The document provides guidelines and a rubric for a grant proposal project. Students must write a grant proposal between 8-12 pages addressing a problem in their community and proposing a solution. The proposal must include a problem identification section with research on the prevalence and impact of the issue as well as available resources. It must also include an intervention strategy section justifying a proposed solution. The project will be evaluated based on critical thinking competencies, written composition components, and inclusion of required elements like citations and visual sources.

1. English 1302 Grant Proposal Project Guidelines and
RubricOverview
The final project is the creation of a grant proposal that
proposes a solution to a problem faced by a community or group
to which you belong, and address your proposal to anyone who
might help solve the problem.
The assessment for this course will be the construction of a
grant proposal that targets a current need. The overall
assessment will demonstrate your ability not only to conduct
research, but to think critically. Specifically, through your
writing you must demonstrate your ability to address the
following competencies:
Critical Thinking:
· Explanation of issues: Issue/problem to be considered
critically is stated clearly and described comprehensively,
delivering all relevant information necessary for full
understanding
· Evidence: Information is taken from source(s) with enough
interpretation/evaluation to develop a comprehensive analysis
or synthesis. Viewpoints of experts are questioned thoroughly.
· Influence of context and assumptions: Thoroughly analyzes
own and others’ assumptions and carefully evaluates the
relevance of contexts when presenting a position.
· Your position: Specific position is imaginative, taking into
account the complexities of an issue. Limits of position are
acknowledged. Others’ points of view are synthesized within
position.
· Conclusions and related outcomes: Conclusions and related
outcomes are logical and reflect your informed evaluation and
ability to place evidence and perspectives discussed in priority
order.
Additionally, your essay must demonstrate the components of
written composition:

2. · Context of and Purpose for Writing: Demonstrate a thorough
understanding of context, audience, and purpose of a textual
analysis.
· Content Development: Use appropriate, relevant, and
compelling content to illustrate mastery of the idea of critical
thinking.
· Genre and Disciplinary Conventions: Properly format and
organize the essay in MLA/APA style.
· Sources and Evidence: Incorporate at least two citations i n
each paragraph from at least two library database sources.
· Control of Syntax and Mechanics: Use graceful language that
skillfully communicates meaning to readers with clarity and
fluency, making almost no errors.
The project will be broken up into different sections throughout
the semester and at the end you will combine each section into
one complete paper. Please make sure to use appropriate
headings in this paper.
Some examples of grant proposal ideas have included:
· An elementary school has over 50 at-risk-students with
behavior issues who are at risk with learning. This directly
affects their ability for future success in school. A grant was
submitted to support the development of a music program
directly targeting the lessons being taught to improve memory.
· The implementation of logotherapy with failing high school
students to improve behavior and help change the attitude of
these students.
This project is divided into three main parts, which will be
submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold
learning and ensure quality final submissions. These different
parts are: Problem Identification, Intervention Strategy, and
Closing Statement.Prompt
Your grant proposal must be 8-12 pages in length (plus your

3. works cited page) and must be written in MLA or APA format.
Include at least 8 academic journal sources cited in the proper
format, along with the insertion and analysis of a visual source.
The grant proposal will contain the critical elements listed
below.
I. Problem Identification: Research and identify resources for a
specific issue that needs to be corrected (5-7 pages – at least
two pages per subpoint). The issue/problem to be considered
critically is stated clearly and described comprehensively,
delivering all relevant information necessary for full
understanding.
a. Prevalence:
i. What is the issue you have chosen to address? Define what
makes your chosen issue a problem for the given community?
What data do you have that points to the prevalence of this
issue?
b. Assessment of Resources: Evaluate available and needed
resources in your community.
i. Evaluate the resources available for providing a program or
service to address the problem.
c. Impact of the problem: Describe the impact of the problem on
individuals, families, and the community. Construct an impact
statement on the prevalence of the identified issue and the lack
of community resources.
i. Articulate how the prevalence of the problem has an impact
on the community.
ii. How is the lack of available resources exacerbating the
issue?
II. Intervention Strategy: This section examines why your
proposal will address the problem discussed. It should use
various rhetorical techniques to convince and persuade the
audience that what you are proposing will address the issue ( 4-5
pages).
In your submission, be sure to include the critical elements
listed below:

