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English 371: Handouts

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Complete grant proposal package

• Download, in Microsoft Word format, a dummy-text copy of what your completed grant proposal should look like, formatting and all.
• Template for Complete Grant Proposal Package with explanation of all of the different sections and references to relevant readings in our textbooks.

Research

• List of local / regional organizations
• Where to find funding
• Links to a wide variety of online information.

Slide decks

The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need

• OGWB Lesson 1: "Who Am I? (and What in the World Do I Want to Do?"
• OGWB Lesson 2: "Wait a Second. What is a Grant and Where Do I Get One?"
• OGWB Lesson 5: "Intangibles: Things They Never Tell You (About Proposal Writing)"
• OGWB Lesson 6: "Writing (Proposals) with Style: 12 Basic Rules"
• OGWB Lesson 7: "Identifying and Documenting the Need: What Problem Will a Grant Fix?"
• OGWB Lesson 8: "Goals and Objectives: What Do You Hope to Achieve if You Get the Money?"
• "Methods: How Do You Plan to Achieve Your Goals and Objectives?"
• OGWB Lesson 11: "The Evaluation Plan: How Can You Be Sure if Your Program Worked?"

Winning Grants Step by Step

• WGSBS Step 2: "Developing Relationships with Funders"

Readings

If you are still waiting on your book to arrive in the first couple of weeks of the semester, I've made a few chapters available below:

• The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need (WorldCat library listings)
  • Intro to Part I: Prerequisites
  • LESSON 1 Who Am I? (and What in the World Do I Want to Do?)
  • LESSON 2 Wait a Second—What Is a Grant . . . and Where Do I Get One?
• Winning Grants Step-by-Step (WorldCat library listings)
  • Introduction: An Overview of the Grantseeking Process
  • Step 2: Developing Relationships with Funders
  • Appendix: Resource B: How to Research Funders

Sample formatting

Make sure you delete anything from these samples that is not appropriate for the document you are creating:

• Download sample of single-spaced, block-formatted document in Microsoft Word.
• Download Sample of business letter template in Microsoft Word.

How to cite your sources

• MLA Citation Style