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Mastering Grant Writing: Tips for Achieving the Perfect Score

Elevate your grant writing skills with strategies from Robin Ward and Melissa Schwab. Begin your application with a clear focus on the scoring criteria embedded within the grant's narrative sections. Transfer these criteria into a working document to ensure every aspect is addressed. Create an internal scoring rubric for pre-submission reviews, and analyze feedback post-submission to refine your approach for future applications. With detailed attention to your project's needs and outcomes, you'll enhance your chances of achieving that coveted perfect score.

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Mastering Grant Writing: Tips for Achieving the Perfect Score

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  1. Focusing on getting the Perfect score Robin Ward District Grant Writer Brevard Public Schools

  2. Begin with the end in mind • When the grant application is received the narrative sections are embedded in the instructions… • Focus on the narrative sections of the grant application to determine the points awarded for each area…

  3. Method for not losing sight of the score • Copy and paste the narrative sections with the scoring criteria into a new word document. For Example: • Project Need 15 points Instructions Describe the need for the proposed project and provide supporting data as evidence… • Criteria • The magnitude or severity of the problem is evident, compelling, and clearly linked to the outcome(s) of the proposed project. • The magnitude of the need for the services to be provided or the activities to be carried out is apparent. • The proposed project focuses on service or otherwise addresses the identified needs of the targeted population(s). • Keep the section scoring criteria in the working document until all scoring criteria have been addressed in the narrative.

  4. Final check for points before submission • Create an internal scoring rubric for a pre-submission review.

  5. Post submission review Did the reviewers see your vision and award you the points you hoped to achieve?

  6. analyze the reviewers score sheets • Once the score sheets have been received use them to determine how successful you were in achieving your score.

  7. Analysis from race to the Top-District Competition • Melissa Schwab • Grant Resource Specialist • Manatee County

  8. Best of Luck on your efforts to focus on a perfect score! Questions?

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