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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Foundation Grants: A Brief History | |
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| Types Of Grants: Conceptual Distinctions | |
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| Grant Types | |
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| Methods of Allocating Grant Funds | |
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| Why Conditions And Allocation Method Matter: Recipient Response To Grant Types | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Search For Funding | |
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| Evaluative Criteria | |
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| Eligibility | |
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| Conditions | |
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| Match Requirements | |
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| Allowable Costs | |
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| Program Purpose | |
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| Funding Amount | |
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| Other Considerations | |
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| Applied Organizational Example: Establishing Criteria | |
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| Where To Look: Common Approaches To Funding | |
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| Targeting: Learning To Think Like A Grantor | |
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| Grant Seeking Tools | |
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| Using The Tools | |
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| The Foundation Directory | |
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| The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance | |
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| The Federal Register | |
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| Grants.gov | |
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| Application Of The Search Tools | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Planning And Preparation | |
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| Build The Grants Team | |
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| Cognitive Style Characteristics | |
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| Use Cognitive Style to Determine Roles | |
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| Develop a Program Idea | |
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| Develop a Workgroup or Advisory Committee | |
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| Solicit Partnerships | |
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| Symbolic Partners | |
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| Substantive Partners | |
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| Soliciting Letters | |
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| External Partners | |
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| Agree on Roles | |
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| Agree on Contributions | |
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| Other Planning Considerations | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Developing the Grant Budget and Budget Narrative | |
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| Budget: The Grant Proposal's Core Component | |
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| Budget: The Plan in Numbers | |
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| Budget Preparation Process | |
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| The Budget Document | |
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| Budget Basics: Categories and Objects of Expenditure | |
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| Budgeting for Common Cost Items | |
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| Personnel | |
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| Fringe Benefits | |
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| Travel | |
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| Equipment | |
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| Supplies | |
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| Contractual | |
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| Construction | |
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| Other | |
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| Indirect Costs | |
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| Budget Calendars | |
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| Template: Using Formulas in Microsoft Excel | |
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| The Narrative: Two Approaches | |
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| Examples from Practice | |
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| Forward and Backward Linkages | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Appendix | |
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| The Grant Proposal Narrative | |
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| General Approach to Program Narratives | |
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| Preliminary Considerations | |
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| Effective Communication | |
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| Guidance for Unstructured Proposals | |
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| Guidance for Structured Proposals | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Miscellaneous Forms and Documentation | |
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| Government-Wide Federal Grant Application Forms | |
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| Agency-Specific Forms | |
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| Application Forms for Other Funding Sources | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Submitting Your Grant | |
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| Reverse Planning and Organization | |
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| Using Grants.Gov | |
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| Alternative Submission Schemes | |
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| Notification of the State Single Point of Contact | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Decision Process and Beyond | |
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| Timing | |
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| Method of Notification | |
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| Inside the Agency: How Decisions are Made | |
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| Foundation Decisions | |
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| Management Under Uncertainty | |
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| Beyond the Decision: Next Steps | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Basics of Grant Management | |
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| Performance Management Systems | |
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| Reporting | |
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| Record Retention | |
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| Amendments | |
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| Purchasing | |
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| Where the Money Comes From | |
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| Audits | |
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| No-Cost Extension | |
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| Grant Closing/Final Report | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Evaluating Grant Programs | |
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| Why Evaluate? | |
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| Evaluation Basics | |
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| Building Blocks of Evaluation: Measures and Relationships | |
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| Constructs and Measurement | |
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| Collecting Data for Analysis | |
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| Building Blocks of Evaluation: Design | |
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| Single Group Designs | |
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| Multiple Group Designs | |
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| Designing The Process Evaluation | |
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| Designing The Outcome Evaluation | |
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| Performance Management Systems | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Turning the Table: It Is Better to Give Than to Receive | |
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| Preparing to Make Grants: Thinking Through Accountability Relationships | |
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| Planning and Preparation | |
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| Selecting the Grant Type | |
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| Selecting Eligibility Requirements | |
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| Determining Program Description and Guidelines | |
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| Selecting Conditions for Award | |
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| Establishing Application Procedures | |
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| Developing Forms | |
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| Develop a Program Time Line | |
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| A Decision Process for Selecting Award Recipients | |
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| Dealing with Non-Compliant Applications | |
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| Working Out a Suitable Review Process | |
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| Who Will Decide and How? | |
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| Establishing a System for Scoring Applications | |
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| Negotiating Award Provisions | |
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| Documentation: Contracts and Conditions | |
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| Making Announcements and Issuing Payment | |
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| Managing Grant Awards | |
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| Assigning Responsibility for Management | |
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| Oversight and Compliance: Reporting Requirements | |
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| Audit Requirements | |
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| Evaluation Requirements | |
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| Sanctions for Non-Compliance and Non-Performance | |
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| Terminating Awards | |
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| Delinquency: Creating Sanctions on Future Application | |
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| Performance Management for Grant Administration | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Index | |