4. · Research and justify the selection of a theoretically supported
and effective intervention strategy for addressing the target
issue.
· Efficacy: Analyze and critique at least two established
intervention strategies for inconsistencies and effectiveness.
i. Critically examine intervention strategies for consistency.
ii. How effective were these strategies in addressing their
respective issues? To what extent would these intervention
strategies address the issue identified in your community?
· Selection: Select a strategy and justify your selection based on
its effectiveness and the individual, familial, environmental,
cultural, and political factors.
III. Closing Statement: Conclude your grant proposal with
careful attention to the audience you must convince.
Final Project Rubric
Guidelines for submission: Your grant proposal must be 8-12
pages in length (plus your works cited page) and must be
written in MLA or APA format. Include at least 8 academic
journal sources cited in the proper format, along with the
insertion and analysis of a visual source.
Critical Elements

5. Exemplary
Proficient
Needs Improvement
Not evident
Problem Identification: Prevalence
Submission defines with comprehensive research evidence of
the existence and prevalence of the identified problem/need and
provides examples to support argument.
Submission defines the problem with published data that
evidences the identified problem is a prevalent problem/need
Submission provides limited data to support that the identified
problem is a prevalent problem/need
Submission lacks credible research data to support that the
identified problem is a prevalent issue
Problem Identification: Assessment of Resources
Submission contains an extensive and comprehensive list of
community resources that may be related to the services
necessary for addressing the identified problem/need, as well as
a detailed description of the limited capacity to address the
identified problem and real-world examples to support claims.
Submission provides evidence in the form of links, citations,
and a description of local resources for their limited capacity to
address the identified problem.
Submission provides evidence in the form of links, citations,
and a description of local resources without addressing the
capacity of the resources to address the identified problem
Submission provides limited evidence in the form of links,
citations and a description of local resources without addressing
the capacity of the resources to address the identified problem.
Problem Identification: Impact of the Problem
Submission research supported evidence in a highly detailed and
professional manner that demonstrates the comprehensive
impact that the identified problem has been proven to have on
individuals, families, and the community and grounds claims in
actual examples and relevant theory
Submission provides research supported evidence of how the

6. identified problem will have an impact on individuals, families,
and the community if the problem is not addressed proactively
Submission provides research evidence of the general impact of
the problem without considering the specific community
Submission discusses the general impact of the problem without
considering the specific community or without providing
research evidence to support the impact of the identified
problem
Intervention Strategy: Efficacy
Submission evidences a comprehensive review of the strategies
used for the identified problem (considers at least two) and uses
examples to illustrate claims
Submission demonstrates consideration of evidence based
strategies for the identified problem (considers a minimum of
two strategies)
Submission demonstrates consideration of evidence based
intervention strategies for the identified problem; submission
may consider only a single intervention strategy
Submission demonstrates minimal consideration of evidence
based intervention strategies for the problem/need, and the
submission considers only a single strategy
Intervention Strategy: Selection
Submission evidences a clear selection to address the
need/problem that has strong support from the research. In
addition, the conclusions and related outcomes are logical and
reflect an informed evaluation and ability to place evidence and
perspectives discussed in priority order.
Submission evidences a clear selection of an intervention
strategy. The conclusion is logically tied to a range of
information, including opposing viewpoints, related outcomes
are identified clearly.
Submission has a clear strategy to address the need but it may
lack a clear basis. The conclusion is logically tied to
information; some related outcomes are identified clearly.
Submission evidences a selection that lacks a clear basis in
research support, and conclusion is inconsistently tied to some

7. of the information discussed; related outcomes are
oversimplified.
Closing Statement
Submission evidences a closing statement which comprises the
main points of the grant in a logical fashion.
Submission evidences a closing statement which comprises the
main points of the grant
Submission evidences a closing statement, but fails to comprise
all of the main points of the grant
Submission does not evidence a closing statement
Articulation of Response
Submission is free of errors related to MLA/APA, citations,
grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in
a professional and easy to read format
Submission has no major errors related to MLA/APA, citations,
grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors related to MLA/APA, citations,
grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively
impact readability and articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors related to MLA/APA, citations,
grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent
understanding of ideas