Grant Writing - getting your proposal right

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Although every funding body will have its own
requirements, there are several components of a
proposal that are standard, and they will often
come in the following order
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Title page

• Your title page may include a brief yet clear
  title for the project, name and address of the
  funding body, project dates, and amount of
  funding required.
• Most funding bodies will have specific
  requirements you need to follow, for the title
  page.

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Abstract

• The abstract provides the funding body their
  first impression of your project. The abstract
  may be used by the funding body to remind
  themselves of your proposal when making their
  final recommendations. The key elements abstracts
  state are
• the general purpose,
• specific goals,
• research design,
• methods,
• and significance.

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Introduction

• The introduction needs cover the main elements of
  your proposal. These elements should include a
  statement of the problem, research goals or
  objectives, the purpose of research, and
  significance of the research.
• The research goals or objectives need to identify
  the expected outcomes of the research and this
  should match the needs that have been identified
  in the statement of problem.

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Literature review

• Some grant proposals require a literature review.
  
• This will show that you have done the necessary
  research to undertake your project and your
  evaluation of pertinent works.

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Project narrative

• The project narrative offers the core of your
  proposal and supplies all the details of the
  project.
• Your project narrative should include a detailed
  statement of the problem, research objectives or
  goals, procedures, methods, hypotheses, outcomes
  or deliverables, and an evaluation of the
  research.
• The project narrative should also answer ALL the
  funding bodys questions.

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Personnel

• Detail any staffing requirements and ensure that
  staffing makes sense.
• Explicitly describe the skill sets of the
  personnel already in place and any recruiting
  requirements.

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Personnel

• The budget details your project costs. It usually
  consists of a table or spreadsheet with the
  budget itemised and a budget narrative that
  explains the various expenses.
• Getting an accountant to help with this step
  would be invaluable.

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Timeframe

• Detail the expected timeframe for the research
  project. When will each step begin and be
  complete?
• It may be helpful to the funding body if you
  include a visual interpretation of your timeline.

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Revising your proposal

• A strong grant proposal will take a long time to
  develop. Leave yourself enough time to get
  feedback from several independent readers on
  different drafts by starting the process early.
• Ask a few different readers, both in your
  research area and not. You may also utilise
  knowledgeable readers on specialised areas of
  your proposal.

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  assistance with your grant writing. Partnering
  with a professional grant writer could be an
  invaluable move.
• Red Tape Busters has a team of professional and
  experienced grant writers ready to help you write
  a grant winning proposal.
• Whether your needs are a grant writer Sydney,
  grant writer VIC, grant writer Melbourne or a
  grant writer anywhere across the nation, Red Tape
  Busters can help.

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