Summer Grant Writing Program

Day 1
Notification of Intent
Sponsored Programs Proposal Development & Submission Procedures
Overview of UVU Policies Regarding Grant Solicitation
Searching for Funding Sources
Managing Expectations for Grant Writers

Day 2
Defining and Planning Your Project Worksheet
Defining and Planning Your Project Powerpoint

Day 3
Logic Model Form
Documenting Outcomes
Introduction to Proposal Writing
RFP Worksheet
RFP Document

Day 4
Packet One - Sections of a Proposal

• General Outlines for Proposal Narratives
• Federal Proposal Outline
• Writing a Federal Proposal

Packet Two - Persuasion-Need-Purpose

• Persuasive Grant Writing
• Statements of the Problem
• Claim-Evidence-Warrant
• Grant Writing Tips

Packet Three - Goal-Objectives-Activities

• Project Goal and Objectives
• Project Design & Implementation

Packet Four - Project Evaluation

• Project Evaluation Examples

Packet Five - Personnel-Sustainability-Abstract-Timetable

• Resumes - Instructions and Examples
• Sustainability & Dissemination Examples
• Project Time Line Examples
• Letter of Commitment Examples

Day 5

• UVU Budget
• Grants Budget Template
• Budget Narrative
• Foundation & Inquiry Letters
• Foundation Letter Guidelines
• Workshop Evaluation
• Kent Millington - Technology & Commercialization (see Supplemental Information for presentation)

 

Supplemental Information

• Technology & Commercialization
• Why Academics Have a Hard Time Writing Good Grant Proposals - Porter
• IMLS Define the Project 1
• IMLS Plan the Project 2
• IMLS Plan the Project 3
• IMLS Evaluation Template 4
• IMLS Plan the Project 5
• IMLS Schedule Template 6
• Participant Summaries

Grant Proposal Examples

• • Needs-based
  • Research-based
  • Innovation-based
  • Needs-innovation-based
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