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So, You Didn’t Win the Lottery?
Wynn SmithSection ChiefKerry Mebane
ConsultantEducational Technology
Implementation and Planning Services
Instructional Technology DivisionNCDPI
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So, you need funding?1. Where to begin…
2. Putting it all together…
3. Funding Resources…
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Where to begin….
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Things to Consider:
• The Problem
• The Solution
• The Funding
• Current Goals/Objectives, Initiatives
• Administrative Support
• Sustainability
• Odds of Winning
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Step 1: The Team: Collaboration = SUCCESS!
• Stakeholders
• District level staff or others with buy-in
• Field experts
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Step 2: Research
• What solutions already exist?
• What are possible funding sources?
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Step 3: Know the RFP
• RFP’s guidelines
• Required format
• The Team
• Go to the source
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Step 4: Plan the Proposal
• An Introduction• A Statement of
Need• Goals/Objectives
• Evaluation• The Budget
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The Introduction Piece:
• A clear picture
• Who benefits?
• Past successes
• The Needs Assessment
• Beware: “educational jargon”
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The Statement of Need Piece:
• Problem/solution
• District/funding source priorities
• Honest/strong
• Needs of stakeholders
• A compelling argument
• Beware: “reader knowledge”
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The Goals/Objectives Piece:
• Establishes outcomes
• States success
• Logical steps
• Is demonstrable
• Beware: “non-measurable objectives”
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The Evaluation Piece:• Success?
• Data?• Method?
• Evaluator?• Reporting method?
• Results?• Beware: “evaluation plan unrelated to
objectives”
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The Budget Piece:
• Entire Cost
• Funding sources
• “Real” figures
• Sufficient
• Sustainability
• Beware: “district policies”
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Putting it all together…
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Step 5: Writing the Draft
• A goal
• A couple of objectives
• Critique/revise
• Divide the work
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Common Pitfalls:• educational jargon• long/sleepy sentencing• over dramatization• passive voice• disjointed writing• typos and grammatical errors• immeasurable objectives• poor budget• lack of research base• procrastination• wrong funding source• Ignoring the RFP
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Step 6: Final Draft
• Edit
• Team input
• Review the RFP
• Beware: “excessive revision”
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Funding Resources…
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Resources• Grants for School District Hotline1-800-229-2084• School Funding Services:
www.schoolfundingservices.com• A comprehensive list maintained by Sheryl
Abshire: http://www.cpsb.org/Scripts/abshire/grants.asp
• Preparing a Successful Grant Proposal: Educational Research Servicehttp://www.ers.org
• Additional Resources:http://www.ncwiseowl.org/Impact/div_it/grantwriting.htm