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Sunday, February 5, 2012

421's Proposal Letter Outline

Proposal Data: (Please list this information in a block format at the top of the page.)
Name of organization: (Your organization’s name)
Name of proposed project: (your organization’s project idea)
Project time frame:  (How long will it take you to complete this project?)
Total project budget: (How much money, if any, will be needed to complete this project?)

Issue: Concise statement of the public policy issue to be addressed by the proposed project.  Basically you will explain in 2-3 sentences what public issue or problems will your project solve within the community or individuals, corporations or education system.
Project: Brief description of the methods (how you plan to do this project) and program activities that will be used to examine the issue and the products (e.g., reports or books) that will result from the project.
Proposal: The body of the proposal should be single-spaced with spaces between each paragraph. It should be two to three pages in length.
Background: Discuss the background of the issue and the current state of the policy debate over the issue. For example, if you want to create and educational video game to be used in science, math, ELA, and social studies, you must be able to provide information, from research, that supports why this is necessary in the classroom in the century in which we live.
Personnel: In a short paragraph identify the staff for the project. Basically, explain why you are collaborating with these individuals and why they are important to the success of your project.
Analytical Approach: Please provide one or two substantive paragraphs that describe the research information that will be used during each group meeting. This material should include the nature and importance of each topic, the original work that you expect the researcher/author to undertake, and the identity and credentials (the skills that each individual on your team has that will the project successful) of each participant who will present or will be asked to present commissioned work.
Products: What products – papers, publications, books, etc. – will result from the project? For written products, please describe them in as much detail as is feasible at this point of the project (e.g., an outline of the probable chapters of a proposed book). Basically, are you going to have something produced that needs to be printed and delivered to people? Are you creating a 3-dimensional project that needs to be photographed, blueprinted, or mailed to your designated organization or politician?
Community Implications: After completion of the project, what information will have been developed that the community lacks today? Basically, how has your project improved the community, individuals, or education system or any other organizations, important places or people?

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