# Presentation: 365497

##  Funding Beyond GRAA- Exploring Alternative Funding Sources

- U.S. Department of Education
- Office of Safe & Drug Free Schools
- GRAA TA Conference
- January 15, 2008
**Presenter:**
**Tracy Johnson**
**CSAP Central CAPT **

## Activity

- What type of Funding do your program currently have? (in addition to GRAA)

## Alternative funding is about Sustainability 

**Key Actions to Reach/Sustain Intended Outcomes**
**** Assure that the community agencies,   organizations and institutions have adequate   internal capacity
**** Assure effectiveness and alignment of the   prevention system
**** Assure cultivated community support for the   prevention system and its outcomes

##  Assure that the community has adequate internal capacity

- Administrative structures and linkages that support strategies to achieve targeted reductions in substance using behaviors
- Administrative policies and procedures that allow communities to respond as data indicates
- Administrative structures that support the expertise needed
- Multiple funding streams

**Notes:**
Notes: 
The coalition must determine that the agencies that are currently implementing the preventive interventions on behalf of the community prevention system have the capacity to sustain the effort. The coalition, as the steward of the community’s prevention system, assures that organizations have the capacities needed to participate fully within the coalition and the community prevention system.

##  Assure effectiveness and alignment of the prevention system

- Prevention strategies align logically and reach an appropriate number of the targeted population
- The implementation process is documented
- Document, demonstrate, and communicate the accomplishment of intended outcomes

**Notes:**
Notes:
The coalition with the community agencies whose services contribute to prevention outcomes assess the prevention strategies (programs, policies, and practices) supported the community prevention system and assure they are cultural competent for the community. 

##  Cultivate community support for the prevention system outcomes

- Build awareness and support for the coalition and its strategies
- Cultivate stakeholders as leaders and champions
- Nurture ongoing dynamic interactive communication with key stakeholders and community leaders

**Notes:**
Notes: 
The community coalition must assure it attains broad community support for its outcomes.

## The Sustainability Factor

- Sustaining outcomes, not programs
- Think sustainability from the beginning
- Look to the system to sustain outcomes
- Sustain prevention by making it everyone’s job!

## Elements of Sustainability

- Structures and formal linkages
- Champion and leadership actions
- Administrative policies and procedures
- Expertise
- Ownership among stakeholders
- AND of Course..........

## Elements of Sustainability

- Resources
- Human
- Financial

## Activity

- What have been some of the challenges you have faced with sustaining your programs and/or funding?
- What are some of the strategies can you or do you use to deal with the challenges?

## Know the Funding Source

- Some institutional funders (foundations, businesses, associations, and government)
- provide ongoing general operating support;
- provide grants only for programs;
- some will never make capital grants
- some will consider all of the above.

## Know the Funding Source

- Some institutional funders (foundations, businesses, associations, and government)
- 		- focus on a few charitable areas,
- arts
- neighborhood development,
- youth services,
- Education
- protecting the environment,
- human rights advocacy.

## Know the Funding Source 

- Most funders have written guidelines
- what they will fund
- how you can apply for grants.
- issue annual reports, which generally list actual grants.
- Individual donors who respond favorably to what you’re doing and who you serve are usually a good source of funds for general operating support.

## Know the Funding Source 

- Devise your strategy
- see yourself as funders may.
- Place yourself in the position of those with the money to give
- review what you are telling potential funders about your organization and its programs.
- Do your homework, so that your time and resources are focused on funders most likely to be interested in your programs

## Know the Funding Source

Be sure that your project is a good match with the funding source.

Your proposal must be congruent with the grantor’s priorities (not the other way around).

Don’t waste your time or the funder’s time with a proposal that is not a good match.

- Be sure that your project is a good match with the funding source.
- Your proposal must be congruent with the grantor’s priorities (not the other way around).
- Don’t waste your time or the funder’s time with a proposal that is not a good match.

**Notes:**
Most grant makers will reject proposals that do not match their priorities.

## Verify Available Funding

Verify funding is still available.
Identify timelines for grant awards.
Double-check your timeline to verify award schedules meet your needs.
Be realistic in the amount you ask for and at maximum ask only for the amount they are willing to fund.

- Verify funding is still available.
- Identify timelines for grant awards.
- Double-check your timeline to verify award schedules meet your needs.
- Be realistic in the amount you ask for and _at maximum_ ask only for the amount they are willing to fund.

## Read the Application Guidelines

Most grantors provide details on how and when to submit proposals, and also identify what the proposal must contain.

Read the guidelines before you start, read them during the process; read them when you finish. Follow them to the last detail.

- Most grantors provide details on how and when to submit proposals, and also identify what the proposal must contain.
- Read the guidelines before you start, read them during the process; read them when you finish. Follow them to the last detail.

**Notes:**
 One might think I am a bit fanatical about this...... You are right.
 It is one of the most critical pieces of successful grant writing.

## Pay Attention to Format

Use bold type to emphasize key words.
Include page numbers. 
Use ragged right margins.
Use white space for easy reading.

- Use bold type to emphasize key words.
- Include page numbers.
- Use ragged right margins.
- Use white space for easy reading.

