REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INITIATIVE FUNDING

February 2005

The development and implementation of innovative, interdisciplinary programming initiatives with the potential to make significant impact upon the lives of Ohioans is being strongly encouraged.  To facilitate such programming efforts, a total of $20,500 is currently available, of which a minimum of $3,500 is available per educational area. Funding per programming effort is anticipated to be in a range of $1,000 to $5,000.

To apply for funds please complete the following proposal and forward to Bill Grunkemeyer, Interim Assistant Director, Community Development and return by April 15, 2005, 5:00 pm.

The overall objective of this initiative involves funding pilot projects that can be expanded from ‘local’ to beyond. For program development guidance, see the Program LOGIC Model  

Please respond to the following in five (5) pages or less.

I.  OVERVIEW

 A.  Educational Area/Program Focus/Title of Effort
B.  Product or Outcome
C.  Organizational Format/Project’s Main Contact

II.  PROJECT DETAIL

A.  Project Description

1. Program title
2. Identified need/opportunity
3. Population you will serve with this project
4. Intended outcome(s)
5. Brief review of literature and/or references

B.  Applied Research Methodology

1. What do you hope to learn from this project?
2. How will you learn it?
3. How will you disseminate this new knowledge and to whom?

C.  Program Inputs

1.      Program Personnel

                               i.      Project team members (for each, list:)
1.      Strengths
2.      Role
3.      Affiliation
4.      Multi-program area linkages

                             ii.      What makes your team uniquely qualified to do this project?

                            iii.      Letter(s) of support from ‘key influencers’

2.      Program Budget

                               i.      Funding sources

1.      Internal

2.      External

3.      Program Timeline

                               i.      Intermediate targets

                             ii.      Overall timeline

D.  Program Outputs (one page narrative describing project)

1.      Imagine you have successfully completed the project, what have you done and how have you done it? Please include curriculum created.

E.  Program Outcomes/Intended Impact

1.      What Immediate changes do we expect? (Short term: Learning:  Knowledge, Attitude, Awareness, Skills, Opinions, Aspirations)

2.      What Intermediate changes do we desire? (Action:  Behavior, Practice, Decision-making, Policies, Social Action)

3.      What ultimate outcomes are hoped for? (Long term Conditions:  Social, Economic, Civic, Environmental)

4.      How is benefit to population served measured?

5.      How will outcomes be evaluated?

Download the RFP for CD Program Initiative Funding:

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