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How to Write a Great Grant Proposal

How to Write a Great Grant Proposal. Grant Writing Workshop Sharon Kugelmass, Ph.D. Mecklenburg County Finance Department Grants Development Coordinator Sharon.Kugelmass@meckgov.org. Q. What is a grant?. A legal way to spend someone else’s money. A chance to do good.

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How to Write a Great Grant Proposal

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  1. How to Write a Great Grant Proposal Grant Writing Workshop Sharon Kugelmass, Ph.D. Mecklenburg County Finance Department Grants Development Coordinator Sharon.Kugelmass@meckgov.org

  2. Q. What is a grant? • A legal way to spend someone else’s money. • A chance to do good. • A legal way to spend someone else’s money to do good.

  3. Q. How do you get them? • Research • Prepare • Write • Try again!

  4. Where to Research? • CFDA • Federal Register • Official NC Website • Foundation Center • Guidestar • Duke Endowment • Annual Reports • Tax Returns • Program Officers

  5. Annual Budget Recent Audit Organization Chart Board of Directors Have these updated Marketing Tools MOU/MOA’s Resumes Standard Forms and ready to go! Prepare...What do you need?

  6. Know Your Business

  7. Know Your Audience

  8. Follow the rules Follow the guidelines -- to the letter! • Very detailed and specific. • Take your time. • Plan and do it right.

  9. A typical grant application • Application Form • Executive Summary • Proposal • Attachments

  10. The Proposal...Tells the story. • The Problem • The “Solution” -- Innovative Idea • Why important? • The Plan • The Budget • Evaluation • Sustain/Finance.

  11. Tips • Innovation Parallelism • Collaboration Cost Benefits • Replication Outside Reader • Follow Directions Impact and Context K I S S

  12. Must Haves • Innovation • Authority • Results

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