Proposal Template
- A signed declaration by the applicant organization on an appropriate letterhead, including the following: “I, the undersigned being the person responsible in the Applicant’s organization for the proposed Project, do hereby certify that the information given is true and correct at the time of submission.”, with signature, name, position, place, date.
- Applicant organization bylaws or equivalent
- Applicant organization list of Board members
- Applicant organization institutional structure
- In case of consortia, all members must submit a signed declaration on appropriate letterhead, including the following: “We have read and approved the content of this application to the GSDTF and agree to comply with the roles and responsibilities detailed in this project proposal”, with signature, name, position, place, date.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Rated from 1-5
applicant organization and the proposed project align with the GSDTF’s vision: “Grenada’s biodiversity, natural resources, and human and ecological communities are resilient and healthy”
the proposal provides sufficient evidence that the applicant organization is trying to address conservation and/or environmental issues that are of high priority to the country, regionally, and internationally
proposal provides sufficient evidence that the applicant organization has experience with the intervention proposed
proposal is clear about how the applicant organization will deliver the expected results and outcomes
Rated from 1-5
title of the project provides adequate information about the project without being too lengthy or complicated
title is specific to the project
project summary explains why the project is important and briefly describes the goals/objectives and strategies
background section establishes the context and describes the relationship between the applicant organization’s mission and the proposed project
description of the problem is clearly defined; it describes the causes of the problem; and explains the long-term effects of the problem without the intervention(s) proposed by the project
proposal demonstrates a clear understanding of the thematic area
activities identified in the proposal are sufficient or too extensive to achieve the proposed outcomes and within the proposed budget
proposal demonstrates that the proposed project addresses an important problem and that the best practices and lessons learned will contribute towards increasing the knowledge of the thematic area
overall purpose of the Project is clearly defined and is reflective of the applicant organization’s goals
there is a clear connection between how the problem will be solved and goals of the proposed project
proposal defines how success will be measured
proposal reflects realistic expectations in terms of activities identified, time frame for completion of activities and budget
proposal thoroughly identifies all the activities, and only the activities, necessary to achieve the objectives of the proposed project
proposal describes innovative methods for solving the problem
proposal describes activities for monitoring the project and for documenting lessons learned and best practices
activities are costed realistically and/or the proposal presents justification for the costs
proposal reflects accurate calculations
proposal describes matching funds – in kind or cash
Proposal contains amounts for unexplained purposes (i.e., miscellaneous)
Theory of Change expressed in the Log Frame clearly reflects the relationship in the intervention logic
Log Frame identifies how success will be measured (OVIs)
Project describes aspects of project oversight and management
proposal provides information on how the project will continue beyond the grant cycle, if applicable
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