Assignment: Proposal Selection Process
What happens once a proposal is submitted? How are funded proposals selected?
Funders apply a variety of strategies to select the proposals they are going to fund, including using scoring matrices, internal review staff, external reviewers, and members of their boards.
Public funders use a different system than private funders. Federal grants, for example, provide scoring criteria and include point values for those criteria. Private funders have greater flexibility and may even require all members of their board of trustees to have conversations about the applications. Their decision-making process may seem more "personal" and could include back-and-forth communication with the applicant.
In preparation for this assignment, carefully look at any "review process" information included with your RFP and/or funding source information. With this in mind:
Address the following in a Discussion board post:
1. An outline of the review process of the funding source/RFP you selected
2. What criteria are used?
3. What do you see as the benefits and challenges of this review process?
4. How can you use this understanding to better prepare your proposal?
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.