Chapter 16

Incorporating Best Practices to Build the Program Design Narrative

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Reminding funders why they’re reading your application

Bullet Writing your goals and SMART objectives

Bullet Creating accountability that links throughout the rest of your narrative

Bullet Developing a logic model to connect the dots

Bullet Proving accountability with an evaluation plan

The program design section of the grant application is by far the most important narrative section in your grant proposal. It’s the section that divides the “I don’t have a clue” grantwriters from the “I have this in the bag” grantwriters. The coaching and examples in this chapter show you how to write an award-winning program design section that’s all about your vision — as in the positive changes you’ll bring about when your proposal wins that grant award!

Reviewing the Components of a Good Program Design Section

The program design section is where you roll out all the promising details about what will happen when the bucks are ...

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