ABSTRACT
A concise summary of what is to be accomplished by the receiving of funds, how it is to be accomplished, how it will be evaluated, who will benefit from it, and what it will cost
APPENDICES
Background and supporting material (documents) concerning your proposal
BLOCK GRANTS
Funds granted by the federal government for states to distribute to those areas and projects that are given priority
BUDGET
Projected cost of the project
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Foundation whose purpose is to provide monies to address problems and areas of interest that affect the geographic area the foundation was granted to serve
CONTRACT
Type of grant in which the government tells you precisely what it wants done and you bid on accomplishing the task
CORPORATE FOUNDATION
An extension of profit-making companies, organized officially under IRS regulation (501c3), that usually fund grants that benefit the corporation
EVALUATION
The way you will assess the outcomes of the project
FACILITIES
Includes the space and the equipment requirements of the project
FAMILY FOUNDATION
Type of foundation that usually has a geographic preference and may act as a small-scale special purpose foundation
FORMULA GRANTS
Funds granted to programs that distribute funds according to a set of criteria — also referred to as categorical grants
FOUNDATION
A foundation is a non-governmental, nonprofit organization established to aid/maintain a project that serves the public good
GRANT
A certain amount of money given to a person or agency for a promise to do something for someone or something that generally supports public good
NATIONAL GENERAL PURPOSE FOUNDATION
Large foundations with interests in one or more areas — they prefer innovative proposals with purposes on a broader scale
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Information that substantiates that a problem exists that needs to be addressed
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Sentence that concisely states the problem at large
PROCEDURES/METHODS
Activities or operating plans for the project
SPECIAL PURPOSE FOUNDATION
Foundations that support a specific area of funding