WBR Foundation For Academic Excellence HELP for Grant Writers

1. Intro and Overview:
   A)  number of students; number of boys to girls; academic level of performance; “at risk”; minority ratio; free or reduced lunch; single parent; rural area; gifted and talented; low-high socioeconomic level; etc. NOT:  Twenty second graders
   
   
2.  Project Summary:  Written like a press release.

            “ Books for Us All” is an exciting program for our first graders.  These students will have books with CD’s and a player to take home 3 days a week. 
              etc . . . NOT:  If I get this grant, my students will have books to read at home.

      3.   Goal: Focus on the subject that you want to impact, not on what is to be purchased.
            Example:    The goal of my project is to help my students understand basic math concepts.  I will accomplish this by providing math manipulatives for t
            them to work with. . . . etc. NOT:  My goal is to obtain math manipulatives for my students to work with.  This will help them understand basic math     
            concepts. 

     4. Needs assessment:  Tie in the needs established in 1. A.  Tell what the school and home does not provide that you need to accomplish your goal.  Talk     
          about test scores in your school, at your grade level and in your classroom to show the need for the project you propose. 
          NOT:  National Scores show . . . State Scores show . . .
 
     5. Design of the plan - a large space has been given for you to write the details of your grant proposal.  Be sure to answer all of the questions (What?     
​          Who? When? Where? How?)  Sight examples of how this will work.
 
     6. Method of Evaluation - must be measurable.  Ideas may include - pre & post tests, student presentations, student projects, student journals, teacher
         observation, student survey, student participation & involvement, etc.
         6B.  State your plans for grant at the conclusion of the school year (reused, supplemented, retired ).
 
      7. Budget:  describe item (LG, 32” TV  --- NOT:  TV . . . ), don’t combine items
          (Kits and equipment for “Listening Lab”), rather – 6 headphones, 6 desk petitions, 2 extension cords, listening center CD’s, etc.
          Don’t forget Shipping and Handling charges.
         Budget request cannot exceed the maximum allowable amount for the grant.  Your cost can exceed the allowable amount, as long as you have 
         additional funding sources.
 
*Be sure to list any other revenue sources if your grant total is more than the allowable amount.
*Do not name your school or any names of teachers or principal in your grant.
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