Grant Proposal Writing

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Grant Proposal Writing

• The Art of Writing Proposals with an Emphasis on
  Conservation

Full Proposals Problem or Need / Objectives
Module 3
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Presentation Modules

• One Wisdom of Planning / COIN
• Two Funding Local / Letter Proposals
• Three Full Proposals Problem or Need /
  Objectives
• Four Full Proposals Methodology / Evaluation
• Five Full Proposals Budget / Future Funding
• Six Full Proposals Introduction / Summary
• Seven Working with Funders/ Grants Management
• Eight Resources

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Module Three Objective

• Using strategic thinking, you will identify a
  compelling need or urgent problem for your
  project, and promise specific and measurable
  changes.

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Full Proposal Overview
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Full Proposal Components

• Summary
• Introduction
• Problem or Need Statement
• Objectives
• Methodology
• Future Funding
• Evaluation
• Budget / Budget Narrative

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Either Way

• Whether
• problem
• or
• need,
• the approach is the same.

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Concept

• Problem something to eliminate
• What makes the situation urgent?
• Need additions to improve community
• Is the need compelling?
• The KEY part of any proposal

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Consider These

• What the exact problem is
• Constituents
• Symptoms
• Causes
• Secondary effects
• Conditions and influences

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I D P E R
identify what / why
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I D P E R
identify what / why
define history / assumptions / time / geography
of current situation
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I D P E R
identify what / why
define history / assumptions / time / geography
of current situation
prove the problem or need / reasons why
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I D P E R
identify what / why
define history / assumptions / time / geography
of current situation
prove the problem or need / reasons why
narrate an example of the situation
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I D P E R
identify what / why
define history / assumptions / time / geography
of current situation
prove the problem or need / reasons why
narrate an example of the situation
bad result if not addressed
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Identify
What is the problem or need? Why is it an issue?
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Denali National Park and Preserve has an
unwanted intruder the dandelion. At this time,
no eradication program exists to stop the spread
of this potentially pesky weed.
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Define the Context

• Relevant historical information
• Explain the current situation
• Invalid assumptions

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Traffic into the park has carried the dandelion
eight miles into the parks unique, intact
subarctic ecosystem along its single road,
doubling its incursion in miles each of the past
four years. The infestation has taken hold of the
roadbed and campsites, hitching rides from
permitted traffic.
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Prove the Problem

• Offer documentation
• Use quotes
• Keep the focus external
• Avoid circular reasoning

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P
Noxious weeds crowd out native species, usually
leaving the soils subject to erosion. Animals
lose a staple of shrubs and plants unique to
their diet.
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Exemplify

• Narrate a story of need
• Show someone experiencing the problem

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As dandelions take hold, their root systems do
not hold the soils in place during the torrential
downpours of summer storms. The quickly spreading
weed has crowded out indigenous food stores in a
growing area, sprouting up in the bare spots,
leaving less food for the animals that depend on
them.
E
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Result
Problems have bad endings.
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R
The dandelion will push out soil-stabilizing
vegetation, permanently altering one of the last
intact ecosystems in the world.
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Practice Exercise

• I Dandelions have appeared alongside roads in
  Denali National Park

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• I Dandelions have appeared alongside roads in
  Denali National Park
• D Eight miles of park entrance roads

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• I Dandelions have appeared alongside roads in
  Denali National Park
• D Eight miles of park entrance roads
• P General theory about invasive weeds as
  destroyers of an ecosystem

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• I Dandelions have appeared alongside roads in
  Denali National Park
• D Eight miles of park entrance roads
• P General theory about invasive weeds as
  destroyers of an ecosystem
• E Particular aspects of Denali dandelion invasion

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I D P E R formula

• I Dandelions have appeared alongside roads in
  Denali National Park
• D Eight miles of park entrance roads
• P General theory about invasive weeds as
  destroyers of an ecosystem
• E Particular aspects of Denali invasion
• R Projected outcome if not addressed

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The black-footed ferret
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I Introduction

• The black-footed ferret is the most endangered
  mammal in the world. The decline of the ferret
  has mirrored the rapid decline of the prairie dog
  population. This is a result of eradication
  programs and sylvatic plague introduced into the
  United States in the last century.

