What our guest speaker would have gone over if she were here.

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What our guest speaker would have gone over if
she were here.
Grants and Grant Proposal Writing
Information courtesy of Stan Del Consulting,
Inc. 2805 Veneman Ave., Modesto, CA 95356 (209)
523-1275
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Sources for Grants

• State of California
• Dept. of Social Services
• Dept. of Education
• Health Services Dept.
• Dept. of Mental Health
• Office of Criminal Justice Planning

• Federal Government
• Dept. of Health Human Services
• Dept. of Commerce
• Dept. of Education
• Dept. of Labor
• National Endowment of the Arts
• National Science Foundation

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More Sources

• Private Sector
• The Foundation Directory (local public library)
• The Foundation Grant Index (local public library)
• Non-Profit Resource Center (Sacramento public
  library)
• FC Search CD Rom (Sacramento public library)
• Local Corporations
• Periodicals Service Bulletins
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
• Federal Register
• Professional Publications
• Online Sources

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Local Foundations (in Modesto)

• Berberian Gazarian Family Foundation
• Bright Family Foundation
• Gallo Foundation
• The Ernest Gallo Foundation
• The Julio Gallo Foundation
• Jorgenson Memorial Foundation
• Modesto Branch of American Association of
  University Women Scholarship/Grants Fund
• Piciullo Foundation
• Mark Mary Randy Charitable Foundation
• Mary Stuart Rogers Foundation
• Ross Horticultural Foundation
• S.D. Trombetta Foundation

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Foundations that have some presence in Modesto

• Butler Manufacturing Co. Foundation
• Butler Manufacturing Co. Corp. Giving Program
• Echlin Corp. Contributions Program
• Gallo Foundation
• Georgia Pacific
• Intl Multifoods Charitable Foundation
• Intl Multifoods Corp. Giving Program
• Intl Paper Co.
• Kahns Co. Foundation
• Sara Lee Corp. Worldwide Giving Program
• Sara Lee Foundation
• Tenet Health Care Corp. Charitable Contributions
  Program
• Weyerhaeuser Co. Foundation
• Weyerhaeuser Corp. Giving Program

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Tips for Successful Grant Writing

• Decide if the grant is appropriate (determine if
  your agency is eligible the grant is
  appropriate for the needs addressed)
• Attend bidders conference
• Select team (data gatherers, fiscal person,
  writer)
• Dissect grant proposal instructions
• Establish timelines
• Collect data and conduct interviews
• Meet with individuals/ committees
• Follow requirements / instructions exactly
• WriteCritiqueRewrite
• Format creatively

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Questions to address before writing a grant

• Is it worth the time and effort?
• Who is going to write the grant proposal?
• Will the grant improve the agencys offerings?
• Could required matching funds (in-kind) be better
  utilized without the grant?

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Common Components of a Proposal

• Abstract appears at the beginning, but is
  written last provides summary of key components
  including
• - identification of applicant
• - purpose of grant
• - objectives (summarized)
• - activities (summarized)
• - evaluation (summarized)
• - budgeted amount
• Introduction describes your organizations key
  qualifications

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Common Components of a Proposal

• Needs documents the problems to be solved
• Objectives creates the means by which you will
  achieve your goals in measurable terms
• Activities describes the activities or ways in
  which you will meet objectives
• Evaluation provides a plan to determine if
  objectives activities are being met according
  to a schedule includes formative (progress)
  evaluation summative (product) evaluation
• Budget delineates budget by expenditure
  categories. Narrative budget provides
  justifications for budget figures.

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Tips for Grant Writing

• Read the Request for Proposal (RFP) carefully
  adhere strictly to its guidelines
• Focus on client needs, not organizational needs
  state the consequences for the lack of services
• Write concisely powerfully
• Avoid jargon but use terminology that is in the
  explanatory sections of the RFP
• Stay aware of time dont spend too much time on
  one section

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Tips for Grant Writing (cont.)

• Make sure the entire plan has coherence
• Be ambitious, but not ridiculous in what you are
  attempting to do
• Think logically about what is the best way to
  evaluate your project
• Insure that the proper writing style flows
  throughout the proposal
• Get signatures early, before the deadline
• Double check everything

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Trends in Awarding Grants

• Competitive
• Poverty populations
• Limited English speaking population
• Partnerships / collaboratives
• Matching funds -- In-kind
• Readiness for implementation
• Evaluation
• Sustainability

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Now that youve gotten the grant how will you
measure effectiveness?
Accountability Evaluation revisited...
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What will need to be done?

• Performance Measurement
• Monitoring
• Program Evaluation
• Compiling Program Data

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Performance Measurement

• Provides feedback on how well a program is
  performing in terms of
• - Outputs, quality outputs, outcomes,
  cost-efficiency and cost-effectiveness
• Information is utilized for external purposes,
  i.e., informing funding sources, advocacy groups,
  clients, and others

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Monitoring

• Assesses the extent to which the program
• - is implemented as designed and
• - serves the intended targeted group
• Info is for uses for program management, i.e.,
  tracking program implementation as a means of
  changing and refining as needed

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Program Evaluation

• Assesses the extent to which a program
• - accomplishes its intended results (outcomes)
• - achieves measurable impacts
• Conducts hypothesis-testing activity
• Utilizes feedback for policy and planning
  purposes

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Types of Program Data Gathered

• Coverage
• Equity
• Process
• Effort (output)
• Cost-Efficiency
• Results (outcome)
• Cost-Effectiveness
• Impact