Grant Evaluation

Name Sydney Karp

Evaluate each grant according to the New York State Nutrition Council Special Projects
Funds directions and complete this orm! Provide eed"ack and grade each category or
each o the three grants! #and it in via $$!
Use this document and type your score and comments in each box. I am looking for good
critical thinking, specific details and rationale for your score.
Your feedback should be specific enough that the grant seeker will be able to determine
why they received the assigned score.
Category Jenny XX Grant 1 SNACC
Score Comments
Clear goal % measurea"le
o"jectives
&' pts
() *No measura"le o"jectives
*Some o the o"jectives are written
more similarly to goals or activities
*+he purpose doesn,t speciy or
individual elderly needs
-eined need (' pts . */acks inormation why it is needed
in the speciic community
*-oesn,t give statistics
*/acks "ackground inormation
a"out the pro"lem and how that
aects the aging population
*0hat already e1ists2
*0hat is the pro"lem2
-eined target audience
(' pts
3 *4t doesn,t speciy how many people
will "e aected
*/acks detail in 5what is appropriate
or age "racket6
*-oesn,t speciy who is the target
starting audience that will irst "e
reached "y the program
Colla"oration (' pts . *Says that she has "een working or
/oretto7 "ut does not ela"orate on
what /oretto is
*/acks inormation a"out +anya
#oracek and her responsi"ilities in
the project
*-oesn,t speciy what department o
Syracuse 8niversity will "e
overseeing the project and what their
role will "e
*No letter attached rom
colla"orators
Enhancement o one or more o
the initiatives listed on page (
(' pts
. *+imeline could "e more detailed and
"roken down
*E1empliies parts o the we"site that
have already "een developed
*Shows resources used 9we"site: and
developed 9newsletter:
*-oesn,t pinpoint any o the speciic
initiatives on the guidelines
*$rings up nutrition "ut doesn,t tie it
to the unding o"jectives 9"road:
Evaluation plan )' pts &; *-oesn,t speciy how many people
responded rom the health air
*4ncluded an e1ample o a survey
tool to evaluate how eective the
we"site is
*<ade a pilot newsletter
*-idn,t address any limitations or
challenges
*-idn,t address the use o this
we"site on a "roader scale outside
the realms o her project
*-idn,t do a pretest and post*test
survey on the eiciency o the
we"site
*+racks the amount o users on the
we"site which is good to see how
popular it is and how many people it
is reaching
=ealistic "udget (' pts 3 *4ndicates what the money will "e
used or
*$roke it down "y per hour rate7
cents7 and detailed monetary values
including timing and how much
la"or will "e involved
*0ho will she "e paying to do the
la"or hours and why >('?hour2
*0here is the price or the update
coming rom2 #ow did she get this
num"er2
* 0hy .' homes or newsletter2
#ow did she get this num"er2
Total Score 100 pts 68
Category Sandy XXXX Grant 2 Improving Ntrition !dcation
in Jvenile "ia#etes Camp
Score Comments
Clear goal % measurea"le
o"jectives
&' pts
(3 *#as measura"le o"jectives using
percentages o how many people will
"eneit
*States goals clearly in a"stract "ut
does not reiterate goal in the main part
o the proposal
-eined need (' pts (' *4dentiies the pro"lem in the
community
*8ses statistics to reinorce the
importance o the pro"lem and cites
sources
*4dentiies what is lacking and why
children don,t have the knowledge
*@ddresses the need ater working
with these children "eore and
realiAing the knowledge they had "een
lacking
*E1plains who and why there is a
need7 and in what community
-eined target audience
(' pts
3 *8ses a very small target audience
*E1planation needed or the siAe o
sample
*4n this section7 ails to mention i the
target audience is kids attending the
/ions Camp #ickory or kids outside
o the camp
Colla"oration (' pts 3 */ists colla"orators and their roles and
responsi"ilities in the project
*No letter indicating colla"oration
attached to the proposal
Enhancement o one or more o
the initiatives listed on page ( ('
pts
B *-irectly addresses o"jectives ( and &
on guidelines or unding
*-escri"es each activity in detail and
e1plains "oth the purpose and
outcome o the learning o"jective
*Speciying activities that are geared
towards the target audienceC"oth
