Week 1 Assignment CI

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HSCI 7302 Professional Proposal Writing

Proposal Idea Development Worksheet Instructions and Grading Rubric A grant proposal must convincingly present and justify your ability to complete a project to a funding agency. Before starting the funding search process, each grant writer must ask themselves some important questions. Assignment Instructions

• Please answer the questions provided to refine the idea for the grant proposal you will write in this course.

• Cut and paste the questions into a new document. Answer the questions, using any necessary references.

• Upload the completed document, making sure to add an APA formatted cover sheet. Questions

1. Do you have an idea for a project? Is yes, what is it? If no, what area of your specialty interests you the most? For example, if you are enrolled in the Nutrition program, you might be interested in the prevention of childhood obesity. You might want to consider seeking funding for a school program to eliminate barriers to better eating choices.

2. Is your project idea(s) compatible with your organization’s current mission and purpose? In what way? If no, can the idea be revised to better fit the organization’s current mission and purpose?

3. Is your project unique? Are there other organizations or groups doing this same work? Is there a way to revise the project idea to make it more unique?

4. What need does your idea address? (The answer to this question will become the framework for the proposal’s need statement).

5. How would your idea improve the situation? (This answer will become the basis of the proposal’s goals and objectives).

6. What do you plan to do to improve the situation? (This answer will become the basis of the proposal methodology).

7. How will you know if your idea worked? (This answer will become the basis of the evaluation section of the proposal).

8. How much will your idea cost? (This answer will become the basis of the budget). 9. Is there support within the organization for the project? Consider if the idea might need

internal support of organization leadership/administration or perhaps external support from community leaders, school board, or church leaders.

10. Is there a way in which these services might be funded in the future once the grant money runs out? (Think sustainability).

Grading Rubric Element Exemplary (4

points) Proficient (3 points)

Developing (2 points)

Needs Improvement (1 point)

No Credit (0 points)

Idea Answer provided is

Answer provided is

Question answered

Incomplete answer.

Not answered.

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clear, succinct, and easily understood. A clear idea is documented.

adequate but additional clarity is needed.

but does not seem to sync or integrate with the answers to the other questions.

Compatibility Answer provided is clear, succinct, and easily understood. Compatibility with the organization that would have to support the idea is address.

Answer provided is adequate but additional clarity is needed.

Question answered but does not seem to sync or integrate with the answers to the other questions.

Incomplete answer.

Not answered.

Uniqueness Answer provided is clear, succinct, and easily understood. It is clear some thought has been put into whether this idea has been previously pitched to a funder.

Answer provided is adequate but additional clarity is needed.

Question answered but does not seem to sync or integrate with the answers to the other questions.

Incomplete answer.

Not answered.

Need Answer provided is clear, succinct, and easily understood. Clear statement of the problem provided.

Answer provided is adequate but additional clarity is needed.

Question answered but does not seem to sync or integrate with the answers to the other questions.

Incomplete answer.

Not answered.

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Goals/Objectives Answer provided is clear, succinct, and easily understood. A clear statement of how the problem will be solved or the need will be resolved is provided.

Answer provided is adequate but additional clarity is needed.

Question answered but does not seem to sync or integrate with the answers to the other questions.

Incomplete answer.

Not answered.

Plan or Method Answer provided is clear, succinct, and easily understood. An explanation of the steps that will be taken to complete the project or plan is included.

Answer provided is adequate but additional clarity is needed.

Question answered but does not seem to sync or integrate with the answers to the other questions.

Incomplete answer.

Not answered.

Evaluation Answer provided is clear, succinct, and easily understood. Measurable markers of success are included.

Answer provided is adequate but additional clarity is needed.

Question answered but does not seem to sync or integrate with the answers to the other questions.

Incomplete answer.

Not answered.

Cost Answer provided is clear, succinct, and easily understood. Solid estimate of

Answer provided is adequate but additional clarity is needed.

Question answered but does not seem to sync or integrate with the answers to the other questions.

Incomplete answer.

Not answered.

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how much the cost of the project will be is provided.

Organizational Support

Answer provided is clear, succinct, and easily understood. Personnel and place where the plan will be carried out is discussed.

Answer provided is adequate but additional clarity is needed.

Question answered but does not seem to sync or integrate with the answers to the other questions.

Incomplete answer.

Not answered.

Sustainability Answer provided is clear, succinct, and easily understood. A discussion about how the project might be continued is included.

Answer provided is adequate but additional clarity is needed.

Question answered but does not seem to sync or integrate with the answers to the other questions.

Incomplete answer.

Not answered.