The Process
The forum will be the communication network for each of you. Each team should set up a group name within the forum to limit confusion. Face-to-face meetings and phone conversations are allowed, but keep in mind the forum meetings will count 40% of the your grades and should not be neglected.
Use the forum to get acquainted and form your team of three. The forum will also be used to plan your timeline. Use the forum to pass information about research sites, to ask questions, clarify strategies and discuss outcomes. Remember to encourage each other.
The team will consist of 3 students. Each student will assume one of the following roles:
 | Project Manager--responsible for
researching the... Purpose: What will this project accomplish? Need: Why is this project important to your community? Evaluation: How will success of the project be measured?
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| Activities Coordinator--responsible
for researching the... Approach: How do you plan to implement this project? Support: What kind of local support is there for the project? Coordination: Who else in your community is working on this issue? How will you coordinate with them?
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| Accountant--responsible for
researching the... Funding sources for project: What sources have committed to date? Our funds: How specifically will our grant be used? Future Support: How will this project be financed in the future? |
Once your team has gathered all the data necessary, you will need to synthesize the information and write your grant proposal. The following table offers writing tips and examples for each section of the grant proposal. Click on the sites and use the information to jumpstart your award winning proposal.
When completed, the grant proposal should be emailed to the instructor as an MSWord attachment.
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