The grant proposal

Congratulations! You¥ just been promoted to the position of grant writer for your workplace. Your first task is to write a $20,000 proposal for instructional technology integration. P lease note that you can only spend up to $12,000.00 on hardware; the rest must be spent on software, other items and tools, staff development, and technical support.

Your proposal should include: a concise executive overview, a statement of educational and curricular needs the proposal addresses, statement of specific proposal goals and objectives (remember goals are general and objectives are measurable), actual or proposed partnerships that will/could support the grant initiative, an explanation of the implementation plan, a budget that identifies costs in categories, e.g., hardware, software, technical support, staff development, etc., and a budget narrative that explains the costs in detail.

In the implementation plan, provide examples of best practices based on principles of adult learning theory to support the choices made in the proposed grant. P edagogical and fiscal rationales for proposed curricular purchases and examples of appropriate types of staff development, i.e. online, in person during the school day or after school must be included, cited, and referenced.

In the budget narrative, make sure to discuss costs related to staff development, scheduling, and maintenance. Outline plans and guidelines to configure software/computer/technology systems in the classroom cluster and labs to use and share grant resources. Discuss scheduling and cost issues.