Valuable tips and resources
- If a funding source looks fascinating but doesn't match your idea, move on.
Look for another source. Don't think that a funder will love your idea even though it's not what they're looking for. (The ancient Greeks had a word for this.)
- Allow enough time to develop your ideas and morph them into a winning proposal. Estimate how long it will take to build your grant and double the time.
- Bring in others. More people = more ideas. Plus, grant sources like to see evidence of collaboration.
- Need vs. Want. You know what you want the money for. Now, backwards-think that to what students (or teachers, or the community) need. That’s what grantmakers are first interested in. Your idea is a solution to that need.
- Make your objectives realistic. If they are not realistic, you will not have fun implementing your project.
- Start the budget early. That way you will know whether you can afford your idea. Or, you can adjust your idea.
- If you want technology from your grant, be sure it fits in your project so well it is indispensable.
 ASD resources for writing a grant
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Writing Tutorials
Please remember to contact the Grants Office if you are going to write a grant and provide us with a copy of your proposal within five days of submitting your proposal. |
Every Grant has the following elements!
 As you look through these tutorials, remember that every grant has the following elements:
- Needs or problem statement (Why?)
- Measurable goals and objectives to meet those needs
- Activities that meet those goals and objectives: Who • What • When • Where • How
- Will it work? How will you know if you are successful? (Evaluation plan)
- How much will it cost? (Budget to pay for the activities)
The ASD
Grants Office put together this overview of what a grant is, the process to go through, and keys to success.
Other online tutorials:
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