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The “How To” Grants Manual David G. Bauer 5th Edition Setting Yourself Up for Grants Success Chapter One Setting Yourself Up for Grants Success Developing Your Career Grants Plan Developing a Proactive System Festinger’s Theory of Cognitive Dissonance Values-Based Grantseeking Developing and Documenting the Need for Your Project Chapter Two Creating Urgency and a Compelling Proposal Document the need What is the problem that requires a solution? What will happen if this needs area is not addressed? What is the gap between what exists now and what ought to be or would be if the knowledge existed to solve the problem? Why should grant funds be used now to solve the problem and reduce the gap? Creating a Gap Between What Exists Now and What Could or Should Be The statement of the problem must be: Clear, Concise, and Possess a futuristic reference to why the problem needs to be addressed now! Grantors fund proposals that show the greatest impact in moving to close the gap in a particular problem. Needs Assessment ApproachesThe Six Basic Approaches Key informant: Quotations from people who know about the problem or are experts in the field. Community Forum: Public meetings to get testimony on the problem. Case Studies: Examples of clients in a need population. Statistical analysis: Use of data from public records. Survey: Random selection of population to answer questions related to the need. Studies: Literature search of published documents on the subject. Finding Time to Write Grant Proposals Chapter Three Organizing a Proposal Development Workbook There are two (2) major obstacles to grantseeking: Finding the time to get involved Developing a proactive approach The Swiss Cheese Concept Create manageable tasks for the process Time-efficient and cost effective Keeps proposal information more organized Suggested Proposal Development Tabs Introduction Documenting Need Organizing the Process Developing Ideas Redefining Ideas Uniqueness Advisory Committees and Advoc