Creating Winning Grant Proposals

Anne L. Rothstein, EdD, is Professor in the Department of Early Childhood and Childhood Education at Lehman College of the City University of New York. During her more than 50 years at Lehman, she has served as Department Chair, Associate Dean of Professional Studies, and Associate Provost for Sponsored Program Research. Since 1985, Dr. Rothstein has written over 400 grant proposals and received more than 300 grant awards. She has also directed many grant-funded programs for K-12 students and teachers and for college students. Her current research interests focus on college access and readiness, the impact of college readiness program dosage on student success, high school graduation and college enrollment, and the role of college student support in increasing 4-year graduation rates.

I. Preparing for the Proposal
1. The Process Approach: How and Why
2. Elements of the Planning Process
3. Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Approaches
4. Broadening, then Focusing Your Project
5. Finding Funding
II. Elements of the Proposal
6. The Master Table and Creating Subtables
7. Narrative Summary of Proposal Elements
8. Preparing the Abstract and Introduction
9. An In-Depth Look at Logic Models
10. Establishing Need for the Project
11. Project Goals and Objectives
12. Plan of Operation
13. Evaluation
14. Budget and Budget Narrative
III. Additional Considerations
15. Dissemination, Sustainability, and Significance
16. Addressing Invitational and Competitive Priorities
17. Guide to Proposal Review and Scoring
18. Next Steps
Practice Exercises
Forms
Glossary
Appendices
References
Index