Grant Proposal Writing

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Grant Proposal Writing

• The Art of Writing Proposals with an Emphasis on
  Conservation

Full Proposals Budget / Future Funding
Module 5
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Overall Course Objective

• Using core structural components, participants
  will be able to draft a grant proposal for
  successful funding.

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Presentation Modules

• One Wisdom of Planning / COIN
• Two Funding Local / Letter / Full Proposals
• Three Proposals Problem or Need / Objectives
• Four Proposals Methodology / Evaluation
• Five Proposals Budget / Future Funding
• Six Proposals Introduction / Summary
• Seven Working with Funders/ Grants Management
• Eight Resources

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Presenter

• Pete Pinney
• Associate Professor
• University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Moderator Helene Aarons
• Partnership and Grants
  Coordinator
• Bureau of Land
  Management
• Colorado State Office -
  Denver

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Module Five Objective

• Using an example, the participant will develop an
  itemized budget and a plan for future funding for
  a proposal.

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QS

• Who should create a budget for the proposal?

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Budgets

• Group costs into categories
• Formats not uniform for funders
• Offer a picture in number form

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Budgets

• Use accepted accounting principles
• Follow funder formats
• Balance expenses with
• income

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Simple Budget
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Skill Check
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Expenses
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Expenses
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Salaries
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Salaries
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Expenses
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Travel
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Categories
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Categories
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Revenue

• Grant requests
• Cash (both public and non-public)
• Project Income
• In-kind (valued donations)

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Revenue
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Budgets

• Reflect text in numbers
• Are realistic
• Narratives explain expenses

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Other Funding
Have you included insurance?
Do you have a van but no driver?
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Other Funding
Have you included the cost of the audit?
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Justify!
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Future Funding
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Fiscal calendars

• - federal year (October 1 Sept 30)
• - calendar year (Jan 1 Dec 31)
• - state year (July 1 June 30)
• - special fiscal cycles of funder

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Possible resources for the future

• Membership dues

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Possible resources for the future

• Membership dues
• Internal money management/investments

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Possible resources for the future

• Membership dues
• Project Income
• Internal money management/investments

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Possible resources for the future

• Membership dues
• Project Income Special events
• Internal money management/investments

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Possible resources for the future

• Membership dues
• Project Income Special events
• Internal money management/investments
• Individual Solicitations

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Possible resources for the future

• Membership dues
• Project Income Special events
• Internal money management/investments
• Individual Solicitations Endowments
• Planned Giving

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Possible resources for the future

• Membership dues
• Project Income Special events
• Internal money management/investments
• Individual Solicitations Endowments
• Planned Giving and
• More Grants

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Looking at the Long Term

• Increased self-sufficiency
• Increased community support
• Multi-year funding strategy

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Reintroducing Black-footed Ferrets

• Who will pay for our friends?

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Review

• The budget organizes expenses
• Future funding requires a plan

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Next Time

• Full proposals
• Introduction / Summary

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Web Links

• http//www.faculty.uaf.edu/ffppp

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Web Links

• http//www.faculty.uaf.edu/ffppp
• ffppp_at_uaf.edu