Two Aspects of Grant Writing

• Where to Find Money 
• How to Write a Grant

Where to Find Money 

• Local Business 
• Review Journals for Sources 
• Federal Government 
• Foundations 
• Web Resources 
• Private industry
• Technology companies

How to Write A Grant

• Find a Funding Source 
• Write for that Funding Source 
• Include Statistics for your District

Conceptualizing a Grant 

• Where are you? 
• Where do you want to go? 
• How can you develop a plan to get there? 

Typical Parts of a Grant

• Purpose 
• Needs Assessment & Problem 
• Objectives 
• Measureable Instruments 
• Activities 
• Evaluation 
• Additional Resources 
• Budget

Writing for a Funding Source

• Use the funding & terminology suggested 
• Stay within the required page limit 
• Meet the requirements of the source

Grants are Funded to Solve Problems

• Consider the problem 
• Consider the reasons for the problem 
• Design goals and objectives for each problem 
• Remember that technology is the tool to solve your problem 

Consideration of Terminology 

• Do not use jargon or abbreviations 
• Define your population 
• Cite National Trends or goals 

No Child Left Behind

• Access to the general education curriculum
• Goals and objectives aligned with standards
• Success in high-stakes testing
• Universal design for learning
• Assistive technology to increase access to general education curriculum.
• Accommodations & modifications in high stakes testing.
• Universal design for learning; CAST
• Reading First Initiative
• International Reading Association & NCLB