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The history making US Crime Control Act of 1994 earmarked hundreds of millions of dollars in grant monies for a variety of justice related purposes turning crime control into a growing industry. This book directs the reader towards locating new sources of public and private funding as well as how to: formulate and state a problem that argues for funding; describe the methods for addressing the problem; clearly state measurable objectives; propose a comprehensive evaluation plan; succinctly describe the applicant's qualifications; detail and defend a budget; and solicit meaningful letters of support.
Methods: Describing the Solution
Methods: Describing the Solution
Whether the problem is a research question or an issue of interest to practitioners, it begs for a solution. That is, after all, the point of most grant proposals. What is the applicant going to do to address the problem? This portion of the grant proposal or application, often referred to as the methods section, tells the sponsor what the applicant proposes as a solution to the problem.
Sponsors expect detail when reading the description of the solution in an application or proposal. They want to know that the applicant is not attempting to reinvent a broken wheel. They want to know that the innovation being proposed shows some promise and is not just a repackaging of an old, ...
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