Pre-Award Online Tutorial

Table of Contents

1. Welcome and Introduction
2. Module 1: Introduction to Sponsored Funding
3. Module 2: Funding Tools
4. Module 3: Proposal Development
   1. Pre Test
   2. Common Flaws
   3. Abstract/Executive Summary
   4. Introduction
   5. Problem Statement
   6. Goals and Objectives
   7. Work Plan
   8. Evaluation Plan
   9. Developing Your Budget
   10. Common Budget Categories
   11. Budget Justification
   12. Other Relevant Information
   13. Post Test
   14. Frequently Asked Questions
   15. Glossary
   16. Resources
5. Module 4: Submitting Your Application

Goals and Objectives

Goals and objectives flow logically from the problem statement/needs assessment.

The goals define the long-range purposes of the project in broad terms and express the desired end results. Objectives, on the other hand, detail the specific, measurable, time-limited, and attainable activities that will occur to accomplish the goals. There are two types of objectives: process and outcome.

Process objectives are measures of production, describing the activities that make up the project, the time required to accomplish these activities, the volume of work to be performed, and the resources to be used. For example, to develop a "college survival" course for adult non-traditional off-campus students at identified project sites is considered a process objective. In contrast, outcome objectives are descriptions of the project's effect and define the change or improvement which occurs as a result of program activity. An example of an outcome objective is to increase retention of adult non-traditional off-campus students by 10% per year following the year of project implementation.