Funding Decisions are Personal

Many funding decisions are made informally, often before the actual written proposal is submitted. Decision-makers are persuaded to approve projects based on a relationship of trust and confidence as much as by a well-crafted proposal. One state decision-maker was asked if he had ever funded a major project without personally speaking with the educator involved. His answer was a simple "No."

The lesson here: Get to know your funding source. If you are dealing with state individuals or people you don't know, gain the support of people you do know-principals, superintendents, curriculum supervisors, Tech Prep coordinators-who can intercede for you.

Project Title:

Project Director:

Institutional Affiliation:

Address and Phone Number:

Project Goal: (Brief description of what your organization does and what this proposal is designed to accomplish)

Funding: (List of specific requests and costs for each category below)

Personnel:
Equipment:
Supplies:
Travel:
Rent:
Utilities:
Miscellaneous:

Means of Evaluation:

Source:
How to Fund Career Guidance Programs
by Rod W. Durgin, Ph.D., and Harry N. Drier, Executive Director
National Consortium of State Career Guidance Supervisors
Published by COIN 3361 Executive Parkway, Suite 302
Toledo, Ohio 43606; 800-274-8515