SLP Homework: LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH EDUCATION AND SECURING FUNDING FOR HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS
One of the first tasks that you may be asked to undertake upon, as a health educator, is to develop a program and to securing funding for the program. As such, the aim of this session long project is to familiarize you with the development of a program and the grant proposal process.
There are two parts to this homework.
Task:
Part 1: Identify a health problem to be addressed by the health education intervention for which you will seek funding. This problem should affect a local population in the area in which you work or reside and should be something that lends itself to prevention, e.g., obesity, stroke, diabetes, domestic violence, child abuse, teen pregnancy, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), drug abuse, HIV/AIDS, etc. Use the scholarly literature to support your selection of this health problem.
Part 2: Your project will entail identifying a mini-grant funding opportunity for a hypothetical educational program/project of your choosing and constructing a mini-grant application. Mini-grants are small grants made to support projects, programs, or events related to an area of interest/concern to a funder. Applications for mini-grants are typically shorter than those for traditional grants, making it easier for individuals/organizations new to the grant seeking process to apply for and secure funds.
Conduct an Internet search to identify a mini-grant that could be used to support an intervention to address the health problem you selected in Module.
• What is the name of this program (provide the URL for the web site from which on which the program appears)?
• What are the requirements of this mini-grant program? Specifically,
• Who can apply? (e.g., individuals, non-profit organizations, anyone?)
• What types of projects are funded? (e.g., educational, special events, materials development?)
• What amounts are awarded? (i.e., maximum amount over what period of time?)
• Of what components should a proposal consist? (e.g., a letter of intent, a project description, a budget?)
• What is the deadline for submitting a proposal? (i.e., specific deadline or ongoing?)
• When are applicants notified of the award decision?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.