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Being RFP Ready for Bullying Prevention Funding

Apr 07 2010

by Sally Ember, Ed.D., Outreach Director

Applying for U.S. Department of Education funding by developing winning projects and proposals is a more challenging task in 2010 than before. For example, Safe and Drug-Free Schools & Communities (Title IV) has become competitive instead of automatic (based on applications rather than attendance), and many schools will be unable to access needed funding for bullying- and violence- and other prevention programs, staff and services.  The “Investing In Innovation” (i3), Race To The Top, and other grants are massive, and difficult to be eligible for, while competition is quite stiff.
It’s important for all school funding-seekers to keep the fundamental rationale clear: recognize the importance of improving school climate and connectedness in order to focus on the most-funded purposes:
A. turning around Low-Achieving/Low Performing Schools (LAS), and
B. serving high-need students.

Each school or LEA needs to develop a team of community partners and learn how to be ready quickly for violence-prevention RFPs. That’s the only way to develop the best projects and proposals for current and upcoming federal Dept. of Education funding and many state and private funding sources for 2010-11 and beyond.

We’d like to help schools learn strategies for
- project development,
- proposal preparation, and
- identifying and selecting the best working team,
so that fund-seekers can develop proposals that show:
- your strong collaborations between public and private sector partners
- evidence- and research-based logic models and best-practices
- independent and in-house evaluation methods
- appropriate cash and in-kind funding matches.

In this era when school funding for improving school climate is harder to acquire, more seekers are competing for fewer resources, and the eligibility guidelines are more restrictive, it’s important to find the best collaborators to be on your team and increase your chances of success. Choose well, and good luck! 

For more information, attend our free, one-hour webinar on Wednesday, April 14, 2010, noon PDT, or listen to the recording on our website later in April.
Click here to register for the webinar and improve your chances of acquiring funding for 2010-11!

 

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