Grant Proposal
The major assignment, a grant proposal, is one mechanism that social workers can utilize to provide remedies for identified community social problems. Grants for pilot programs often serve as models for future needed policy/program decisions.
You must complete a grant proposal that creates a program or service for a small town or rural residents that addresses as yet unmet social welfare needs or challenges facing rural families and/or communities. The proposed program or service must be designed to improve or enhance social well-being and social, economic, or environmental justice at the local level.
The proposal can address an issue/problem created by existing policy(ies) (e.g., unintended consequences), or can address emerging needs/issues for which policy may need to be developed and for which your grant may serve as a “model” solution to the problem/issue.
The Grant Proposal should include:
A. Cover Letter.
B. Common Grant Application Format Cover
Sheet.
C. Executive Summary.
D. Narrative (See below for items to include) and
E. Budget Narrative and Budget Form
(The link to the Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania will take you to a link to download the Common Grant Application: https://gwpa.org/resources/common-grant-application-formcommon-grant-report-form)
The Narrative:
The Narrative will be completed in successive drafts following the format in the Common Grant Application.
NOTE:
All students should carefully review the Common Grant
Application format that is available online.
Under each of the required sections, there are tips for success that provide you with questions you should be addressing in each section.
If you ignore this information, you won’t produce a successful grant.
Part of successful grant-writing is the ability to follow directions.
Grant reviewers are checking grant submissions against the information provided and the tips for success offered to potential grantees.
The instructor will provide you with extensive feedback but expects you to use the guidelines to develop the draft material.
1) Organizational information
a. Mission
b. Organizational history
c. Current program and activities
d. Accomplishments
2) Purpose of Grant
a. Problem and need (this section MUST be data-based)
b. Program project goal
c. Program project design (this section has multiple parts; pay careful attention to ALL of the elements listed in under this subheading in the Common Grant
Application)
d. Sustainability
3) Evaluation
a. Outcomes
b. Measurement
Other applications may be used but you must cover A, B, C, D, E of the Common Grant Application Format Outline.
