Proposal # _____________ Organization Name: _______________
Your initials ___________ Recommend Fund? _____ Your Ranking _____________
Merit Review Process: You are responsible for evaluating how well each applicant presents its request and how worthy of funding each project is. Here are some guidelines for reviewing proposals:
 Read all of the proposals assigned to your group to familiarize yourself with the total field of applicants.
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Reread and rate proposals one at a time.
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Make notes in each section to remind yourself of key points. You may also highlight, annotate, or otherwise mark-up the proposal as you see fit. These “notes” will help to “jog” your memory as you discuss the project with others .
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Rank the proposals against each other.
Proposal Contains Summary Information
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Proposal identifies the target audience (Who) and (How Many) _____Yes _____No _____Partially
If yes, please specify who:
2.
Proposal identifies how members of audience will benefit (Why) _____Yes _____No
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How well does the narrative detail what the project will accomplish (e.g., does it detail the anticipated impact to members of the target audience(s) and describe specific activities that will result in this impact?---see also next question)
3.
Proposal identifies what will be done (What) _____Yes _____No
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How appropriate to the audience and workable are the project and its activities? (see also prior bulleted item)
4.
Proposal contains a timeline (When) _____Yes _____No
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How appropriate are the activity timelines?— Note that the grant period is June 1, 2016 to November 30,
2016. Proposals outside this timeline may be awarded, but the project director will need to adjust timeline. If you believe this would be impossible, please make note of this .
5.
Proposal identifies qualifications of staff person(s) (Who) _____Yes _____No

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How appropriate are the staff's qualifications for the project?
6.
Proposal identifies how impact of project will be determined _____Yes _____No
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How appropriate are the expected changes in the audience related to this project?
 How thorough and appropriate are the evaluation tools for assessing whether the target audience meets the objectives? Are measurable objectives included? Did the applicant provide details of
HOW they will KNOW if the objectives have been accomplished?
7. Does the proposal identify how the project will be continued (if applicable) _____Yes _____No NA
after the grant program?
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Are potential sources for future funding identified?
Budget
 To what extent do you believe the project goals can be met using the described contributed
and requested resources?
 To what extent are there workable partnerships?
 What is the ratio of total budget to number of people directly served? (e.g., $2500/25 people) .
Don't include "indirectly" or "potentially" served. If the target audience is teachers, do not include the # of students the teachers instruct.
 How appropriate is the amount of funding being used on the project? Consider the ratio of dollars to people served and what it's paying for. How often do you anticipate the items will be used?
Consider the likelihood WEEB would be criticized for using funds to purchase the requested items/services.

What (if any) questions remain in your mind that you wish the proposal writer had addressed?
If there are any specific strengths and/or weaknesses you want to highlight? Describe them here.
If you don’t plan to fund this proposal, what advice would you give to the applicant to help him/her write a better proposal next time? If you do plan to fund this proposal, is there something that would have made the proposal even better?
What other comments do you have that would be helpful to the Grant Committee or the WEEB?
Signature
____________________________________ Recommend for funding? Yes Maybe
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