# Presentation: 224743

## Application Tips

- School Leadership Program
- U. S. Department of Education
- 2005

## This presentation provides tips for preparing an application for the 2005 School Leadership Grant Competition.   

## Assemble a Proposal Development Team

- Who:
- Content person(s)
- Budget person(s)
- Support person(s)
- Why:
- Collaboration will enhance the development of  practical and feasible goals and objectives.
- Ensure alternate path to certification meets all state requirements for full certification.

## Consider Readability	

- Create your proposal with the reader in mind:
- Write using clear sentences
- Highlight and bold key sections
- Use format that is easy to follow
- Address the selection criteria
- Avoid jargon

## Think About the Budget

- Ask for enough money to meet objectives over a three-year period of performance.
- Remember to include funds for costs associated with personnel, recruitment, preparation, participant support, equipment and supplies, and financial incentives.
- Consider sustainability of the project after the grant ends.
- Be realistic, but do NOT short-change your project.

## Plan the Use of Funds

- Funds may be used for a wide range of activities, as long as those activities are:
- Reasonable
- Allowable
- Allocable

## Funds May NOT Be Used for:

- Lobbying activities
- Construction
- Religious activities
- Other generally impermissible activities (e.g., entertainment)
- See the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) for additional information at _http://www.ed.gov/policy/fund/reg/edgarReg/edgar.html_

## Indirect Costs

- The maximum amount of indirect costs that a grantee may charge is determined by application of the recipient’s negotiated restricted indirect cost rate, as defined in section 75.563, 75.564, and 76.569 of EDGAR.

## Follow the Format 

- Provide the coversheet (ED Form 424).
- Provide a one-page abstract and a one-page table of contents to introduce the narrative.
- Provide a detailed budget (ED Form 524) and a budget narrative.
- Provide eligibility data for all LEAs included in your project.

## Review the Application

- Review the entire application once completed before final submission.
- Have someone read the proposal who did not work extensively on the application.
- Look for omissions, mistakes, and typographical errors.

## DO...

- Explicitly address selection criteria;
- Include data demonstrating that partnering LEA(s) meet the high-need requirements;
- Provide specific information about project goals, objectives, and intended outcomes;
- Provide all necessary budget information; and
- Write clearly and proofread the proposal.

## DON’T...

- Propose a program that includes ineligible LEAs or ineligible applicants;
- Request funds to purchase or construct buildings; or
- Submit additional materials separately.

## Meet the Deadline:April 15, 2005 at 4:30 PM!

- Submit application electronically through      e-Grants.
- Submit on or before April 15, 2005 at 4:30 PM, Eastern Standard Time.
- Consider submitting several days prior to the closing date. (This will give you a chance to deal with any unforeseen problems).
- Do NOT send supplemental or revised information once you have submitted your application.

## QUESTIONS???

- Technical questions about using e-Grants:
- Contact the Help Desk:  1-888-336-8930   Monday – Friday, 8AM – 6PM EST.
- Program-specific questions:
- Visit our website: _http://www.ed.gov/programs/leadership/index.html_
- Email us:  _SLP@ed.gov_