Present summaries of information from your research (be sure to include your articles in your references page.) as part of persuasive paper designed to support your grant proposal. Provide a brief background or context of the problem, what has been done in the past ( the paradigm) and how your proposal shifts the paradigm for better results. Clarify any terms (poverty, students, housing insecurity, food insecurity, visual art/artists). Tell your audience exactly what you mean. Make sure to include a good conclusion that provides a closing statement that reminds the reader of your purposes or intent and why your proposal is a good match for the RFP.
3. Thank you or Recognition Letter
Imagine your proposal has been accepted. Use the tips in the link to create a one page MLA formatted letter to thank your patron.
https://grantgopher.com/Blog/The-Eight-Most-Important-Items-to-Include-in-Your-Thank-You-Letter
4. Documentation
List all the resources you consulted to develop your grant proposal in alphabetical order following MLA style Works Cited page. Be sure you start this on a new page. Consult the OWL @ Purdue site for support.
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