Tips for Writing the Methods Component
• Sync your organization’s methods to the program’s objectives and need statement.
• Tie your methods to the resources you are requesting in the program budget. Each activity should match its corresponding cost exactly.
• Explain the rationale for choosing these methods; talk in terms of research findings, expert opinion, and the organization’s past experience with similar programs.
• Spell out the facilities and capital equipment that will be available for the project.
• Build various activity phases on top of one another to move the effort toward the desired results. Include a timeline.
• Be sure to discuss who will be served and how they will be chosen.
• Do not assume the program officer knows more ...
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