Grant Writing as a function of Management Bill Wallach Bentley Historical Library University of Mich

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Grant Writing as a function of
ManagementBill WallachBentley Historical
LibraryUniversity of MichiganOctober 19, 2001
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Management is the exercise of responsibility
for the effective use of human, financial and
other resources available to meet an
organizations needs.
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The area of grants is a subset of management
that involves the finding of funds and allocating
personnel, space, and other resources for new or
ongoing projects.
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Will cover 5 areas today

• Conceptualizing needs
• Finding sources for funding
• Writing the grant application
• Dealing with success grants administration
• Dealing with rejection without tears, drugs or
  alcohol

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Seeking funds beyond the repositorys regular
budget allocation requires knowledge of

• an institutions mission
• its programs
• its priorities
• and its human and financial resources and needs

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Finding Funding Sources

• Government funding agencies
• Private Foundations
• Corporate Foundations
• Community Foundations

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Writing the Proposal

• Obtain and read guidelines carefully
• Identify the review/decision-making process
• Obtain copies of funded grant proposals
• Send proposal draft to agency staff for comments
• Ask friends/colleagues to read draft

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Components of the proposal

• Title page
• Abstract or executive summary
• Table of contents
• Background of project
• Statement of Need
• Narrative description
• Budget
• Appendices

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