Response with 2-3 sentences to each one below  1. Goals and Objectives are a vital part of your grant proposal. Goals are extensive statements with a long-term, ideal outcome in mind. Most proposals have no more than three goals (Community Toolbox, 2015).  Objectives are detailed statements that will show the reviewer exactly how you plan to achieve your goals (Community Toolbox, 2015).   SMART objectives are well written objectives.  Specific - Tell how much of what is to be accomplished in a given time-frame.   Measurable - Information concerning the objective can be gathered, identified, or acquired from records. Achievable - The objectives are not only possible, the organization more than likely will be able to make them happen. Relevant to the mission - The organization has a clear perception of how these objectives fit in with the vision and mission of the organization. Timed - A timeline has been developed by the organization by which the objectives will be completed. Challenging - The organization is stretched to set its aims on important changes that are essential to members of the community (Community Toolbox, 2015). A proposal was written for Lightsville Public Schools based on four focus areas developing specific activities based on each need, and creating measurable tools to evaluate whether or not students and parents are succeeding (Colorado Grants, 2015). Although most proposals have no more than three goals, this proposal had four.  Each of the four goals relate directly to the four focus areas described above (Colorado Grants, 2015). The goals were well written and specific and the objectives coincided.  The objectives were followed by the SMART format. There is no question as to what was to be accomplished. Goal 1: Students who participate in the programs at the learning center will improve their academic achievement. Goal 1 had two objectives and they both coincided with the goal. The Read to Succeed Project’s goal, in my opinion told what the goal was, but it did not grab my attention to where I wanted to read further. The goal states: “The goal of the Read to Succeed! Project is to enable at risk students and students with learning and reading disabilities to improve their reading skills to the point where they can succeed in school and develop the reading skills that will prepare them for high school and post-secondary education (Kurzweil Educational Systems , 2002).” I would have worded the goal to say: The goal of the Read to Succeed! Project is to enable at risk students and students with learning and reading disabilities to advance their reading skills to the point where they are confident that they can succeed in school and their reading skills are developed to the point that they are confidently prepared for high school and post-secondary education. Objective 1 stated:  “Providing a measurable increase in reading speed, comprehension, and reading attention span. The objective is that the students will do.

1. Response with 2-3 sentences to each one below
1. Goals and Objectives are a vital part of your grant proposal.
Goals are extensive statements with a long-term, ideal outcome
in mind. Most proposals have no more than three goals
(Community Toolbox, 2015). Objectives are detailed
statements that will show the reviewer exactly how you plan to
achieve your goals (Community Toolbox, 2015).
SMART objectives are well written objectives.
Specific
- Tell how much of what is to be accomplished in a given time-
frame.
Measurable
- Information concerning the objective can be gathered,
identified, or acquired from records.
Achievable
- The objectives are not only possible, the organization more
than likely will be able to make them happen.
Relevant to the mission
- The organization has a clear perception of how these
objectives fit in with the vision and mission of the organization.
Timed
- A timeline has been developed by the organization by which
the objectives will be completed.
Challenging
- The organization is stretched to set its aims on important
changes that are essential to members of the community
(Community Toolbox, 2015).
A proposal was written for Lightsville Public Schools based on
four focus areas developing specific activities based on each
need, and creating measurable tools to evaluate whether or not
students and parents are succeeding (Colorado Grants, 2015).
Although most proposals have no more than three goals, this

2. proposal had four. Each of the four goals relate directly to the
four focus areas described above (Colorado Grants, 2015). The
goals were well written and specific and the objectives
coincided. The objectives were followed by the SMART
format. There is no question as to what was to be accomplished.
Goal 1: Students who participate in the programs at the learning
center will improve their academic achievement. Goal 1 had two
objectives and they both coincided with the goal.
The Read to Succeed Project’s goal, in my opinion told what the
goal was, but it did not grab my attention to where I wanted to
read further. The goal states: “The goal of the Read to Succeed!
Project is to enable at risk students and students with learning
and reading disabilities to improve their reading skills to the
point where they can succeed in school and develop the reading
skills that will prepare them for high school and post-secondary
education (Kurzweil Educational Systems , 2002).”
I would have worded the goal to say: The goal of the Read to
Succeed! Project is to enable at risk students and students with
learning and reading disabilities to advance their reading skills
to the point where they are confident that they can succeed in
school and their reading skills are developed to the point that
they are confidently prepared for high school and post-
secondary education.
Objective 1 stated: “Providing a measurable increase in reading
speed, comprehension, and reading attention span. The objective
is that the students will double their reading speed and increase
their reading skills by one to two grade levels by the end of the
school year (Kurzweil Educational Systems , 2002).”
In my opinion Objective 1 should have put a specific time frame
of three months for reading skills, and 6 months for reading
speed

3. 2. The overall goal of the grant proposal is extremely important.
The goal of the grant proposal is simply a broad statement of
what you want to accomplish with the potential grant. Goals
should be broad and abstract, leave the details for the budget
and objectives section of the grant. For example, a goal
statement can be something as simple as “Decrease the amount
of homeless veterans in Arizona.” This gives the entire grant
proposal direction for those who will be reading and reviewing
the grant. The goal of the grant proposal also needs to be
dramatic and compelling so that the grant review committee will
actually want to help you. The goal is a make or break section
of the proposal.
One example of a very well-written grant proposal goal is from
the Centerville Community Center, which was seeking funding
for a community exercise and health program. “The Centerville
Community Center is a grassroots community organization
dedicated to improving the health, educational attainment,
human welfare, and opportunities for youth, adults and families
in Centerville” (Colorado Grants, 2015). Their grant proposal
had three very clear goals: “1. To provide educational,
recreational, cultural, health and lifelong learning opportunities
for youth and adults. 2. To offer educational advancement
opportunities for adults and seniors. 3. To ensure that no one in
Centerville or in surrounding areas goes hungry” (Colorado
Grants, 2015). Perhaps one of the reasons their proposal was
accepted was because their goals are captivating; it is something
everyone in the community can support and would have a huge
impact in the community. Despite having three goals, they were
very succinct and to the point. The proposal went on to provide
helpful background information to describe all of the ways the
community center has already helped the community, along with
factual information (Colorado Grants, 2015).
An example of a poorly-written grant proposal goal comes from
the City of Summerville Department of Public Safety. First of

4. all, this proposal had lots of detailed information, background,
statistical data, and a thorough budget. Unfortunately, it was a
case of information overload for the reader; it had lots of text
and the goal was not explicitly stated. It would have been
helpful if the basic goal of the proposal would have clearly been
labeled so the reader did not have to scan through multiple
paragraphs. The only section of the proposal that comes close
to stating the goal is the cover letter submitted by the Dept. of
Public Safety, stating, “I am submitting this proposal to
increase the public safety of the City of Summerville by
improving the overall physical fitness of the officers of the
Summerville Police Department” (City of Summerville 2003).
A better way to write the goal for this grant proposal would be
to label a section titled “goal.” I would rewrite the goal
statement to something like this: “Improve the physical fitness
of our public safety department to better protect our city.” I
believe this would be more effective because it is redundant to
include the “i am submitting this proposal” part and it pulls on
emotions by saying “to better protect our city.”