2004 - 2005 Request for Proposals Tutorial Main Section One - Program Specifics: Direct Grant to Educators Program Summary   Request for Proposal: Complete RFP RFP Abstract Application Only Eligible School Districts & Contact Info.   RFP Screening Tools: Preliminary Screening Tool Secondary Screening Tool How to submit a proposal?   The University of Alaska - Fairbanks, College of Rural Alaska (CRA) provides grants to classroom teachers, non-formal educators and UAF faculty supporting students in grades 9 - 12 within the service areas of five regional CRA extended campuses (see Eligible School Districts). The Direct Grant to Educators program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture provides funding for innovative projects designed to promote the understanding of sound scientific and/or mathematical concepts using phenomena unique to Alaska. Before developing a grant proposal for this, or any other program, it is important to become familiar with the eligibility requirements and goals of the grant program. This tutorial has been created to help potential applicants develop proposals that meet the criteria of this program as well as enhance their grant writing skills. It is our goal that this tutorial will assist applicants to produce high quality, competitive grant applications. The tutorial has been divided into two sections. The first section, Program Specifics, includes information on the Direct Grant to Educators program, the Request for Proposal for the current grant cycle, eligible school districts, the screening tools used for project selection and information on submitting a proposal. The second section includes information on basic grant writing with specific references to the requirements of this RFP. For applicants that have submitted proposals to this program in the past, we encourage you to review this section for new information. We have also included examples of proposals that demonstrate good grant writing techniques as well as address the criteria of this grant program. And finally, we provide contact information for program staff that can assist you in developing your proposal. Good luck to all interested applicants. Section Two - Writing a Proposal: Executive Summary Budget Project Need Project Description Partnerships, Roles & Commitments Outreach Plan Evaluation Plan Proposal Examples: Salmon Resources Project Selawik Sample How can we help you?   Components of a Proposal Executive Summary foundation of proposal; summary statement 250 words     Budget financial description of project with explanatory notes worksheet summary narrative     Letters of Support demonstration of partners' support CRA Director, school district     Project Need Why is this project needed? 250 words     Project Description nuts and bolts of how the project will be implemented 500 words     Partnerships, Roles & Commitments description of all partners who will be implementing project 250 words, suggested     Outreach Plan How will you tell others about this project? 250 words     Evaluation Plan How will you measure the success of the project? 250 words 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."