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HPR450 Grant Report Discussion

Goals, Objectives, Methods, and Timeline

Consider the content of your posts in this week’s discussion forums and the feedback you received. Then organize the information that you have collected into a document that clearly and thoroughly states your goal and objectives and describes the methods through which they can be achieved. Please note that the goal of this activity is to ensure that you develop a coherent narrative of your goal, objectives, and proposed methods. Thus, do not neglect to integrate the feedback that you have received from your peers and/or instructor. To develop a coherent narrative, consider the following steps:

Goals, Objectives: Clearly state the goal and objectives to be achieved. To ensure clarity, you may not want to have more than three objectives supporting the main goal. Keep in mind that a goal is an overall statement of what you wish to accomplish. Goals are always broad and general. Your goal must be linked to your problem statement. When writing about your goal, you will use words such as decrease, deliver, develop, establish, improve, increase, produce, and provide. Please review pages 39-41 in your text book.Also consider that an objective describes a problem-related outcome of your program. An objective clearly defines the population served and states the time when the objectives will be met. Objectives are always stated in numerical terms. Objectives are specific, measurable, time-bound, and doable.

Methods and Timeline: The method section flows naturally from the problems and objectives. Methods clearly describe program activities and state reason for the selection of activities. The sequence of activities is outlined, and staffing, program, clients and client selection are detailed. The method section presents a reasonable array of actives that can be accomplished within the time allotted and with the resources available to the applicant (i.e., your organization).

In summary, for the section devoted to methods and timeline:

• Describe the activities and strategies to be used to accomplish the stated goal and objectives (i.e., implementation–activity part).
• Explain how participants will be selected (i.e., implementation–recipient part).
• Provide research and sources that justify the use of these activities and strategies (i.e., justification of implementation).
• Describe procedures used to assess whether the proposed activities accomplish the stated goal and objectives (i.e., assessment plan).
• List individuals who will carry out the plan outlined in the document.
• Include a brief paragraph summarizing the qualifications of key individuals involved.
• Develop timeline.
• Describe the specific activities/strategies using a timeline. Feel free to use the instructor’s sample timeline or develop your own.

The Goals, Objectives, Methods, and Timelines paper:

• Must be four to five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the  UAGC Writing Center (Links to an external site.) .
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
• Title of paper
• Student’s name
• Course name and number
• Instructor’s name
• Date submitted
• Must use at least two scholarly or peer-reviewed sources in addition to the course text.
• The  Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.)  table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the UAGC Writing Center.
• For assistance, go to the UAGC Writing Center’s  In-Text Citation Guide (Links to an external site.)  and  In-Text Citation Helper: A Guide to Making APA In-Text Citations (Links to an external site.) .
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the UAGC Writing Center.
• Before you submit your written assignment, you are encouraged to review  The Grammarly Tutorial  (Links to an external site.) , set up a Grammarly account (if you have not already done so), and use Grammarly to review a rough draft of your assignment. Then carefully review all issues identified by Grammarly and revise your work as needed.

Carefully review the  Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)  for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Required Resources

Text

O’Neal-McElrath, T. (2013).  Winning grants step by step: The complete workbook for planning, developing, and writing successful proposals  (4th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

• · Step 4: Defining Clear Goals and Objectives
• · Step 5: Developing the Methods

Recommended Resource

Text

Kiritz, N. J. (2004).  Program planning & proposal writing (Links to an external site.) : Expanded version. Retrieved from https://www.tgci.com/publications-purchase

• This book offers an effective and detailed narrative on how to write a grant proposal, including comprehensive guidelines on the method section. It may assist you in your Goals and Objectives and your Methods discussions this week.
• Please note this is a recommended resource and is not a required purchase.