Questions
- Do you have an idea for a project? Is yes, what is it? If no, what area of your specialty interests you the most? “Avoiding failure in clinical trials”
- Is your project idea(s) compatible with your organization’s current mission and purpose? In what way? If no, can the idea be revised to better fit the organization’s current mission and purpose?
- Is your project unique? Are there other organizations or groups doing this same work? Is there a way to revise the project idea to make it more unique?
- What need does your idea address? (The answer to this question will become the framework for the proposal’s need statement).
- How would your idea improve the situation? (This answer will become the basis of the proposal’s goals and objectives).
- What do you plan to do to improve the situation? (This answer will become the basis of the proposal methodology).
- How will you know if your idea worked? (This answer will become the basis of the evaluation section of the proposal).
- How much will your idea cost? (This answer will become the basis of the budget).
- Is there support within the organization for the project? Consider if the idea might need internal support of organization leadership/administration or perhaps external support from community leaders, school board, or church leaders.
- Is there a way in which these services might be funded in the future once the grant money runs out? (Think sustainability).
