Interview Form – GearUp for Grants

Interview Info

Client Name

First Last

Client Email

Organization Name

Specialist Name

First Last

Specialist Email

Problem Statement / Statement of Need

What need is your proposed project addressing?

Who is in need?

To what extent does the problem exist?

Please give REFERENCED statistical evidence of the problem

Goals and Objectives

A GOAL is a broad-based statement of the ultimate result of the change being undertaken. An OBJECTIVE is a measurable, time-specific result that the organization expects to accomplish as part of the grant.

Objectives should include the amount of change, the direction of change (increase/improvement, or decrease/reduction, and the timeframe when change is expected.

The objectives should tie to the problem statement, as they should indicate how the current situation will be changed.

What are the objectives?

Methods

This is a detailed description of the activities your organization will implement to achieve the ends specified in the “objectives.”

Clearly describe the methods to be used and give good reasons for choosing them.

Who has responsibility for completing each activity?

How will participants be selected? Please be as detailed as you can be here.

Who will receive the reports?

Future Funding & Sustainability Strategy

Does your organization intend to continue this project or program, and if so for how long?

What resources (direct and indirect) are needed to continue?

What sources of future financial resources can your organization use?

Budget

We do not complete Budgets for Client – Send Client Budget Template during interview follow-up. 

The best budgets “translate” the “methods” of your organization’s project or program into dollars. This is an estimate of the income and expenses you anticipate will occur. Here are some pointers for completing your budget:   If your organization is seeking general operating support, you should submit the budget for the whole agency along with a request for “unrestricted” funds. If your organization is seeking funding for a special project, you need to develop a budget that shows the expenses and revenue you anticipate for that specific project. Establish a budget period (the length of time the budget covers). Estimate the expenses, obtaining cost estimates as necessary. Estimate the donated goods and services that will be used (in-kind). Estimate the anticipated revenue.