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Grant Unit Day 3

Dr. Will Kurlinkus
University of Oklahoma
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Things Due At The End of Class
Thursday
1. Cover Page

2. Grant You Are Applying For

3. 1-Page Statement of Need

4. Links to 4 Research Articles on Your Topic That Can Be

Used in A Solution Section

5. Bulleted List of Goals and Objectives

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1. Statement of Need
The statement of need specifies the conditions
you wish to change. It should quickly
summarize the problem, show your familiarity What is the problem?
with prior research or work on the topic,
reinforce your credibility for investigating the
problem, and justify why this problem should
Who does the problem effect?
be investigated.
Demonstrate a precise understanding of the Why does the problem matter
problem or need that you are attempting to to the granting institution?
solve
Clearly convey the focus of your project early
in the narrative
What are the benefits of solving
Indicate the relationship of your project to a this problem?
larger set of problems or issues and justify
Why your particular focus has been chosen
Establish the importance and significance of Statistics
the problem
Justify why your problem should be of special
interest to the sponsor Quotes from experts
Demonstrate that your problem is feasible to
solve
Make the reviewer want to read further
Narratives
Indicate how the problem relates to your
organizational goals
State the problem and outputs in terms of
human needs and societal benefits
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2. Goals and Objectives
Clearly describe your project's
objectives, hypotheses, and/or
research questions Goals describe some future
Signal the project's objectives without
condition that you hope to
burying them in a morass of narrative achieve by the end of the
project period. Goals are broad
Demonstrate that your objectives are statements that express
important, significant, and timely general intentions.
Include objectives that
comprehensively describe the
Objectives should be very
intended outcomes of the project specific. Objectives are precise
statements of concrete
State your objectives, hypotheses, or concepts that must be
questions in a way that they can be
evaluated or tested later
measurable. These are what
will definitely happen and how
Demonstrate why your project's we know your grant has been
outcome is appropriate and important successful.
to the sponsor
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3. Pre-Existing Research
Who else has done research
on a similar problem?
What are the pros and cons
of this other research?
What are you contributing
uniquely?
In this project you will analyze 3
other solutions, providing a
detailed description and pros and
cons list of each.
This is something youll have to
look to student examples for.
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3 Analyses: What are your examples? What
are they doing? Why are they doing it?

Should include some reasoning behind youve chosen each

source. Why choose this example and not another one? How
is each source suitable for your audience and problem?
Describes the rhetorical moves of the source with specific
examplesWhat is this popular translation? What does it
do? How does it do it? And why does it do it? How will it
specifically serve your audience? Basically, describe why
this source is designed in the way it is? Similar to our radio
lab analysis.
Each source should have some kind of image or infographic
three images not two.
Should include pros and cons of each source.
Should include several points of comparison between the
sources. How are they similar and different?
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4. Proposal/Method/Plan of
Work
What will you do? The methods section describes your project
activities in detail, indicating how your objectives will be
accomplished. The description should include the sequence,
flow, and interrelationship of activities. It should discuss the
risks of your method, and indicate why your success is
probable. Finally, tell what is unique about your approach.
Explain how your proposal relates to your pre-existing research
Explain why you chose one methodological approach and not
another
Describe major activities for reaching each objective
Indicate the key project personnel who will carry out each activity
Show the interrelationship among project activities
Identify all project data that will be collected for use in evaluating
proposal outcomes
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Budget

A project budget is more than just a statement of proposed

expenditures; it is an alternate way of expressing your project.
Programs officers will look at your budget to see how well it fits
your proposed activities.
Provide sufficient resources to carry out your project
Include a budget narrative that justifies major budget categories
Present the budget in the format desired by the sponsor
Provide sufficient detail so the reviewer can understand how various
budget items were calculated
Separate direct costs from indirect costs and describe what is covered
in the latter
Relate budget items to project objectives
Include any attachments or special appendixes to justify unusual
requests
Identify evaluation and dissemination costs
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Budget Tips

Direct Costs. Those costs that are line items listed in the budget
as an explicit project expenditure are called direct costs. The direct
costs are usually categorized into personnel (people) and
nonpersonnel (things) components.

Indirect Costs. Those costs that are not directly listed in the
budget and yet are costs incurred in the project are called indirect
costs. Indirect costs are real costs that are hard to pin down, such
as payroll and accounting, library usage, space and equipment, and
general project administration.

Cost Sharing. Those costs that your organization will contribute to

the total project costs are called shared costs. You may contribute
partial personnel costs, space, volunteer time, or other costs
towards the total project expenses. Your cost sharing may be in the
form of "hard" dollars (cash) or soft dollars (in-kind contributions).