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Thriving Communities Grant Proposal Narrative Generator

Before completing this form, please review the following instructions:

Your survey responses will be processed using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to generate a draft grant application response. Survey responses will not be used for any purpose other than grant application development. Once generated the draft response will be sent to the email provided in this form.
For any specific questions, please contact Shonali Palacios, Senior Community Outreach Associate, Region 3 - [email protected]
For more information about this funding opportunity and available resources, visit https://www.greenandhealthyhomes.org/thrivingcommunities/ To review the RFA, visit https://www.greenandhealthyhomes.org/wp-content/uploads/RFA-Final-08122024a.pdf

1) What’s the name of your organization?

2) If the organization has a website, please provide a link here.

3) What’s the name of the proposed project that you'd like to submit for GHHI’s EPA Environmental Justice Thriving Community Grant?

4) What’s the tier level of your proposed project?

4) What’s the tier level of your proposed project?
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5) Do you have a Unique Entity Identifier?

5) Do you have a Unique Entity Identifier?
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6) What's your first name?

7) What's your last name?

8) What's your email address?

Note: AI-generated draft application materials will be sent to this email address and EPN will use this email address for follow-up communication.

9) What is your phone number? *

Thanks for providing those details! Let's begin drafting the grant proposal by completing the Community Needs section.

10) Describe the target population and geographic area of the project.

Provide as much detail as possible. For example, Census tract number, neighborhood name, or demographic information.

11) What are the community need(s) that the proposed project will address?

It's helpful to include relevant evidence and qualitative / quantitative data to make the case for community need. If you do not have access to data, describe the importance of the issue area being addressed to support the need for project funding.

12) Is the area of project focus considered disadvantaged according to the Inflation Reduction Act Disadvantaged Communities Map?

Click here to review the map. Note: Disadvantaged communities are labeled in orange.
12) Is the area of project focus considered disadvantaged according to the Inflation Reduction Act Disadvantaged Communities Map?
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13) AI can use existing text to generate the grant narrative. If you have a webpage or document describing previous experience supporting the disadvantaged community in the area of project focus, please provide it here.

You're doing great! Let's work on the project description section.

If the organization has applied to other funding sources for this project, feel free to copy and paste relevant sections here.

14) In what ways will the community be engaged and involved in the project?

15) In what ways will the proposed project include representation of members from the target population / community of focus?

16) What are the planned activities and interventions in the proposed project?

17) How many partner organizations, if any, will be engaged in the proposed project?

18) Provide a list of the partner organizations for this project, if applicable.

19) What are the roles of each partner organization, if applicable.

20) Do you have a completed work plan for the proposed project?

20) Do you have a completed work plan for the proposed project?
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Fantastic! You've just drafted the project description section of the grant proposal. Let's move on to the Organization Capacity and Needs portion.

21) Provide details about the organization’s background and relevant areas of work.

22) What past and current experience does the organization have that’s relevant to the proposed project?

23) What’s the organization’s relationship with the target population / community of focus?

24) List all staff members and titles who have relevant roles on the proposed project:

25) Now, provide a brief bio for each staff person, include relevant experience and describe their role on the proposed project.

26) Describe how the organization has the capacity to receive and manage grant funds

27) Does the organization have a recent audit report, balance sheet or revenue/expense statements for the past two years?

27) Does the organization have a recent audit report, balance sheet or revenue/expense statements for the past two years?
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28) Does the organization have past experience applying for, receiving, and/or managing EPA grants?

This is NOT a requirement, but it is useful to include details about past experience in the narrative if applicable.

29) What are some of the relevant technical assistance needs of the organization for the proposed project? (e.g., assistance in understanding policy advocacy strategies)

30) How will the organization address these technical assistance needs if funded?

31) Does the organization have a Board of Directors?

31) Does the organization have a Board of Directors?
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You've just drafted the Organizational Capacity and Needs section of the application. Kudos!

32) It's time to provide details about the evaluation plan. Please describe three to five desired outcomes that will result from this project.


33) For each outcome, list three to five measurable outputs and/or indicators that will be tracked by the project.

34) Describe how the organization will measure the impact of the project.

List any processes that will be used to track the quantitative outputs of the project and describe how the organization will assess longer-term outcomes to meet project goals. 

One last question before we wrap up.

35) Does your organization have a completed budget for the proposed project that includes anticipated costs in addition to the purpose of each budget line-item?

35) Does your organization have a completed budget for the proposed project that includes anticipated costs in addition to the purpose of each budget line-item?
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Thanks for taking the time to complete EPN's Grant Proposal Narrative Generator. Our team will be in touch soon with a draft proposal.

36) In the meantime, are there any questions or comments you'd like to share with the EPN team?

37) How would you rate the ease of completing this draft application generator?

37) How would you rate the ease of completing this draft application generator?

38) Once you submit your responses, the information will be submitted to an AI system to generate a draft proposal, please provide consent.

38) Once you submit your responses, the information will be submitted to an AI system to generate a draft proposal, please provide consent.

39) To gather feedback, we're looking for participants who would be interested in sharing more insights about their experience. Would you be open to a follow-up conversation about the grant proposal narrative generator?

39) To gather feedback, we're looking for participants who would be interested in sharing more insights about their experience. Would you be open to a follow-up conversation about the grant proposal narrative generator?