CHECKLIST FOR PROPOSAL WRITING FOR

ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES

SEEKING FUNDS FOR DISASTER LONG-TERM RECOVERY

_____  Date Document is being submitted

Organizational Information:

_____  Name of the Organization/agency

_____  Mailing address for the organization

_____  Phone and e-mail information for the organization

_____  Name of Director/CEO

_____  Names and titles for Board of Directors

_____  Brief history of the organization and capacities for service

_____  If requested, attach a copy of the organization’s 501c3

Contact Information:

_____  Name of the Contact Person for this proposal

_____  List all phone numbers for the contact person

_____  E-mail address for the contact person

Funding Request:

_____  Detailed budget and financial narrative for a specified period of time or for a specific project (personnel costs, operational costs, monitoring and evaluation, in-kind or matching contributions)

_____  Amount being requested on this proposal

_____  Other entities from which you are requesting the same or matching funds

Implementing Partner Information:

_____  Description of all partners involved in the project and the details of the relationships        between the organizations/agencies

Description of the Situation and the Need:

_____  Information regarding the need, including descriptions and cause of the problem

_____  Description of damages and impact on human lives (statistics, vulnerable areas or people,      particular needs of vulnerable families, resources available in the community and resources that are absent)

Project Goal, Objectives, and Implementation:

_____  Project mission statement and goal/s

_____  Planned objectives (outcomes) and strategies that will address the needs; include tangible,          concrete, and measurable actions that can be achieved with adequate resources

_____  Identification of targeted beneficiaries or recipients of the services

_____  Description of how activities will be performed, when they will be offered, coordination              plan among implementing partners and other organizations/agencies, and information             about identification and selection of targeted beneficiaries

_____  Anticipated length of time the program/activities will function

Project Administration, Finance, Monitoring, Reporting:

_____  Indicate the total number of staff, brief description of their roles and responsibilities

_____  Description of the program’s administrative structure

_____  Description of the financial procedures and oversight

_____  Description of planned evaluation and reporting to funders and other stakeholders