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window.page9_callback(["<div class=\"newpage\" id=\"page9\" style=\"width: 902px; height:1167px\">\n<div class=text_layer style=\"z-index:2\"><div class=ie_fix>\n&nbsp;\n<div class=\"ff2\" style=\"font-size:67px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:2499px;top:287px\"> How to Develop and Write a Grant Proposal </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:5413px;word-spacing:735px\">Congressional <span class=l style=\"margin-left:-734px\">Research <span class=l style=\"margin-left:-734px\">Service <span class=w style=\"width:1469px\"></span>6 </span></span></span></div>\n<div class=\"ff4\" style=\"font-size:75px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:613px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px\">3. Introduction describing the grant seeker or organization </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:795px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px\">4. Problem statement (or needs assessment) </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:977px;word-spacing:4px;letter-spacing:-1px\">5. Project objectives </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:1158px;word-spacing:-4px\">6. Project methods or design </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:1340px;word-spacing:4px;letter-spacing:-1px\">7. Project evaluation </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:1521px;word-spacing:-5px\">8. Future funding </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:1703px;word-spacing:-5px\">9. Project budget </span></div>\n<div class=\"ff6\" style=\"font-size:104px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:1945px;word-spacing:5px;letter-spacing:-1px\">Cover Letter </span></div>\n<div class=\"ff4\" style=\"font-size:75px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:2134px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">The one-page cover letter should be written on the applicant’s letterhead and should be signed by </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:2228px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">the organization’s highest official. It should be addressed to the individual at the funding source </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:2321px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">with whom the organization has dealt, and should refer to earlier discussions. While giving a brief </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:2414px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">outline of the needs addressed in the proposal, the cover letter should demonstrate a familiarity </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:2507px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">with the mission of the grantmaking agency or foundation and emphasize the ways in which this </span><span class=a style=\"left:642px;top:2600px\"> project con<span class=l6>tributes to <span class=l7>these g<span class=l6>oals. </span></span></span></span></div>\n<div class=\"ff6\" style=\"font-size:104px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:2842px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">Proposal Summary: Outline of Project Goals </span></div>\n<div class=\"ff4\" style=\"font-size:75px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:3032px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">The grant proposal summary outlines the proposed project and should appear at the beginning of </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:3126px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">the proposal. It could be in the form of a cover letter or a separate page, but should definitely be </span><span class=a style=\"left:642px;top:3218px\"> brief—no lo<span class=l6>nger than t<span class=l6>wo or three <span class=l7>paragraphs. </span></span></span></span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:3400px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">The summary should be prepared after the grant proposal has been developed in order to </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:3493px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">encompass all the key points necessary to communicate the objectives of the project. It is this </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:3586px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">document that becomes the cornerstone of the proposal, and the initial impression it gives will be </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:3680px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">critical to the success of the venture. In many cases, the summary will be the first part of the </span><span class=a style=\"left:642px;top:3773px\"> proposal pa<span class=l6>ckage se<span class=l6>en by ag<span class=l7>ency or founda<span class=l6>tion offic<span class=l6>ials and v<span class=l7>ery possibly <span class=l6>could be t<span class=l6>he only pa<span class=l7>rt </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:3866px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">of the package that is carefully reviewed before the decision is made to consider the project any </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:3960px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">further. When letters of support are written, the summary may be used as justification for the </span><span class=a style=\"left:642px;top:4052px\"> project. </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:4235px;word-spacing:-4px\">The summary should include a description of the applicant, a definition of the <span class=w6></span>problem to be </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:4327px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">solved, a statement of the objectives to be achieved, an outline of the activities and procedures to </span><span class=a style=\"left:642px;top:4420px\"> be used to <span class=l7>accompli<span class=l6>sh those ob<span class=l6>jectives, <span class=l6>a descri<span class=l6>ption of the <span class=l6>evaluati<span class=l6>on design, <span class=l6>plans for th<span class=l6>e </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class=a style=\"left:642px;top:4514px\"> project at <span class=l7>the end of <span class=l7>the grants, <span class=l6>and a sta<span class=l7>tement of <span class=l6>what it w<span class=l6>ill cost t<span class=l6>he funding <span class=l6>agency<span class=l10>. It may </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:4607px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px\">also identify other funding sources or entities participating in the project. </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:4789px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">For federal funding, the applicant should develop a project which can be supported in view of the </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:4882px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">local need. Alternatives, in the absence of federal support, should be pointed out. The influence of </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:4975px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">the project both during and after the project period should be explained. The consequences of the </span><span class=a style=\"left:642px;top:5068px\"> project as <span class=l7>a result o<span class=l6>f funding sho<span class=l6>uld be highl<span class=l6>ighted, for <span class=l6>example, <span class=l7>statistica<span class=l6>l project<span class=l6>ions of how </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:5161px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">many people might benefit from the project’s accomplishments. </span></div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<div class=image_layer style=\"z-index: 1\">\n<div class=ie_fix>\n<img class=\"absimg\" style=\"left:129px;top:69px;width:642px;height:6px;clip:rect(1px 641px 2px 1px)\" orig=\"http://html.scribd.com/14nn1rnyo02yv9l8/images/9-8cd4c98fd2.jpg\"/>\n<img class=\"absimg\" style=\"left:129px;top:1071px;width:642px;height:6px;clip:rect(4px 641px 5px 1px)\" orig=\"http://html.scribd.com/14nn1rnyo02yv9l8/images/9-8cd4c98fd2.jpg\"/>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n"]);