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The Review
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Topics Selecing a
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Assignment due June 5 Your task this week is to find a potential donor and learn everything you can about them. Use the resources indicated below and other resources that you find yourself to identify a potential donor for your project or program. Learn everything you can about the donor. By the time you complete this assignment you should have a firm potential donor for your proposal identified and know "all about them." You will receive a general assessment of this assignment based on how complete your information is, rather than a point grade. (1) Use the document called Getting to Know You for this assignment. Answer each question listed in that document. If you cannot find the answer to a question, type "Could not find answer." (2) Send me an e-mail with the URL for your donor in it. Make sure you do not give me a search string and that you point me to the specific web page(s) at the donor's site that provides a description of the specific program to which you are applying, including the instructions for submitting a proposal (3) Make an electronic version of the review criteria for your proposal in a Word document and mail it to me. Look at the examples listed (review criteria 1, 2 & 3). Use exactly the criteria from the donor. I will use these criteria to evaluate your proposal. If you cannot find any review criteria published by your donor, even after contacting the donor and asking for a copy of their criteria, I will use some general generic criteria commonly used by many donors. |
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Readings Burke and Prater, Chapters 5 and 7 Bring the following to class. You do not need to look at them ahead of time. Community Food Projects Review Criteria |
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Class Activities Peer review of concept papers Bring two copies of this document to class |
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Additional Resources Key Resources UF's Sponsored Programs. This office processes all grant applications made by anyone working for the University of Florida, including graduate students. This site provides excellent information about all aspects of grant management, including the many legal issues involved in seeking and accepting donor funding. UF/IFAS Sponsored Programs. IFAS has its own office of sponsored programs, as do some other units in UF, such as the Medical Center. The IFAS Sponsored Programs Site includes many helpful links. Click on Funding Sources & Search Engines for some excellent links to both public and private donors. US Government Grants. This is the centralized site for all federal grant programs in the United States. Use this site to search by agency or topic for potential funding sources. Also note that everyone who submits a grant to the federal government (with a few exceptions) must now do so electronically through this web site. The Grantsmanship Center provides links to several tables by state, including, for example, the top 40 foundations giving grants in Florida. Michigan State University Grants Website. Visit this site frequently during this course. It is a good resource, especially for looking for funds available through private foundations. Additional Resources These are just a few of the many web sites that offer help in finding grants. I think they are some of the best. You may want to search for yourself. Foundations http://www.foundations.org/page2.html/ Foundations on Line provides another directory of foundations. For those of you interested in scholarships and support for research, click on "Education." Government http://www.cfda.gov/public/browse_by_typast.asp Catalog of Federal Direct Assistance. Every grant program available from the federal government. Click on Project Grants. http://www.proposalwriter.com/govtgrants.html A comprehensive list of government agencies -- another excellent place to learn about grants from the federal government. Health and Human Services grant site. Go to this site to look for grants from the state of Florida. Type "grant" in the search box. It is not an easy site for finding grant funding. Mixed School Grants focuses on grant sources for K-12 schools. Click on "Grant Opportunities" to find a list of different kinds of grants for schools ranging from federal programs to privately funders. |