Grant Proposal

In spite of exceptional improvements in the oral health of the people in the United States, not everyone in the nation has benefitted equally. Grant funds provide opportunities and resources that can be used to support studies that provide a better understanding of health disparities, it can also be used to develop interventions targeted to underserved and explore approaches that can make a change in the existing oral health disparity. A successful grant application occurs in stages and involves the coordination of several activities. Planning the strategy, preparing the elements of the grant application, identifying the potential partners to work are the major steps in a grant application process. Identifying the approach for the grant application
More than 18 million children went without dental care, including routine exams in 2014 (HHS, 2014). In 2012, more than 4 million children did not receive needed dental care because their families could not afford it (Bloom, B., Jones, L., Freeman, G. 2012). Rural children are less likely to have dental insurance than their urban counterparts and more likely to seek care for preventable dental problems in overburdened emergency rooms (Liu, et al 2007).
Planning the Strategy
A well-developed strategic plan is very essential part of a grant application process because it helps to make a shared vision among the stakeholder, provide a detailed roadmap for the project, and this excite and motivate stakeholders to become more involved. Eliminating oral health disparity cannot be easily accomplished, and it is a step by step process. Therefore, a strategic plan will serve as dynamic guide for setting program priorities.
Vision. The vision of my project is to ‘improve access to oral health care and eliminate the existing oral health disparity which is persistent among the underserved population in this
Then a grant proposal includes a ‘cover letter’ which contains the funders details, it provides an overview of the organization, reason for the funding request and also includes the contact information of the organization. The next element is ‘project summary’, which clearly summarizes the request. Then comes the ‘need statement’, which mentions the particular need the project is trying to speak out (Katz, J 2000). ‘Goals and objectives’ are another key element of the grant proposal which describes the outcomes that can be achieved through the grant in measurable terms. ‘Methodology’ is another session which describes the activities to be conducted to achieve the desired objectives. ‘Evaluation plan’ is the next key element, which describes how the project is assessed and measured in terms of effectiveness and success. ‘Future funding’ of grant proposals describes the plan for continuation beyond the grant and other resources necessary to implement the grant (Katz, J