Grant Writing for Leaders ORG6243 Module 6 Review

Funding agencies seek projects with products that will endure beyond the grant period and may stipulate community involvement and/or impact (Blanco & Lee, 2012).

• True

• False

Professional organizations (such as American Educational Research Association - AERA and others) are good venues to learn about funding resources and to network with colleagues (Blanco & Lee, 2012).

• True

• False

With respect to online learning, Horn and Mackey (2011) suggested education policy should place a greater focus on __________ which encourage continuous improvement against a set of overall goals and can unlock a path toward the creation of a high-quality student-centric education system.

• inputs

• outputs

• outcomes

• financial awareness

Vernon and Rainey (2009) noted which of the following as the biggest reason for a school counselor’s reluctance to seek, apply for, and managing a grant.

• A lack of interest in the funding organization.

• A lack of available time to engage in the grant writing process.

• There is often little alignment between the missions of the funding organization and the school.

• Grant funding is hardly ever awarded to school counselors.

Which of the following is a true statement about proposals?

• A proposal should end with an executive summary

• Proposals keep track of progress.

• Proposals generally explain why something happened.

• Proposals are primarily persuasive in purpose, rather than informative.

The reviewers of a proposal may look for answers to all of the following EXCEPT:

• Why time, money, and effort should be spent on your project?

• What exactly is the problem or need?

• How do we know the plan is feasible?

• How notable is the person writing the grant?

• What action are we supposed to take?

Which of the following might be a reason that a grant was not funded?

• The deadline for submitting the application was not missed.

• The proposal was concisely written with a strong evaluation component.

• The proposal followed the guidelines.

• The proposal did not match the grant sponsor's funding priorities. .