interactive and age appropriate
*8ses a variety o activities to get the
point across
*E1plains when the activities will "e
planned and ready "y
*/acks a speciic timeline with dates
Evaluation plan )' pts &B *E1plains when the activities will "e
planned and ready "y and will do a
ormal pilot test or evaluation
*Pilot test will look at previous year,s
activities and how "eneicial they
were to the children
*0ill provide a pretest and post*test to
children and then evaluate areas that
need improvement
*0ill allow or children to apply what
they have learned "y iguring out
car"ohydrate e1changes and posting
signs or the other children to see
*Could have included a chart to show
how evaluation would directly link to
measura"le o"jectives 9this would
enhance the evaluation plan:
=ealistic "udget (' pts (' *EDuipment and rent already availa"le
to them "y the camp
*Cost eective with the use o
volunteers
*4ncludes an e1planation o each
e1pense and what their uses will "e
contri"uting to
Total Score 100 pts $2
Category Ally XXXXX Grant % &'at(s on yor plate)
Score Comments
Clear goal % measurea"le
o"jectives
&' pts
(& *Goals are appropriate "ut there may
"e conusion "etween goals and
o"jectives
*States "oth short term and long term
goals
*E"jectives are not listed and not
measura"le
-eined need (' pts F *Clearly addresses what the pro"lem is
"y using powerul statistics showing
the prevalence o o"esity in our
country
*-oes not cite statistics or where
num"ers are coming rom
*E1plains the need on a much larger
scale "ut not speciic to the community
-eined target audience
(' pts
3 *4ncludes all possi"le people who will
"eneit rom the program
*-oesn,t speciy the community in
which these kids will come rom
*Fails to mention that the kids attend
0ellwood <iddle School
*-oesn,t speciy gender or
demographic
*-oesn,t include the num"er o
children participating
Colla"oration (' pts B *Gery detailed e1planation o each
colla"orator,s roles and responsi"ilies
*<oney has already "een contri"uted
"y the colla"orators to start the
program and pilot test
*@dditionally money will "e donated
"y colla"orators7 such as 0egmans
*/acks a letter indicating colla"oration
*Good that nutrition students will "e
participating in order to "ring
knowledgea"le and relata"le people to
the program
Enhancement o one or more o the
initiatives listed on page ( (' pts
(' *-irectly links to the &
nd
o"jective on
the unding guidelines
*Chart enhances the timeline
*-etailed accounts o activities and
how the program will play out
*-escri"es each monthly challenge and
presentations that will address relevant
health topics which are already
outlined
*Gives speciic timing or each
monthly challenge with a realistic
"reakdown o the low o the hour
activity
*Provides timeline with tentative
chosen oods or each month
*Each kid will have the opportunity to
make the recipe themselves
*@ter the activity7 time is provided or
kids to talk a"out their
accomplishments or personal
e1periences at home
Evaluation plan )' pts )' *@llows the children to rate the ood
ater they have tasted it and complete a
card so that nutrition students can
document
*8ses a pre assessment survey "eore
the challenges "egin
*=uns a pilot test to measure student
receptiveness and then a post survey to
assess the pilot test
*Provides inormation a"out a pilot test
that was already completed and
evaluated to see where there may "e
limitations or challenges
*=ealiAes that time may "e a limitation
and that goals may not "e short term
*-oesn,t just plan on targeting the
students at 0ellwood <iddle School
"ut hopes to provide outreach to other
schools in Enondaga County
=ealistic "udget (' pts H *Not realistic that teachers will not
receive e1tra salary or working e1tra
time
*4s the teacher salary or time ater
school hours covered "y other sources2
*#elpul that eDuipment and supplies
are already provided "y the schoolC
"ut how many2
*-oesn,t give estimates o how many
materials are needed7 where they will
"e purchased rom7 and what the
"reakdown o costs are 9e1I why are
C-,s or music >.'2:
*8nrealistic prices or materials 9very
overestimated in some e1penses and
underestimated in others:
*-oesn,t include what ood will "e
purchased**>.'' seems like a lotC
how many kids will "e participating2
Total Score 100 pts 82