Proposal Planning and Writing

by Miner, Lynn E.; Miner, Jeremy T.; Griffith, Jerry

• ISBN13: 9781573561419
• ISBN10: 157356141X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-05-01
• Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group

Summary

Proposal Planning and Writing, Second Edition, describes all the essential steps in successfully locating and applying for federal, private, and corporate funding. In an easy-to-read, straightforward approach, authors Miner, Miner, and Griffith offer proven advice and streamlined techniques aimed at finding and securing funding sources, including innovative recommendations on how to use personal computers to shorten the grants-writing process. By providing concrete examples, outlines, charts, and tips for shortening the grants-writing process, Proposal Planning and Writing ensures that beginning grant seekers will succeed in their funding search. Particularly helpful in this edition are the tips the authors give on how to find grant-makers that share the same priorities as the grant-seeking organizations, including suggestions on how to emphasize shared goals in the proposal. The authors also share their list of the most common reasons proposals are rejected.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Part I: Finding and Developing Proposals	1	(76)
CHAPTER 1. Introduction to Proposals	3	(6)
CHAPTER 2. Finding Public Funds	9	(24)
CHAPTER 3. Finding Private Funds	33	(32)
CHAPTER 4. Proposal Development	65	(12)
Part II: Writing Foundation and Corporate Proposals	77	(14)
CHAPTER 5. Writing a Letter Proposal	79	(12)
Part III: Writing Government Proposals	91	(48)
CHAPTER 6. The Proposal Introduction	93	(4)
CHAPTER 7. Statement of the Problem	97	(6)
CHAPTER 8. Objectives	103	(7)
CHAPTER 9. Methods	110	(4)
CHAPTER 10. Evaluation	114	(5)
CHAPTER 11. Dissemination	119	(3)
CHAPTER 12. Budgets	122	(7)
CHAPTER 13. Appendixes	129	(7)
CHAPTER 14. Abstract	136	(3)
Part IV The Final Steps	139	(30)
CHAPTER 15. Writing and Editing Techniques	141	(16)
CHAPTER 16. Search Engines	157	(8)
CHAPTER 17. Grant Review and Funding Decisions	165	(4)
Bibliography	169	(2)
Index	171