Strategy Development
Every awarded proposal started with a great idea and a specific strategy to get there. Sometimes, the idea needs crafting, and sometimes, the researcher needs someone to help them best position themselves for their future. Our capacity building services position you for a fundable future.
Opportunity Landscape
What is it? The opportunity landscape is the who’s and what’s of the grant funding world, and it is varied, yet specific. For each field, there are key funders, each with their own priorities (whether stated or unstated), and there are funding trends that tend to dictate how money is spent. Understanding what is available, as well as the requirements, is all a part of the opportunity landscape.
Throughout the years, our consultants have worked on a variety of grant proposals and funded grants from various foundations, as well as state and federal agencies, and in varying capacities. These experiences have laid a solid foundation for understanding the opportunity landscape — our consultants are experienced in assisting other researchers in searching, identifying, and solidifying their funding sources.
How can we help you?
- Define the type of funding sources needed
- Identify potential funding sources and their priorities
- Understand the nuances of potential funding sources, their trends, and their cycles
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Federal and state funding usually come with more requirements in their submission guidelines and required paperwork; they usually also have more focused prioritized areas than foundation funding.
One way is that you must take an honest look at your track record of grant funding. If you have not received any funding before, start with small grant funds, demonstrate that you can be accountable and deliver on the small funds. Only then, should you try for medium-range funding.
Funders will often specify where to put them. If this is not provided, consider putting your logic model in the Project Design or Evaluation sections. Regardless, you will want to refer to it throughout your proposal.
The outcomes are the changes that occur as a result of your research project. It is different from an output which is the physical result of your work but does not measure the change.
For one project, it should focus on only one goal to address one problem/issue. To achieve the goal, there could be mutiple objectives (typically 1-3), all of which are related to the goal but should not be inter-dependent to each other.
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