Common Grant Application Format

Please provide the following information in this order. Use the headings, subheadings and numbers provided in your own word processing format, thus leaving flexibility for length of response.

A. Narrative
1. Executive Summary (10 points)
• Begin with a half-page executive summary. Briefly explain why your agency is requesting this grant, what outcomes you hope to achieve, and how you will spend the funds if the grant is made.

2. Purpose of Grant (20 points)
A. Statement of needs/problems to be addressed; description of target population and how they will benefit.

B. Description of project goal, measurable objectives, action plans, and statements as to whether this is a new or ongoing part of the sponsoring organization. (See Grant Objective Worksheet)

C. Timetable for implementation.

D. List of other partners in the project and their roles (_OA Required)

E. Description of the qualifications of key staff and volunteers that will ensure the success of the program.

3. Evaluation (15 points)
A. Plans for evaluation, including how success will be defined and measured. (See Grant Objective Worksheet)

B. Description of the active involvement of consumers in evaluating the program.

4. Budget Narrative/Justification (15 points)
A. Grant budget; use the Grant Budget Format, if appropriate. (See Blank Budget or Sample Budget)

B. List of amounts requested from other foundations, corporations and other funding sources to which this proposal has been submitted.

5. Organization Information (15 points)
A. Brief summary of organization’s history (1 or 2 paragraphs)

B. Brief statement of organization’s mission and goals.

C. What are the qualifications, including relevant training, experience, and past successes of the organization as a whole in implementing like projects in the past?

6. Comprehensive Strategy Grant specific connect to plan (25 points)

B. Attachments
1. List of Board of Directors with affiliations
2. Finances
A. Organization’s current annual operating budget, including expenses and revenue.
B. Letters of agreements (See Sample)