Kelley Withy, MD, Hawai’i/Pacific Basin AHEC

Andy Fosmire, MSRural Health Projects/NwOKAHEC

What we will coverThe fun and creative side of grant writing

Writing for a federal agencyWriting for local, state, regional and national foundations

Appreciating grant writing for what it isCompetition (usually fair)Telling a story in such a way that it draws the reader in

Equal fact and fiction (making dreams into reality)

Convincing someone you can do itMaking the funding match the fit

Start with the end in mindWhat happens to your grant after you

submit itWho decides what? What are they thinking?How can you communicate with them?How can you anticipate their questions?Write as if you were reviewing your

grant.

Developing your planWhat are the needs in your area?What does the target group want to do?What is your dream for the situation?What are your current primary activities?What successful programs you would like

to expand/implement?Are there any grants that fit like a glove?

Develop your internal teamWho can do the job?Who already does part of the job?Who can you work with?Who brings resources to the table?Who can bring people together?Who doesn’t get along?How are the group dynamics?

Developing your network of partnersAgencies whose missions align with

yoursOrganizations you have worked well

with beforeHigh levels of trust and respectWilling to negotiate the budget before-

handBring some resources to the tableKeep the objective clear and use

consensus for decision making

Writing Federal grantsFollow the directions exactlyMake it easy to read, interesting, and

answer all questions that may come upAddress as many of the target areas or aims

of the federal program as possibleComply with formatting, including

biosketchesMake it easy for your partners to write

letters of supportQuantitative evaluation is highly valuedBringing in expertise (consultants) is valued

Writing a federal grantA grant reviewed by a panel of our

‘peers’; who might they be?Don’t insult them, don’t put them to

sleepSee what the project officer thinksFigure out if the budget will help and be

clear about the budget with your partners

Don’t go back on a promise in federal grant world, or else

Title: make it memorableAbstract-most important part, not

duplicateSpecific Aims

Objectives/hypotheses/research questions

Mission/vision/aimMeasurable objectiveGoal, Measurable Objective, Activity, evaluation

How to write itBudget – excel spread sheet, wide

approvalBackground:

Why it must be done, here and now.Why this is the perfect place to do it.Why the population is ideal.Preliminary studies is why you are the ideal person to do the job and all your past experience

MethodsRepeat goals and objectives, but here is where you expand on activities, measures, the nitty gritty. In enough detail to keep the reader interested.

TimelineResponsible peopleTables are worth 1000 words

EvaluationQualitativeQuantitativeFormativeSummativeLogic model/root cause analysis can incorporate all of these and is very popular

Web addresses for federal grantswww.grants.gov Catolog of Federal Domestic Assistance www.gsa.gov/fdac

www.nal.usda.gov/ric www.nih.govwww.ahrq.gov http://www.healthworkforceinfo.org/funding/

Writing Foundation GrantsChicken or the Egg?Solicited or UnsolicitedRelationshipsStory TellingLetter of IntentionChallenge GrantsMatching funds

Micro-GrantsMaking a Million…$2,500 at a TimeConsider the Risk/Reward FactorLocal/State Service ClubsLocal Branches of National Businesses

Nonprofit Arms of For Profit FirmsOther Nonprofits

Websites for general information

The Grantmanship Center www.tgci.com

www.genie.orgwww.guidestar.orgRural Information Center

Foundation web pageshttp://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/

Kellog Foundation www.wkkf.org/RWJ Foundation www.rwjf.orgFord foundation www.fourdfound.orgCouncil on foundations www.cof.orghttp://philanthropy.com a news source for non profit organizations

More web pageshttp://www.grantstation.com/

insider_cobrands/GrantStation_Insider_Subscribers.asp

http://www.fundsnetservices.com/

http://www.npguides.org/links.htm

Finding THE Grant to Apply ForTraining grantsResearch grantsState Department of Health grantsCommunity development grantsGrants for special populationsFoundation grantsIndustry/Corporate grants