# Presentation: 923034

## Slide 1

## Technical Assistance

**Workshop**
**Fiscal Year 2004**

## Mission

**To support demonstrations of how new**
**telecommunications and information**
**technologies can provide educational,**
**health care, or public information**
**in the public and non-profit sectors**

## Strategy

** ****Foster innovation through competition**
** ****Support potential national models**
** ****Learn from funded projects**
** ****Share lessons learned & best practices**

## FY04 Program Priorities

** ****Economic Development**
** ****New Ways of Doing Business**
** ****Wireless Technologies**
** ****Broadband Deployment**

**FY04 Program Priorities**

## Job Creation

** ****Lifelong Learning**
** ****Telehealth and Public Health**
** ****Public Services**

**Job Creation**

## Technical Assistance

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## Technical Assistance

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***The Basics***

## 2004 Competition

**Funding Level: Approximately $12.9 million**
**	****	****(FY2003: 28 grants, $13.95 million)**
**	****	****(Average Grant: $500K)**
**Maximum Request: $700,000**
**Deadline: April 27, 2004**

## Eligible Applicants

-  **Non-profit Entities**
** ****Public Sector Organizations**
** ****State, Local, and Tribal Governments**

## Eligible Applicants

-  **Faith-Based Organizations**
** ****National Organizations & Associations**
** ****Non-Profit Community-Based Organizations**
** ****Non-Profit Health Care Providers**
** ****Schools & Libraries**
** ****Museums**
** ****Colleges and Universities**
** ****Public Safety Providers**
** ****Other Providers of Public Services**

## The Timeline

-  **Deadline: April 27, 2004**
-  **Review: June, External Peer Review**
** ****Negotiations: August, Clarify Issues**
** ****Selection: September, Selecting Official**
** ****Announcement: September 30, 2004**

## Scope: A Word of Caution About...

** ****Infrastructure Development Projects   **
** ****Hardware and Software Development**
** ****Training Projects**
** ****Voice-based Systems**
** ****Curriculum Development**
** ****International Components**

**Scope: A Word of Caution About...**

## Essential Elements

** ****Standard Form 424 (“The Application”)**
** ****Executive Summary (One Page Maximum)**
** ****Project Narrative (Eight Pages Maximum)**
** ****Standard Form 424A (Budget Categories)**
** ****Budget Narrative (Individual Budget Items)**
** ****Statement of Matching Funds (Identify Sources) **

## Doing Your Homework

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## Doing Your Homework

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## Technical Assistance

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## Technical Assistance

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***The Project Narrative***

## Review Criteria and Weights

** ****30% - Innovation **
** ****10% - Community Involvement**
** ****10% - Evaluation**
** ****20% - Project Feasibility**
** ****10% - Project Budget**

**Review Criteria and Weights**

## 20% - Project Purpose

**20% - Project Purpose**

## 20% - Project Purpose

** ****What **_**solution**_**(s) are proposed?**
** ****What **_**outcome**_**(s) are expected?**

**20% - Project Purpose**

## 30% - Innovation

** ****Introduce New Technologies**
** ****Introduce New Applications**
** ****Better and Less Costly Service**
** ****Explore Untested Strategies**

## FY04 Program Priorities

** ****Economic Development**
** ****New Ways of Doing Business**
** ****Wireless Technologies**
** ****Broadband Deployment**

**FY04 Program Priorities**

## 10% - Community Involvement

- Content

- Technology

**10% - Community Involvement**

## 10% - Community Involvement

** ****Partners**
** ****Public and Private**
** ****Contribute to Match**
** ****Sustained Involvement**

## 10% - Community Involvement

** ****End Users**
** ****Awareness**
** ****Involvement**
** ****Training**

## 10% - Evaluation

** ****Focus on Problem-Solution-Outcome**
** ****Independent Evaluator Required**
** ****Work with Evaluator Early**

**10% - Evaluation**

## 10% - Evaluation

** ****Project Documentation**
** ****Evaluation Questions**
** ****Data Collection Plan**
** ****Resources Devoted**
** ****Independent Evaluator Qualifications**
** ****Human Subjects Research**

## Planning Tools and Evaluation Resources

- _[Website Search Engine](http://ntiaotiant2.ntia.doc.gov/top/index.cfm)_
- _[Evaluation Resource Page](http://www.ntia.doc.gov/otiahome/top/research/Research-Eval-resources.html)_
** ****Guides**
** ****Completed Evaluations**

## 20% - Project Feasibility

** ****Applicant’s Qualifications**
** ****Milestones**
** ****Protect Privacy**
** ****Sustainability**
** ****Dissemination**

**20% - Project Feasibility**

## 10% - Project Budget

** ****Clear**
** ****Cost-Effective**
** ****Eligible**

**10% - Project Budget**

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## Technical Assistance

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***The Project Budget***

## Budget Basics

**  ****Matching Ratio is Fixed – 50/50**
**  ****Consistent with Project Narrative**

**Budget Basics**

## The Budget Pyramid

**The Budget Pyramid**

## A Sample Budget Narrative

**A Sample Budget Narrative**

## The Budget Pyramid

**The Budget Pyramid**

## A Sample Statement of Matching

## The Budget Pyramid

**The Budget Pyramid**

## A Sample SF424a

## The Budget Pyramid

**The Budget Pyramid**

## A Sample SF424

**Total Project Cost**

**Federal Share**

**Applicant Share**

## A Sample SF424

**Total Project Cost**

**Federal Share**

**Applicant Share**

## A Sample SF424

**Total Project Cost**

**Federal Share**

**Applicant Share**

## Attributes of a Good Budget

**  ****Clear**
**  ****Cost-Effective**
**  ****Eligible**

**Attributes of a Good Budget**

## Budget Mistakes to Avoid

** ****Ownership and Date of Purchase**
** ****Professional Services**
** ****Program Income**

**Budget Mistakes to Avoid**

## Technical Assistance

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## Technical Assistance

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***Advice and Resources***

## Why Proposals Fall Short

**Users Not Clearly Identified**

**No Real Partners**

**Doubtful Feasibility**

**Problem Is Unclear**

**Cannot Be Sustained**

**Capacity Building**

## The Golden Rules

**Get to the Point**

**Be Specific**

**Be Realistic**

**Never Assume**

**Proofread**

**Find a Neutral Reader**

## TOP Grantee Responsibilities

**Share Information**

**Reporting Requirements**

**Achieve Project Goals**

## TOP’s Online Tools

**Will Help You Complete Forms**
**Must Still Mail Signed Copies**
**Not Required to Use **_[Online Tools](http://www.ntia.doc.gov/top/grants/onlinetools.html)_

## Factors Used by Selecting Official

** ****Staff Analysis**
** ****Program Priorities – Job Creation**
** ****Geographic Distribution**
** ****Economic Downturns**
** ****Partnering with Commercial Entities**
** ****Redundant with Other Federal Agencies**
** ****Availability of Funds**

**Factors Used by Selecting Official**

## Reviewers Needed

**Experts**
**Honoraria**
**No Conflicts**
**Signup at Website**

## Application

**Postmark Deadline:**
***April 27, 2004***

## Contacting TOP

**Website: **_[www.ntia.doc.gov](http://www.ntia.doc.gov/top)__[/top/](http://www.ntia.doc.gov/top)_
**Phone TOP: (202) 482-2048**
**Fax TOP: (202) 501-5136**
**Send email: top@ntia.doc.gov**

## Technical Assistance

**Workshop**
**Fiscal Year 2004**