Keep your program growing after the money runs out: the success of your grant application will depend in part on how effectively your project can perform post-funding.

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Keep your program growing after the money runs out: the success of your grant application will depend in part on how effectively your project can perform post-funding.(technology funding)(Column)

Publication: T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education)
Publication Date: 01-DEC-05

Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR with the concept of project sustainability, you'd be well-served to acquaint yourself with it before applying for a US Department of Education (DOE) or foundation grant, when you'll get a quick lesson in its importance. You're likely to find that your proposal must a of...

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...include description how you will sustain your project beyond the grant period. Many schools and districts receive federal and private grants that are used to implement programs, but these programs all too often end when grant funds dry up.

So what is project sustainability? First, what it isn't: It does not refer to an organization's ability to keep its staff and activities after the grant period ends. Project sustainability denotes an organization's ability to accurately determine and maintain desired outcomes, achieve long-term growth, and change in accordance with changing community conditions/needs. (How does your project stack up? See "8 Elements of Sustainability," page 19.)

In 2003, the DoE commissioned a field study of the Comprehensive...

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