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Grants and Grant Proposal Writing: Proposal Self-Evaluation Checklists

Provides introductory information about grants and the proposal writing process.

 

 PROPOSAL SELF-EVALUATION CHECKLISTS

Where to find checklists for critiquing your proposal in Besse Library books and elsewhere.


Grant Writing for Dummies / Bev Browning (2005)  HG 177.5 .U6 B76 2005

  • SMART Outcome Objectives (p. 189)
  • Introduction to Your Organization (p. 250)
  • Problem or Needs Statement (p. 250)
  • Program Design or Plan of Operation (p. 251)
  • Evaluation and Dissemination (p. 251)
  • Key Personnel, Resources, and Equity Statement (p. 252)
  • Budget Summary and Detail (p. 252)
  • Finalizing a Contract Bid with Care (pp. 252-53)

The First-Time Grantwriter's Guide to Success / Cynthia Knowles (2002)  LC 243 .A1 K56 2002

  • Establishing Need (p. 41)
  • Goals and Objectives (p. 47)
  • Plan of Operation (p. 58)
  • Quality of Key Personnel (p. 64)
  • Budget Development (p. 73)
  • Evaluation Plan (p. 85)
  • Commitment and Capacity (p. 90)
  • Cover Sheets, Abstracts, and Other Miscellany (p. 98)

Proposal Planning and Writing / Lynn E. Miner, Jeremy T. Miner, and Jerry Griffith (1998)  HG 177.5 .U6 M56 1998

  • Introduction: Key Questions to Answer (p. 93)
  • Problem Statement: Key Questions to Answer (pp. 97-98)
  • Objectives: Key Questions to Answer (p. 104)
  • Evaluation: Key Questions to Answer (p. 115)
  • Dissemination: Key Questions to Answer (p. 119)
  • Key Budget Questions to Answer (p. 124)
  • Appendixes: Key Questions to Answer (p. 129)
  • Abstract: Key Questions to Answer (p. 136)
  • General Proposal Review: Key Questions to Answer (p. 166)

Successful Grant Writing: Strategies for Health and Human Service Professionals / Laura N. Gitlin and Kevin J. Lyons (3rd ed., 2008)   HV 41.2 .G58 2008

  • Goals/Objectives/Aims: Self-Study Questions (pp. 91-92)
  • Literature Review: Self-Study Questions (p. 97)
  • Design Statement: Self-Study Questions (p. 101)
  • Sample Description: Self-Study Questions (p. 103)
  • Self-Study Questions for Statistical Section (p. 108)
  • Self-Study Questions for Methods and Materials Section (p. 110)
  • Self-Study Questions for Budget Development (p. 159)

How to Prepare a Research Proposal / David R. Krathwohl (1988)  HG 177 .K73 1988

  • Problem Statement (p. 146)
  • Related Research (pp. 146-47)
  • Objectives (p. 147)
  • Procedure (pp. 147-51)
  • Personnel (pp. 151-52)
  • Facilities and Other Evidence of Competence (p. 152)
  • Budget (p. 152)
  • Appendices (p. 153)
  • Assurances and Clearances (p. 153)
  • Abstract (p. 153)
  • Title and Title Page (p. 153)

Winning Library Grants: A Game Plan / Herbert B. Landau (2011)  e-book

  • Assembling the Proposal (p. 133)
  • Final Review (p. 134)

Winning Grants Step by Step / Tori O'Neal-McElrath (2013)  e-book

  • Proposal Development Review Questions (chap. 1)
  • Letter of Inquiry Review Questions (chap. 2)
  • Problem Statement Review Questions (chap. 3)
  • Goals and Objectives Review Questions (chap 4)
  • Methods Review Questions (chap. 5)
  • Evaluation Review Questions (chap. 6)
  • Sustainability Review Questions (chap. 7)
  • Budget Review Questions (chap. 8)
  • Organization Background Review Questions (chap. 9)
  • Summary Review Questions (chap. 10)

Proposal Planning and Writing / Jeremy T. Miner and Kelly C. Ball (2019)  request through OhioLINK

  • Writing Tips for the Problem Statement (pp. 100-01)
  • Writing Tips for Goals, Objectives, and Outcomes (p. 115-16)
  • Writing Tips for the Methods Section (p. 133)
  • Writing Tips for the Evaluation Section (p. 149-50)
  • Writing Tips for Dissemination (p. 163)
  • Writing Tips for Budgets (p. 185-86)
  • Writing Tips for Sustainability (p. 211)
  • Writing Tips for Appendixes (p. 216)
  • Writing Tips for Abstracts (p. 237)
  • Grant Review and Funding Decisions: Key Questions to Answer (p. 272)

See also Chapter 16, "Writing and Editing Techniques" (pp. 245-63)

Proposal Planning and Writing / Jeremy T. Miner and Kelly C. Ball (2019)  request through OhioLINK

  • Problem Statement: Key Questions to Answer (p. 96)
  • Goals, Objectives, and Outcomes: Key Questions to Answer (p. 110)
  • Methods: Key Questions to Answer (p. 119)
  • Evaluation: Key Questions to Answer (p. 143)
  • Dissemination: Key Questions to Answer (p. 155)
  • Key Budget Questions to Answer (p. 180)
  • Sustainability: Key Questions to Answer (p. 201)
  • Appendixes: Key Questions to Answer (p. 216)
  • Abstracts: Key Questions to Answer (p. 233)
  • Grant Review and Funding Decisions: Key Questions to Answer (p. 272)

Grant Application Writer's Handbook / Liane Reif-Lehrer (1995)  e-book

  • Are the Research Goals Appropriate and Clear? (p. 189)
  • Is the Study Design Good? (pp. 189-90)
  • Are Staff, Time, and Budget Appropriate? (p. 190)
  • Is the Overall Presentation Good? (p. 190)
  • Administrative Detail (pp. 190-91)

Total Proposal Building / Richard Steiner (1987)  request through OhioLINK

  • Significance of Problem (p. 151)
  • Merit of Technical Approach and Work Plan (p. 151)
  • Merit of Organization and Management Approach (pp. 151-52)
  • Organizational and Individual Qualifications and Expertise (pp. 152-53)

Funded!: Successful Grantwriting for Your Nonprofit / Richard Hoefer (2017)  request through OhioLINK

  • Checklist When Preparing a Budget (p. 152)

The Grant Writing Guide / Betty S. Lai (2023)  request through OhioLINK

  • Submission Checklist (pp. 203-05)

Grant Writing in Higher Education / Kenneth T. Henson (2004)  request through OhioLINK

  • Sample Evaluation of Problem or Needs Statement (p. 107)

The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need / Ellen Karsh and Arlen Sue Fox (2019)  request through OhioLINK

  • Proposal Checklist (pp. 331-32)