Sample Grant Review - #3

Each application received by the Right To Learn Grants Program will be evaluated according to the rubric below. Within 10 business days following an application, Right to Learn will provide a grant decision (approval, denial or request for more information) and comprehensive feedback on the application. A sample of this feedback is provided below for one of the sample applications published on the Right To Learn site.

Sample #3: Rally in Sacramento

The application for this group can is also accessible for review.

Area of consideration	Score (1-9)
Project clearly identifies and articulates strategy to achieve the desired social change.	4
Grant amount requested is proportional to the number of students involved in or impacted by the project.	7
Project plans for effective uses local resources and community involvement (via in-kind donations and discounts, support from civic groups, etc.)	3
Team proposes an innovative and creative strategy to address the problem/challenge.	4
Project is viable and has a likely chance of successful implementation.	7
Other considerations: number of schools/students involved in project, previous involvement in Right To Learn activities, strong references/recommendations, involvement of low-income and historically underserved communities.

Narrative Comments:

This grant proposal is a great idea to show solidarity in the form of going up to Sacramento to protest. The downfall is with only 53 students you might not make that big of an impact. We really like that you would like to lobby though! If you get in touch with all the representatives from the Fresno area and have appointment times to meet with them, that would be best. In order to get more of the community involved, this group might want to get petitions signed by everyone in the community to show to their representatives when they go to lobby in Sacramento. We understand that charter buses cost a lot of money so we think that the amount requested is fair but we also think to involve the community, this group could have asked for food donations and possibly posters/other office supply donations. We do appreciate that they already have students signed up and willing to go to Sacramento with them. With more concrete ideas about how to represent your community and target your message to Fresno legislators, we will review your proposal and it is likely that we will seriously consider your proposal.