APPLICANT PROFILE:
1. Type of Organization
TIPS, TABS, AND TEMPLATES (3 T’s)
3 PAGER FOR PROPOSAL WRITING
The legal name of the organization.
The year of foundation and years of operation.
The legal status and Governance structure.
2. Mission and Objectives
The short-term goals and objectives of the organization.
The population served and the geographic area where it operates.
Services offered by the organization and how they relate to the mission.
3. Past Track Record with Similar Projects
The impact of services on the community.
The problem the organization wishes to address, its relationship to the mission, and ` the solutions for which funding is sought.
NEEDS:
1. Lack of Services
2. Insufficient Service
3. Ineffective Service Methodology
JUSTIFICATION /LITERATURE REVIEW:
1. Scholarly Research (APA)
2. Agency Research
3. Community Survey
ALIGNMENTWITH FUNDING SOURCE:
1. National Priorities
2. Funding Program Priorities
3. Applicant Proposed Solutions/Activities
National Priorities
GOALS:
1. Funding Source Purpose on RFP/NOFO
2. Organization/Applicant Strategic Goals
3. Proposed Project Long Term Goals/Performance Measurements/Outcomes
CHANGE OBJECTIVES:
1. Change must occur, the expected result must be specified and its degree of change estimated.
2. The variables of change (increase, decrease or create) must be established. The expected change and percentage must be indicated. Sample: To increase (What?) from (X) to (X) among (X people-beneficiaries ) (Where-Site?) (How? Services-Methodology) by (When Date?).
3. Measurable - a value must be specified, population impact, how, where, results must be achieved, time period.
PROJECT METHODOLOGY:
1. Service Design
2. Activities Implementation using verbs of Bloom Taxonomy.
3. Population and Community Benefits
Conceptual Proposal Template (CPT)
Applicant Name:
Alignment
PROJECT WORKPLAN
1. Lay out Workplan Table
2. Activities Timeline Schedule
3. Proposal Project Measurement/Indicators Chart
EVALUATION:
1. Formative and Summative (on-going, continuous improvement)
2. Scientifically Based
3. Summative (final, external)
LOGIC MODEL:
1. Resources/Activities
2. Input (numerical, percentage)
3. Outcomes (short, medium and long term)
RESOURCES ACTIVITIES INPUTS
Short/Medium/Long Term
OUTPUTS/PERFORMANCE MEASURES
PERSONNEL
1. Position Title/Percentage of Time Commitment
2. Academic Credentials/Professional Experience
3. Past Record Working on Similar Project
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
1. Project Organizational Structure
2. Personnel Roles and Responsibilities
3. Project Control and Reporting Systems
ORGANIZATION RESOURCES
1. Human Resource
2. Physical Facilities
3. Leveraging Funding Sources (Partners, Third Party Donors, Community Resources)
SUSTAINABILITY
1. Funding Sources Post Funding
2. Continuation of Activities
3. Scale-Up and Best Practice to other organizations BUDGET
1. Funding budget categories
2. Cost alignment to project activities on Workplan
3. Allowable, Reasonable andAdmissible cost as defined by funding source.
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