After a continuing effort to improve its grant application process, the department of medical microbiology and immunology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is submitting many more applications and realizing increased funding. The methods and strategy used to make the process more efficient and effective are outlined. (Author/MSE)

After a district has determined it's using its resources for professional development efficiently, it may look for outside funding. Before asking for support from external funders, potential grant writers should examine their own level of commitment and then follow some simple procedures to maximize the possibility for success.

This is a year-long case study of Lakeview (Vermont) Elementary and Middle School's efforts to create an outdoor environment and improve students learning opportunities with a transdisciplinary curriculum project called "Ventures." It details the interplay of partnerships among administrators, teachers, students, parents, a local…

This handbook offers guidelines for compiling successful grant proposals. Chapter 1 reviews basic elements of a proposal, explains how to match the proposal's priorities with those of funders, and offers suggestions for writing big proposals. Chapter 2 presents strategies for monitoring funding sources, and chapter 3 describes how to conduct a…

Based on the two assumptions that there is social value in writing proposals to seek funding and that there is no special mystique about proposal writing, this book provides step-by step guidance from idea to finished proposal. The book is divided into two parts. Part 1, "The Preproposal Phase" deals with the planning and information…

This funding guide is designed to help schools, education agencies, institutions of higher education, and others develop service-learning initiatives to improve K-12 education. It includes descriptions of 130 funding programs in 15 federal agencies, which generally provide two categories of financial assistance--formula grants, and competitive or…

A guide to writing effective proposals that are designed to funding for specific projects is presented. The need to clearly identify the nature of project--its design, its anticipated outcomes, and the needs which the project is addressing--is described as the crucial first step in the grantswriting process. Next, the importance of the prospectus…

A basic guide and reference to raising funds from private sources is presented that is designed primarily for professional personnel or the administrator employing fund-raising personnel. The first edition of the guide has also been used as a textbook for university courses in fund-raising. This revised edition includes new materials on: capital…

Now that the growth period for community colleges is over, and public funding has stabilized or decreased, many colleges are turning to alternative funding sources as a means of financing new projects and maintaining services. Among the funding approaches are the following: (1) grants development, which requires a library of material on funding…

The perspective of the institution's grants office in securing and administering grants is important because it differs significantly from the project perspective. The project director focuses on the project concept, and the grants office addresses the institution's needs in administering it. The funding mechanism for interdisciplinary programs is…

This report presents the results of a survey conducted by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in late 1986 of more than 14,000 applicants whose proposals for research support had been awarded or declined during fiscal year 1985. The principal purpose was to seek the views of individual investigators at academic institutions about NSF's…

A study of the institutional factors at research universities that motivate faculty to pursue research grants and are correlated with significant movement up and down an index of overall research activity is reported. Two institutions within one state system, one with a positive and one with a negative change, are used. Surveys of faculty at…

Step-by-step instructions on how to write a proposal for funding a program are given in this booklet. While many of the examples are related to the needs of arts educators, the information and procedures can be adapted to other situations. In a workbook approach, 36 questions are posed to clarify objectives and needs, including planning a budget,…

To provide faculty and administrators with information on funding, the Learning Resources Center's library reference staff at the New River Community College in Dublin, Virginia, developed three 50-minute mini-seminars consisting of lectures and discussions followed by questions and hands on practice. Instructional objectives of the program stress…

This study cites examples of fund raising ideas and activities of neighborhood and community improvement groups in Seattle. The intent of the study is to offer documentation and analysis of successful fund raising activities to other nonprofit, voluntary community groups which are interested in seeking financial support for their activities.…