Proposal Requirements

Directions:

1. Write a proposal explaining your project or idea in approximately 700 words. Provide background information on the problem, a description of your solution, the environmental benefit, and an evaluation of the economic feasibility of your idea.

2. All proposal materials will be submitted here on CaringForTheKenai.com. You can include any type of multimedia.

3. Entries are judged according to the following rubric:

   • Originality

   • Environmental/Disaster Preparedness Benefits

   • Scope of Idea

   • Research and Development

   • Technology Applied

   • Graphic Supplements

   • Writing Mechanics

     • Organization

     • Word Choice

     • Sentence Structure

     • Spelling

     • Grammar

     • Punctuation

4. All entries must include the following:

   • Title Page: The name of your project/proposal. Your name or school should not appear anywhere in the document.

   • APA Citations: All research that has been quoted, paraphrased or summarized must have proper in‐text citations according to the American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines.

   • APA Reference Page: An alphabetized list of all research that has been quoted, paraphrased, or summarized in the proposal must be included at the end of the proposal.

5. Personal/Family funds spent on the proposal should not exceed $50.00. This does not preclude fundraising efforts or grants for the project.

 

 

Proposal Writing Tips

Introduction

1. Define the subject.

2. State the purpose.

3. State the main point.

4. Stress the importance of the subject.

5. Offer background information on the subject.

6. Forecast the organization of the proposal.

Describe the Current Situation

1. Identify and define the problem you will describe.

2. Discuss the causes of the problem, showing how these causes brought about the problem.

3. Discuss the effects of not doing anything about the problem.

Describe the Project Plan

1. Identify the solution.

2. State the objectives of the plan.

3. Describe the plan's major and minor steps.

4. Identify the outcome.

Costs and Benefits

1. Identify the cost of the plan.

2. Describe how this will help benefit the community or area.

Conclusion

1. Restate the proposal's main point (the solution).

2. Say thank you.

3. Describe the next step.

From: Technical Communication Today, Richard Johnson-Sheehan (2005).