Most of the time, this suggested structure forms the basis of the checklist that reviewers will use when reading your proposal. Reviewers use a checklist to determine if each proposal has all of the required elements, sections, etc. All reviewers want to see your proposed project's goals. If you do not clearly state these goals, then the assumption will be that you do not have goals. Goal-less proposals are generally not funded.
Good goals are at the core of all good proposals.
Goals Good goals are also at the core of good educational technology plans. Therefore, when writing technology proposals, you should reference your planning goals. This is also a good place to mention that increasingly, technology proposals that come from districts which do not have technology plans are not funded. Funders expect grantwriters to have their proposals grounded in the long-term vision and strategies expressed in a technology plan. This is the bottom line of any successful technology proposal.