A. For research papers and proposals

• 1. Introduction - This part identifies how and where the applicant's/writer's mission and the potential sponsor’s or funder's mission intersect or align. It addresses why the funder should support the project, introduces the applicant's/writer's partners, and shows why the partners want to participate in the project.
• 2. Purpose - Also known as the need or rationale, it outlines what others have written about the topic and focuses on the gap in knowledge to be filled, the problem to be solved, or the need to be addressed by the applicant's proposed project.

  Note: The introduction and purpose can be merged into a background section that contains all the elements presented in the two (2) sections mentioned above.
• 3. Project Description - In this section, the applicant addresses the unique, unusual, distinctive, innovative, and/or novel aspects of the approach, showing why the applicant's

  team has the best solution and presenting a compelling case for funding.
• Also included in

  the project description are the following parts: 3.1. Goals and Objectives 3.2. Methodology and Timelines 3.3 Benefits/ Anticipated Outcomes
• 4. Budget / Support - This section contains either the following: (1) an outline of the main

  budget categories for the requested project support; (2) a single bottom-line amount of the

  request and a brief discussion of how that amount will be used.