Grant Writing: "Finding and Securing Grant Money for Your School Projects"
Presented By: Grants Development & Administration (GDA) Student Support Services Division
5100 West Sahara Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89146 Telephone: 702-799-3355 Fax: 702-799-5239 http://sssd.ccsd.net/gda.html
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GDA Structure
Grant Coordinator/Writer Teams:
Catherine Tully / Nicole Rourke
Coordinator/Writer Coordinator/Writer
Administrative Team:
Diane Efthimiou
Director
Evaluator Teams:
Dr. Brian Saffle / Kevin Biesinger
Program Evaluator Program Evaluator
Ray Medina
Coordinator IV
Anita Lopez
Federal Projects Clerk
Maricela Ramirez
Office Supervisor
Computer Services Specialist
Julie Giron
Kowanis Stevenson
Administrative Clerk
Ted Mills
Information Processor
Tamra Rose / Natalie Mazzullo
Coordinator/Writer Coordinator/Writer
Judet Diaz / Edward Goddard
SB-185 Team:
Denna Atkinson/Natalie Mazzullo
Coordinator/Writers
Program Evaluator
Program Evaluator
Patricia Smith
Federal Projects Clerk
Tina Monghur
Information Processor
Pamela Jones- / Sara Robinson Coordinator/Writer Jernigan
Coordinator/Writer
Kevin Biesinger/Dr. Brian Saffle/Opal Ingram
Program Evaluators
Maraea Yates / Alison Williams
Program Evaluator Program Evaluator
Candie Peterson Daaiyah Jolly-Boyd
Federal Projects Clerk Administrative Clerk
Shelly Emmeneger
Information Processor
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Baseline Data
• Collected before program implementation
begins.
• Comparable data is collected during program
implementation in order to measure progress at different time points.
• May be collected during needs assessment.
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Stakeholders
Individuals, groups or organizations having a significant interest in how well a program functions, for instance, those with decisionmaking authority over the program, funders or sponsors, administrators and personnel, and clients or intended beneficiaries.
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Selected Components of a Grant Application
• Abstract • Project Design & Timeline • Management Plan
• Evaluation Plan
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Evaluation & Monitoring
• Why must we evaluate grants? • Data Collection • How do we get the data?
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Definitions (Rossi, Lipsey & Freeman, 2004)
• Formative Evaluation: Evaluative activities
undertaken to furnish information that will guide program improvement.
• Summative Evaluation: Evaluative
activities undertaken to render a summary judgment on certain critical aspects of the program’s performance, for instance, to determine if specific goals and objectives were met.
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Goals
• Goal
– Short, general statement about the overall purpose of the program – Ex. Develop a teacher training program that will increase teachers’ content knowledge in Algebra.
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Objectives (Corporation for National Service, 1998)
• SMART: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely • Process Objectives: “Is the program doing what it is supposed to be
doing?” – What are the day-to-day activities of your program?
• Outcome Objectives: “What changes occurred as a result of carrying
out program activities?” – What measures will you use to determine the effectiveness of your program, and what is the desired result?
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Objective-Writing Activity
You have chosen to implement a teacher training program that will provide Algebra courses to increase teachers’ content knowledge in Algebra. The goal of your program is to improve teachers’ ability to teach Algebra. Please take three minutes to write one process and one outcome objective for your program.
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Developing Your Grant Budget
Follow directions Be clear and concise Show all expenses by line item 1. Personnel 2. Benefits 3. Travel 4. Equipment 5. Supplies 6. Contractual 7. Construction 8. Other Budget narrative Project description/action plan Research auxiliary information required by grantor
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