I wrote a Grant Proposal but I didn't get a very good grade. The grader gives me a lot of feedback in this essay. I need a person with high writing level and ability, who has some understanding and co

The proposal can be to conduct research on an environmental question or to implement an environmental project in the state of California.

For example, if you were interested in the use of vegetative buffer strips to uptake agricultural pollution into Elkhorn Slough, you might write a proposal to:

1) study the effectiveness of different revegetation strategies, or 2) survey farmers' attitudes towards implementing buffer strips, or 3) fund a program to educate farmers about the costs and benefits of buffers strips, or 4) install buffer strips along a particularly impacted location.

You may either write the proposal on a topic related to your presentation/paper or a topic that you have researched for another class or job. The objective of this project is to give you experience in grant writing, as almost all jobs in environmental studies (research, non-profit, government) involve some grant writing.

The funder, Golden State Green , is a private endowment offering up to $10,000 for environmental projects or research in the state of California .

Proposal format Your entire proposal should be no more than 1200 words (excluding references). Use the following format. Both research and project proposals use a similar format but vary somewhat in content – see differences described by section Background information – At the beginning of the proposal list the following information:

• Title of project • Individual or Organization with a one-line description, e.g., Emily Reisman - Graduate student in Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz Coastal Watershed Council – non-profit organization that conducts water quality monitoring in Santa Cruz County • Your name (if you are representing an organization) • Project summary (no more than 100 words) • Amount of funding requested Proposal Narrative a. Statement of Problem or Need For environmental projects: • Start with the generalized problem as it occurs in the community • Then use sources to show why this is really a problem, as well as what other resources exist (or not!) to address this problem • Then introduce how your project will address the problem For environmental research:

• Start with the general research question • Then describe relevant research – what other work has already been done, and what gaps in that body of research need to be addressed?

• Then introduce how your research will fill these gaps.

b. Project Objectives or Research Hypotheses For environmental projects:

What specific objectives are you trying to achieve?

For environmental research:

What hypotheses are you testing?

c. Methods and Schedule • Describe your methodology for achieving your objectives or testing your hypotheses.

• Include a timetable for completing the work.

d. Evaluation Criteria and Process For environmental projects:

How will you know whether you are achieving your objectives? What will you measure to evaluate your progress?

For environmental research:

How will you analyze your data? How will you share your results?

e. Budget I nclude a detailed budget of costs including justification f. Literature Cited Your paper should cite at least 3 references, preferably peer-reviewed Evaluation Your draft will be peer-reviewed and also evaluated by one of the instructors, using the rubric. The final proposal will be evaluated based on the same criteria as the draft, as well as for addressing comments on the draft.