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D Define
Eighteen ferrets captured from the last known
naturally occurring wild population of
black-footed ferrets have formed the nucleus of a
captive breeding program. Formerly found
throughout Colorado in prairie dog communities,
black-footed ferrets do not exist in the state.
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P Prove
In 1967, the USFWS listed the black-footed ferret
(ferret) as endangered for two reasons 1)
declining ferret populations, and 2) loss and
fragmentation of prairie dog habitat. Without
healthy prairie dog populations, the ferret has
no food source. Without the ferret, the ecosystem
suffers in a number of ways.
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E Exemplify
Tell the story of what has happened in the locale
where the ferrets are being reintroduced. Show
how the environment has been altered in a
negative way as a result of the absence of
ferrets.
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R Result

• Without intervention, the black-footed ferret
  will move from the endangered to extinct list. If
  the ferret is not successfully reintroduced into
  the wild, the balance of the ecosystem will be
  permanently altered.

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Skill Check
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Skill Check Assignment

• Apply the five components of IDPER to the
  black-footed ferret problem analysis.

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The black-footed ferret is the most endangered
mammal in the world.
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The black-footed ferret is the most endangered
mammal in the world.
I or Identifying need
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Without healthy prairie dog populations, the
ferret has no food source. Without the ferret,
larger animals are without prey.
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Without healthy prairie dog populations, the
ferret has no food source. Without the ferret,
larger animals are without prey.
P or Proof
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Eighteen ferrets captured from the last known
naturally occurring wild population have formed
the nucleus of a captive breeding program.
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Eighteen ferrets captured from the last known
naturally occurring wild population have formed
the nucleus of a captive breeding program.
D or Definition
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If the black-footed ferret disappears, the
ecosystem will lose biodiversity.
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If the black-footed ferret disappears, the
ecosystem will lose biodiversity.
R or bad Result
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Telling a story about the black-footed ferret.
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Telling a story about the black-footed ferret.
E or Exemplify
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Problem/Need
Identify -
Define -
Prove -
Exemplify -
Bad Result -
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Problem/Need
Identify -
Most endangered animal
Define -
Only so many ferrets left
Prove -
Ferrets effects on ecosystem
Exemplify -
Tell a story about the situation
Result -
Lost biodiversity
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Objectives
Problem- Related Outcomes
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Goals

• Lofty, general
• Ideals
• Philosophical

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Objectives

• Specific, measurable outcomes instead of goals
• A promise of measured change from current
  baseline data
• How much change for a target group by what date
• Not methodology of how it will happen

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QSvote

• Construct four pre-release conditioning pens for
  ten breeding ferret pairs in a year
• Increase the number of breeding pairs in the wild
  by ten in the first year

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Practice
Objective
Goal
Fill the glass with H2O
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Practice
Objective
Goal
Increase the level of water by 8 ounces
Fill the glass with H2O
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More Practice
Goal
Objective
Enhance proper functioning condition of the Big
River streambed
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More Practice
Goal
Objective
Enhance proper functioning condition of the Big
River streambed
Reduce the sedimentation in the Salmon River by
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More Practice
Objective
Reduce the sedimentation in the Salmon River by
10 in the first year
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Skill Check
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Skill Check
Primary objective Increase the number of
breeding pairs of ferrets in the wild to forty by
2004
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Review

• Problem takes something away from community
• Need is something to place into community

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Review

• Objectives are specific outcomes

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Next Time

• Full proposals
• Methodology/Evaluation

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Web Links

• http//www.faculty.uaf.edu/ffppp

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Web Links

• http//www.faculty.uaf.edu/ffppp
• ffppp_at_uaf.edu