PAD 4232 - Grant Administration & Resource Development

College of Public Safety Administration

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Fall 2024 (640)

Requisites

Admission to Public Safety Administration (Bachelor of Applied Science) (PSA-BAS) or
Admission to Paralegal Studies (Bachelor of Applied Science) (LEGAL-BAS) or
Admission to Health Services Administration (Bachelor of Applied Science) (HSA-BAS) or
Admission to Public Policy and Administration (Bachelor of Science) (PPA-BS) or
Admission to Educational Studies and Community Leadership (Bachelor of Science) (EDST-BS) or
Admission to Dental Hygiene (Bachelor of Applied Science) (DENH-BAS) or
Admission to Management and Organizational Leadership (Bachelor of Applied Science) (MGTORG-BAS) or
Admission to Sustainability Management (Bachelor of Applied Science) (SUSMGT-BAS)

Course Description

This course will explore and analyze the proposal-writing process.This course also examines the process of identifying resources to fund grant proposals. The student will identify the eleven (11) steps for creating a successful proposal. The student will also examine the importance of creating strong networking and collaboration to accomplish organizational and community needs.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will identify alternative sources of funding by:
    1. exploring federal on-line sources of funding through the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Department of Justice as related to student's specific grant proposal project.
    2. researching state and local funding as related to student's specific grant proposal project.
    3. exploring corporate and nonprofit funding opportunities available as related to student's specific grant proposal project.
  2. The student will examine proposal preparation to funders by:
    1. exploring grant available opportunities and agency resources specific to student's specific grant proposal project.
    2. identifying specific requirements of available grant opportunities.
    3. documenting specific details based on proposal guidelines.
    4. documenting all components of the grant proposal to include budget, measurable data and evaluation.
  3. The student will examine grant administrative process by:
    1. documenting internal functions and department personnel that are crucial to effective project implementation of the grant proposal.
    2. identifying the professional working relationship between internal organizatonal management and the funder.
    3. confirming a thorough detailed section and grammar review of the documented grant proposal including revisions/amendments.
    4. ensuring proposal timeline is in place and there is a system for accurate record keeping and budgeting.
  4. The student will examine the importance of collaboration and community partnerships by:
    1. exploring organizations that are working on similar projects and are willing to support the student's agency project to achieve a common goal.
    2. identifying organizations that are supportive of the student's agency project and would be willing to help with the support of the agency project, i.e. provide a donation, help with fundraising.
    3. gaining support of community leaders who will support or confirm the importance of the student's agency project.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will, with a minimum of 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

C&I 9/28/04, BOT 10/19/04, Effective 20042(0345). (Submitted as 4933, State approved as 4232) 3 Year Review 2008. C&I 12/8/2009, BOT 1/19/2010, Effective 20092(0420). C&I 12/7/2010, BOT 2/22/2011 as FYI, Effective 20102(0435). C&I Approval: 01/20/2012, BOT Approval: 02/21/2012, Effective Term: Summer 2012 (455).
C&I Approval: 02/17/2024, BOT Approval: 03/19/2024, Effective Term: Fall 2024 (640)

Related Programs

  1. Dental Hygiene (DENH-BAS) (640) (Active)
  2. Educational Studies and Community Leadership (EDST-BS) (665) (Draft)
  3. Educational Studies and Community Leadership (EDST-BS) (660) (Active)
  4. Management and Organizational Leadership (MGTORG-BAS) (645) (Active)
  5. Public Policy and Administration (PPA-BS) (640) (Active)
  6. Public Safety Administration (PSA-BAS) (655) (Active)
  7. Sustainability Management (SUSMGT-BAS) (640) (Active)