Colorado COM455 - Online Grant Proposals

COM 455 Colorado State University Relationship Between Families Portfolio

OPTION #2: ONLINE GRANT PROPOSALS

For this assignment, select a non-profit organization or an organization with which you are affiliated, and identify a particular need or project that requires outside funding. Search the web to locate an appropriate funding program. Start by using keywords such as proposal, grant, or funding,along with other keywords that describe your project, such as remedial programs or adolescent drug treatment.

• For a general listing of foundations that provide grants, go to the Foundation Center at: foundationcenter.org.
• For sources of education funding, go to: www2.ed.gov/rschstat/rsch.html.
• For sources of nonmedical science funding, go to the National Science Foundation at: www.nsf.gov (Links to an external site.).
• For sources of funding for medical research, go to the National Institutes of Health at: www.nih.gov (Links to an external site.). NonProfitExpert.com, at www.nonprofitexpert.com/federal-grants (Links to an external site.), offers detailed advice and numerous helpful links.

Prepare a proposal for your agency that describes all of the following:

• The types of projects funded by your chosen source
• The average amount of a grant
• The number of proposals submitted in a given year
• The number of grants awarded
• The specific criteria this funding program uses in evaluating different proposals

Persuade your fellow members not only that they should address the need or project you identified, but also that your organization could qualify for a grant from your selected source.

Portfolio Project requirements:

• Support your analysis and discussion with research from at least 10 scholarly sources.
• Include copies of/links to relevant web pages in the Appendix.
• Your report should be 10-12 pages in length, not counting the required title and reference pages.
• Incorporate at least two visuals, such as graphs, charts or tables, formatted according to APA standards.
• Your paper must be formatted according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements.