Full Proposal Procedures and Format
SUBMISSION CRITERIA AND DEADLINES
Proposals must be signed by the sponsoring department/unit and by your school/college/division dean's office before being submitted to the Provost's Office. Full proposals should be no more than five double-spaced one-sided typed pages (not including cover page, budget sheets, one-page vita, or letters of support from constituents/partners).
Full Proposal deadlines:
Noon, Wednesday, November 28, 2007
- Nine double-spaced, one-sided, stapled in the upper left hand corner full proposal copies due in your Dean's Office.
Noon, Wednesday, December 5, 2007
- The nine signed copies (only one original signature required) are due in the Provost's Office and sent to:
Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment
Attn: Peyton Smith
Office of the Provost
Room 117 Bascom Hall
GRANT APPLICATION COVER PAGE AND ABSTRACT
Include full proposal cover sheet with appropriate project leader(s), department and dean's level signatures.
You must fill in the proposal cover sheet and submit it on-line before printing the page on your local printer. This involves a three step process:
- click on the Proposal Cover Sheet link and fill in the information boxes (proofread carefully and make corrections before submitting);
- click the Submit and Print for Signature box; and
- print the page that appears on your screen to submit with your proposal to your dean's office for signatures.
PROPOSAL DESCRIPTION
Proposals should be organized as outlined below:
- Program Plan and Objectives. Describe the goals and objectives of
the proposal. What methods will be used to accomplish your goals and objectives?
Be specific and provide concrete examples. Where possible, use quantifiable
terms since evaluation
and transfer of years two and three funding will be based on adequate progress
towards meeting stated objectives. Describe the relationship between
the proposal and existing programs, and include a statement
of how this project is a new initiative or is a new dimension to an existing
outreach activity.
- Intended Audience and Anticipated Outcomes. Include description of
your anticipated audience(s), the specific needs you will serve, how you identified
those needs, and how the audience(s) will use the information and benefit
from your project.
- Time Frame and Location. Describe the project timeline and where
the activities/program(s) will be held. Be specific for each year of your
proposed project.
- Promotion and Publicity Plan. Explain how you will promote this
program/activity to your intended audience(s), and/or how you intend to transfer
knowledge and resources.
- Evaluation. Describe how you will measure and evaluate specific objectives
in years one, two, and three as well as total project outcomes. For multiple-year
projects, annual progress reports will be due around the first week of October
each year of the request. Funding for years two and three will be contingent
upon making adequate progress toward meeting outcomes and objectives, and
notification of continued funding will occur around the first week of November.
Upon completion of the project, a final report must be submitted.
- Partnerships and Commitment. Briefly describe how this project
will extend the resources of your department/unit/collaborative program.
Identify formal or informal partners and co-sponsors in the project and
describe how you are working with the partnership organization to accomplish
your goals and objectives. List department/unit/partnership support, sources
for any matching funds, and any expected program revenue to be generated.
Letters of support (one-page maximum) from essential partnering organizations
or constituents are encouraged.
- Future Plans. If appropriate, describe how this project will continue
after completion of this grant.
- Personnel. Include the names, titles, departments, and specific
roles of key project individuals. Include a one-page curriculum vita for the
key project director(s) and other key project personnel.
- Program Budget Request. Complete the project budget form detailing funding requests for years one, two, and three of the project. For details, see budget instructions. NOTE: If there is an increase in the requested budget from the preproposal, please provide a detailed explanation.
PROPOSAL REVIEW
A committee appointed by the Provost will review the proposals and make recommendations on which projects to fund. Notification of those receiving funding will be made by January 15, 2008. Projects may start on or after January 15, 2008 and run through December 31, 2010.