RFP Tutorial & Information Curriculum Funded Mini-Grant Projects UAF Clearinghouse 4-H Natural Resources                /Youth Development Contact Information Main College of Rural Alaska Cooperative Extension Services Copyright © 2004, College of Rural Alaska - Higher Education Project, all rights reserved. Designed by WebWeavers Technology Group		Project Need The Project Need is a clear, concise, well-supported statement of the need, or problem, to be overcome using the requested funding. It should present the facts and evidence that support the need for your proposed project, and establish that you understand and therefore can reasonably address the problem. The information included in the needs statement should be factual and directly related to the problem, or need, addressed by the proposal. The Project Need statement should also be explicit about how your proposed project will make an improvement. Elements that should be included in your Project Need: the purpose for developing the proposal the beneficiaries of the project nature of the problem (include as much hard evidence as possible) how the need, or problem, was identified and what is currently being done to address it the specific manner through which the need might be addressed through your proposed project Your arguments should be succinct, yet persuasive and presented in a logical sequence that will readily convince the reviewer of their importance. Avoid information that is too generic or broad, or any circular reasoning that might cause a reviewer to question the need of the project. The Project Need statement is limited to 250 words. Good Example Links: Salmon Resources and Selawik Sample These are examples of funded mini-grant projects. The RFP requirements have changed since these projects were funded, so there are differences between the past and current RFP applications. UAF College of Rural Alaska, PO Box 756180, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6180 Ph: 907.474.7246 Fx: 907.474.6971 The University of Alaska Fairbanks is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and educational institution. For claims of infringement pursuant to Section 512(c) of the Copyright Act contact the UA Claims Agent. "This material is based upon work supported by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under special project number 2001-38426-11488 and supported by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and College of Rural Alaska."