The U.S. Embassy London Grant Proposal Template 2024.docx

U.S. Embassy Grant Proposal Template

Please provide the following information in your proposal. We recommend using this format, but it is not mandatory. If you choose to use a different format, please ensure that all information listed below is included in your proposal.

Please email any questions to LondonGrants@state.gov

Project Title Please provide a title for your program Decision Date Please provide your best estimate of a date by which a funding decision would be needed in order to successfully launch your project.

Project Start and End Dates Please provide the start date and projected end date for your project.

Project Lead Please provide contact information for the person(s) with the substantive program lead.

Administrative Lead Please provide contact information for the person(s) with the administrative lead.

Elevator Pitch Please give a brief synopsis advocating the core project idea and how it supports strategic objectives through outreach to the targeted audiences. This should be able to be spoken aloud in less than 45 seconds, hence the term "elevator pitch."

Strategic Objectives WORD LIMIT: 200 Please briefly list the Strategic Objectives for this project. Preferred format: Short bulleted list of goals with brief context.

Project Description WORD LIMIT: 600 Provide a comprehensive but CONCISE description of the overall project. Exceptionally long descriptions will be sent back for further editing/refinement. The list below is intended to be suggestive, not exhaustive; please also do not be constrained by the order of these elements! This should be a narrative that hangs together as a whole. DO NOT simply answer the questions below as a numbered list.

1) How the idea for the project originated (what was the inspiration?)

2) What’s the project about? What’s the nut of what you are trying to do? What do you hope to accomplish and how?

3) An explanation of how this project is innovative within your local context, within a class of similar programs, or in its overall approach.

4) Why should we select your program?

American Component Identify the American component to your program/project. An American component is not a requirement for proposals aiming to promote tolerance or counter extremism, although projects with an American component will be given priority.

Targeted Audience(s) WORD LIMIT: 200 Precisely identify and provide a basic description of your targeted audiences, why they are strategically important, and why your project is particularly suited to reach them.

Note: A response naming “the general public” would not/not be specific enough, but “underprivileged ethnic minority women living in rural areas” would be sufficiently precise.

Impact Amplification Plan WORD LIMIT: 200 Provide a brief description of your plan for deriving maximum impact from your project. What secondary and tertiary audiences will your project impact, beyond the primary program participants? For instance: Will there be follow-on activities? Will your participants create user-generated content (pictures, video, etc.) for online promotion and distribution? Will you arrange press interviews with program participants? NOTE: Not all projects can appropriately include traditional or new media amplification, due to local sensitivities or other issues. Follow-on conferences or enabling networking among participants for months or years after the initial project would constitute acceptable amplification of your project.

Public and Private Partners List all project partners and any financial or in-kind support that has been committed on their parts. In the interest of amplifying the impact, we encourage proposals which include partial financial commitments from public or private partners, consistent with applicable law and Department vetting procedures.

Performance Indicators and Monitoring Plan Provide reasonable, meaningful, and achievable performance indicators to measure the success of your project. If the program will be monitoring small grants, please include a monitoring plan.

Total Cost Please give an appropriately precise estimation of the project's total cost. This figure should include any matching funds as well as monies being requested from the U.S. Embassy.

Requested Funding Provide the amount you are requesting from the Fund (minus any matching funds).

Simple Budget and Budget Narrative Provide a simple budget and budget narrative that provides information on major expenditures and a comprehensive rationale for these expenditures.

A simple budget should look like this (in U.S. Dollars or British Pounds):

(etc.)

You are strongly encouraged to attach a budget detailing the costs of your proposed program. The budget should specify the details of total cost of the project, the amount requested from the Embassy (if different), and in-kind donations or actual hard cash contributions from third parties.