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Kelly, Melissa A.; Kaczynski, Dan – American Journal of Evaluation, 2008
The authors present an approach for educating future evaluators by connecting evaluation theory and practice, organizational development, and grant making through experiential learning. They position this discussion on the conceptual framework of a newly developed graduate-level evaluation course, Advanced Program Development and Evaluation, which…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Experiential Learning, Program Development, Organizational Development
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Conrad, Patricia R. – Child Welfare, 1973
Success in seeking program fund grants from federal or foundation sources may depend upon the manner in which agencies prepare and present their proposals. This article offers some guidelines. (Author/ST)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Federal Aid, Grants, Grantsmanship
Adderholdt-Elliott, Miriam; And Others – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1990
Guidelines are offered for accessing local grant and foundation monies to fund special and innovative activities in gifted education programs. Descriptions of six projects funded by grants from local foundations demonstrate the variety of projects that can be funded. (JDD)
Descriptors: Community Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Grants
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Science and Engineering Education. – 1989
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Act of 1950 (as amended) authorizes and directs the foundation to initiate and support: basic research; programs to strengthen the research potential; and science, mathematics, and engineering education programs at all levels. The Division of Teacher Preparation and Enhancement supports model preservice and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grantsmanship, Higher Education, Mathematics Instruction
Brewer, Ernest W.; And Others – 1995
This book offers guidelines to help potential grantseekers explore, write, implement, and terminate a strong proposal as an operating project. Part 1 presents guidelines for initiating the development of a grant proposal. These include information about grants and the funding game, a review of aids, and a chapter on use of the major tools of the…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Fund Raising
Kiritz, Norton J. – 1980
Designed to assist both grantmaking agencies and applicants for funding, this proposal format describes and provides examples of the components of program planning and proposal writing. Each of the components is followed by a checklist. The first component clearly and concisely summarizes the request. The proposal introduction describes the…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Evaluation Methods, Financial Support, Fund Raising
Bauer, David G. – 1999
This book is intended to assist principals of public and private P-12 schools in developing and maintaining a grants system that uses grant funds to meet their schools' mission. Its aim is to describe the basic elements of successful grant-seeking. The following 13 topics are treated in their own chapters: (1) "The Principal's Role in…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Fund Raising
Pazour, Cassie; And Others – 1981
This manual is intended to introduce Prime Sponsors, Private Industry Councils, and community-based organizations to the resources available through the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program to aid unemployed and underemployed women. Its major information components include the following: (1) a brief description of CETA and how…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Aid, Females, Financial Support
Wright, Douglas A.; And Others – 1983
This report evaluates data collected in the 1981 survey of school district perceptions of the benefits and problems associated with 27 federal competitive grant programs. The survey had three general objectives: (1) determine the number of districts participating in these programs from 1978-80, (2) identify why districts do or do not apply for…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Youth Programs: Practical Lessons from Research and Program Experience, 1989
This journal issue summarizes the main points of a two-volume guide to youth performance management: "Working It Out: An Anthology of State and Local Performance Management Strategies Designed to Increase Services to Youth at Risk of Chronic Unemployment." The guide draws on the experiences of state and local practitioners in identifying…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Legislation
Maine State Dept. of Educational and Cultural Services, Augusta. Bureau of Adult and Secondary Vocational Education. – 1990
This manual provides guidelines for responding to a request for proposals under the provisions of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984 in the State of Maine. The manual is organized in five sections. The first section (introduction) outlines basic goals and program standards of the act, categorical set-asides and allocations, and…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Contracts, Educational Finance, Educational Planning
Gray, Patricia S. – 1987
Grant monies are available from a variety of sources and many grants go unused year after year. Teachers need to be alerted and informed about how to look for potential funds and/or available services for inservice teacher education, what sources to seek out, how to put the information in the right hands, and then how to seek out those who can…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, English Teacher Education, Financial Support
Gustafson, Richard A. – 1985
This module is intended to help guidance personnel in a variety of educational and agency settings plan and develop successful proposals to assist in financing the improvement of existing or future career guidance programs. The module is one of a series of competency-based guidance program training packages focusing upon specific professional and…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Competence, Competency Based Education, Counselor Training
Mount San Antonio Coll., Walnut, CA. – 1993
In an effort to improve community college home economics programs, the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges established the Center for Consumer Home Economics Education (CCHEE) to provide support services for colleges receiving home economics MiniGrants, to establish linkages between colleges and the Chancellor's Office, and to…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges, Consumer Education, Educational Finance