If the Daughters of Charity Foundation of St. Louis (DCFSL) has read the Letter of Intent and asked for your organization to submit a proposal, the following information must be in the proposal. Unsolicited proposals cannot be accepted.
Cover Page
IntroductionDescribe your organization’s mission and vision. Provide a brief overview of organization programming, including the date the organization was founded.Statement of NeedExplain the problem/need that prompted you to develop your project. Describe the population and geographic area served and the extent to which clients served are economically poor.Project Plan DescriptionDescribe your project. How will your work address the problem/need? What are the benefits of your project? Summarize project staffing, management, implementation/project time frame.ObjectivesThis is a mandatory format for objectives. Provide at least five objectives that clearly describe what will be accomplished with your project. Each objective must describe what change or effect in behavior/knowledge/situation will occur for the client, to whom it will happen, to how many it will happen, what is being done to accomplish this change/effect and when the impact is expected to occur.A sample objective is:“Reduce the safety risk (change in situation) of 10 seniors (who and how many) by installing safety bars in 10 showers (what is being done) within 12 months of the grant award (when it will happen).”Or“Increase by 85% the parental understanding of appropriate discipline methods (change in knowledge) in 10 parents (who and how many) by educating them through five seminars (what is being done) within three months of the grant award (when it will happen).”Evaluation Describe the methods used to determine the project’s success.Request Indicate the specific amount requested and describe how the funds will be used. Comment on how this project will be supported or become self sustaining in the future.
Attachments:
Mail Full Proposals to:Daughters of Charity Foundation of St. Louis231 South Bemiston, Suite 735Saint Louis, Missouri 63105-1925