**Notes:**
Use bold type to emphasize but don’t overuse – it can be distracting
Page Numbers – Upper right or bottom center are most accepted
Ragged right margins – They are just easier to follow and read
White Space – Ease of reading is important
After creating your content, reformat to ensure that it is pleasing to the reader.

## Be Clear and Concise

Present your ideas in a precise, easy to understand style.

Be succinct.

Avoid acronyms if they are not widely understood.

- Present your ideas in a precise, easy to understand style.
- Be succinct.
- Avoid acronyms if they are not widely understood.

**Notes:**
Succinct – Volumes of documentation are imposing, not impressive.
If you use an acronym be sure to spell it out the first time, followed by the acronym in parenthesis.

## Proofread, Proofread, Proofread
Is this enough said?

Spelling and grammar errors are not acceptable!!!
Inaccurate content is not acceptable!!!
When finished with your proposal, let it settle, then proofread.
Get someone unfamiliar with the field to proofread. 

- _Is this enough said?_
- Spelling and grammar errors are not acceptable!!!
- Inaccurate content is not acceptable!!!
- When finished with your proposal, let it settle, then proofread.
- Get someone unfamiliar with the field to proofread.

**Notes:**
Spelling, grammar and inaccurate or incomplete content are very distracting to a reviewer and will greatly lessen your chance of getting funded.
 When you finish writing, put the application away for a couple of days,  let it settle, then proofread it again.
 Get someone not attached to the application to proofread it for grammar, spelling, content and ease of reading.

## Convey Your Willingness to Collaborate

Share your history of success with collaboration in the past and your willingness to collaborate on this project.

- Share your history of success with collaboration in the past and your willingness to collaborate on this project.

**Notes:**
You can’t solve the world’s problems (or even your community’s problems) all by yourself. Share the load – Collaborate!

## Types of Funding Sources

- Local
- 	City Gov’t (Parks & Recs)
-    County Gov’t
- 	United Way
- 	Community Trusts
- 	Housing Authorities
- 	CDBG

## Types of Funding Sources

- Local
- 	JAIBG
- 	Businesses
- 	Fundraising
- 	Fraternal Clubs
- 	Individuals
- 	Health Network

## Types of Funding Sources

- Statewide (Gov’t)
- 	Education
- 	Juvenile Justice
- 	WIA
-    Human Services
- 	Public Health
- 	Commerce

## Types of Funding Sources

- Statewide (Gov’t)
- 	Children & Family Services
- 	Summer Food Service Programs
- 	State Formula Grant (SAPT)
- 	Govenor’s Discretionary Funding

## Types of Funding Sources

- National (Federal Gov’t)
- 	Education
- 	Justice
-    Health & Human Services
- 	Center for Disease Control & Prev.
- 	Commerce

## Types of Funding Sources

- Foundations
- 	Fortune 500 companies
- 	Bill & Melinda Gates
-    Annie E. Casey
- 	Robert Woods Johnson
- 	Kellogg
- 	Pew Charitable Trusts

## Where to find types of Funding Sources

- World Wide Web
- Grantsmanship Center
- 	_[http://www.tgci.com/funding.shtml](http://www.tgci.com/funding.shtml)_
- U. S. Gov’t
- 	_[http://grants.gov/](http://grants.gov/)_
- > Federal Register
- _[http://](http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html)__[www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html](http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html)_
- > Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
- _[http://](http://www.cfda.gov/)__[www.cfda.gov](http://www.cfda.gov/)_
- > Department of Agriculture grants
- _[http://](http://www.usda.gov/)__[www.usda.gov](http://www.usda.gov/)_
- > Department of Education
- _[http://](http://www.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml?src=rt)__[www.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml?src](http://www.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml?src=rt)__[=](http://www.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml?src=rt)__[rt](http://www.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml?src=rt)_

## Where to find types of Funding Sources

- World Wide Web
- > Department of Interior
-    _[http://](http://www.doi.gov/cci/grants.html)__[www.doi.gov/cci/grants.html](http://www.doi.gov/cci/grants.html)_
- > Department of Health and Human Services
-   _[http://](http://www.hhs.gov/grants/index.shtml)__[www.hhs.gov/grants/index.shtml](http://www.hhs.gov/grants/index.shtml)_
- > Department of Justice
-    _[http](http://www.usdoj.gov/10grants/index.html)__[://www.usdoj.gov/10grants/index.html](http://www.usdoj.gov/10grants/index.html)_

## Where to find types of Funding Sources

- World Wide Web
- > Department of Labor
-    _[http://www.dol.gov/dol/grants2.htm](http://www.dol.gov/dol/grants2.htm)_
- > Environmental Protection Agency
-     _[http://](http://www.epa.gov/ogd/index.htm)__[www.epa.gov/ogd/index.htm](http://www.epa.gov/ogd/index.htm)_
- > Corporation for National and Community Service
-    _[http://www.cns.gov/for_organizations/](http://www.cns.gov/for_organizations/)_

## Where to find types of Funding Sources

- World Wide Web
- Foundation Center
- 	_[http://foundationcenter.org/](http://foundationcenter.org/)_

## Collaboration is a “Win-Win” for All!

**Notes:**
Collaboration is good for the soul.