GRANT DEVELOPMENT 101 1 What is your idea? Develop Your Concept it is important to develop a solid concept. A solid concept will Before you begin fundraising… allow you to inform someone of what you hope to accomplish through receiving grant funds. Developing a concept will help you thoroughly think through your project and ensure effective impact during implementation. Concept development: Who are you? you want to address? What’s the need your idea? Describe your project/program. What’s How much $ do you need? Why? How will you know if your project is successful? a useful tool that can help you think through your project *Here’s Elevator speech: Can you outline your project, need, goals and impact in a quick “elevator it out on a colleague, principal and/supervisor. speech”? Try Ensure you have Principal, Campus and/or Department support. 2 Find a Grant Identify an opportunity that fits by searching the Office of Innovation and Development’s (OID) grants database at Submit an intent to apply form to the OID. Coming soon! 3 Grant Proposal Development Many grants have a specific application or proposal format. Most require some of the basic information outlined in the . Once your concept has been developed, you can use the to draft your proposal. 4 Review and Submit Review your final draft with a colleague, or with the Office of Innovation and Development (OID) for any final revisions. Get Principal, Campus and/or Department support. Submit application to Grantor and notify the OID. Grant awards can sometimes take up to 6 months to be announced. 5 Grant Award Congratulations! Once been awarded a grant: you’ve Notify your bookkeeper. Bookkeeper will need to send check, proposal/application and any award documentation to Elizabeth Flores with OID.
GRANT DEVELOPMENT 101 1 What is your idea? Develop Your Concept Before you begin fundraising… it is important to develop a solid concept. A solid concept will allow you to inform someone of what you hope to accomplish through receiving grant funds. Developing a concept will help you thoroughly think through your project and ensure effective impact during implementation. Concept development: Who are you? What’s the need you want to address? What’s your idea? Describe your project/program. How much $ do you need? Why? How will you know if your project is successful? *Here’s a useful tool that can help you think through your project Elevator speech: Can you outline your project, need, goals and impact in a quick “elevator speech”? Try it out on a colleague, principal and/supervisor. Ensure you have Principal, Campus and/or Department support. 2 Find a Grant Identify an opportunity that fits by searching the Office of Innovation and Development’s (OID) grants database at Submit an intent to apply form to the OID. Coming soon! 3 Grant Proposal Development Many grants have a specific application or proposal format. Most require some of the basic information outlined in the . Once your concept has been developed, you can use the to draft your proposal. 4 Review and Submit Review your final draft with a colleague, or with the Office of Innovation and Development (OID) for any final revisions. Get Principal, Campus and/or Department support. Submit application to Grantor and notify the OID. Grant awards can sometimes take up to 6 months to be announced. 5 Grant Award Congratulations! Once you’ve been awarded a grant: Notify your bookkeeper. Bookkeeper will need to send check, proposal/application and any award documentation to Elizabeth Flores with OID.
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