April 16: Building Grantsmanship Skills

Question 1

List the 3 major steps of grantsmanship (grant writing).

Answer 1

• Lay the foundation
• Build the grant proposal
• Assemble the final product

Question 2

Describe what laying the foundation for a grant involves (3 things)

Answer 2

• Generating ideas
• Describing goals
• Identifying funding sources & potential collaborators

Question 3

Describe more about building the proposal for a grant

Answer 3

• A pre-proposal letter is sent before a full proposal
• A transmittal letter indicates the reason for submitting the proposal

Question 4

Describe more about assembling the final product with a grant

Answer 4

• proofreading/feedback
• using proper vocabulary and graphs/illustrations

Question 5

Define at least 3 types of grants to fund nutrition initiatives.

Question 6

List the characteristics of a successful grant proposal.

Answer 6

• Select collaborators carefully and have them involved early in the grant-writing process
• Keep all collaborators informed of progress
• delegate duties to certain collaborators

Question 7

Understand the types of costs involved when preparing a budget (4 things)

Answer 7

• Direct/indirect costs
• Cost Sharing: grant-seeking organizations share costs
• Budget narrative (explains all the costs)
• Appendixes- carefully selected materials that directly support the proposal

Question 8

Understand the difference between direct and indirect costs.

Answer 8

Direct: concrete project expenditures

Indirect: overhead, facilities, and administrative costs

Question 9

What is a block grant?

Answer 9

Federal grant to the state or local community for broad purposes

Question 10

Equipment Grant

Answer 10

Grant that gives money to purchase equipment

Question 11

Project Grant

Answer 11

Asks for funding to execute a research project