Grant Life Cycle: Develop Your Proposal
It’s time to start putting together a draft grant proposal for one of the concepts you have identified. Now is the time to assemble the background information you will need and draft the key components of the grant proposal.
So what are the key components?
- Abstract or Project Description
- Institutional Introduction
- Statement of Need
- Supporting Research
- Goals, Objectives & Outcomes
- Plan of Operation
- Staffing & Management
- Evaluation or Assessment Plan
- Budget & Budget Justification
- Appendices:
- Letters of Support
- Memorandum of Understanding
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