Directed Grants Program – Full Proposal Application Preview

(Note that while there are variations of the Directed Grant Program Application Form this description pertains to the Directed Intervention Grant Program.  Similar form exists for the Directed Research Grant Program and other Directed Grant programs. )

The grant application form is designed to elicit detailed information about your Directed Grant proposal. Character limits are expansive. Responses, however, should be only as long as necessary. Do not feel compelled to exhaust the character limits.

To view and print the full list of questions in the Directed Intervention Grant Proposal application, click the "Question List" button above. If you have questions about this grant application process, please direct them to [email protected] with the phrase, "Question – Directed Grant Proposal," in the subject line.

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Grant Number
Grant Number
Character Limit: 100 (AccessLex will assign the Grant Number.)

Program Name and Principal Investigator's Name* 
Please enter the name of the program for which you are seeking funding. 
Character Limit: 500 

Project Summary 
Please enter a brief statement of the program purpose.
Character Limit: 500 

Topical Focus 
Which of the following options best describe the topical focus of the proposal? Check all that
apply:
- Student academic and bar exam success (Bar Success)
- Expanding availability and use of data relevant to legal education (Data and Applied Research)
- Access and diversity in legal education and/or the profession (Diversity)

Choices 
- Bar Success 
- Data and Applied Research
- Diversity
- Other

Topical Focus - Other 
If "Other", please provide a general category that frames the program.
Character Limit: 25

Amount Sought
Please enter the amount being sought.
Character Limit: 20

Total Program Cost
Please enter the total cost of the program during the grant timeframe.
Character Limit: 20

Proposed Funding Duration
Please enter the duration in months.
Character Limit: 2

Proposed Funding Start Date
Character Limit: 10

Proposed Funding End Date
Character Limit: 10

Problem/Issue Statement
Describe the problem or issue that the program seeks to address. What aspects of the problem or issue necessitate intervention? If this is a problem or issue of heightened relevance or importance, please explain why. Please include relevant data. You may be seeking to address more than one problem or issue.
Character Limit: 3000 

Program Goals
List program goals. These are broad statements of program aims that are relevant to the problem(s) or issue(s) described earlier.
Character Limit: 2000 

Program Objectives
List program objectives. These statements should describe what participants will learn and be able to do (or demonstrate) by the end of the grant period. They should be tangible, measurable, and tied to the program goals.
Character Limit: 3000 

Desired Program Outcomes
List desired program outcomes. Most desired outcomes will be quantitative in nature. They should be specific, realistic, and tied to program goals and objectives.
Character Limit: 3000 

Theoretical or Conceptual Framework
Describe the theory or concept that underlies your program. Focus on actual and perceived relationships between the program goals/objectives and program methods/components.
Character Limit: 4000 

Program Participants
Provide a detailed description of your target participants; the length of their participation; and the process for selecting participants during the grant period. The description must include:
- Number of participants in each cohort enrolled during the grant period
- Participant eligibility criteria
- Duration of participation for each cohort
- Overview of recruitment process
- Overview of selection process
Character Limit: 4000 

Program Components
Provide a detailed description of the components and activities of your program, as it would be structured if grant funding were awarded. At minimum, you should provide the following information:
- Description of components and activities
- Timing of component within overall program
- Amount of time allotted to component (in minutes)
- Descriptions of program materials and instructional aids and methods associated with component
- Goals, objectives, and desired outcomes associated with component
- Explanations of how each component and its associated materials relate to program goals, objectives, and desired outcomes
- Explanation of any differential treatment methodology related to component; explanation of any treatment/control group methodology used
- Any other important information pertaining to component
Character Limit: 5000 

Evaluation Questions
List questions that your program evaluation activities will seek to answer. The questions should relate to progress towards program goals, objectives, and desired outcomes. For each question, provide the following information:
- Descriptions of the data that will be used to answer the question
- Explanations of how specific data will be collected or obtained
- Descriptions of the methods used to analyze each type of data
- Anticipated timeline of evaluation activities associated with that data and question
Character Limit: 5000

Program Activities and Assessment Timeline
Complete and upload the Program Activities and Assessment Timeline template. Click here to access the template.
File Size Limit: 4 MB

Prior Year Outcomes
If you have conducted evaluations of your program in the past, please share relevant findings here. We are particularly interested in findings that suggest the program has impacted participant outcomes. Otherwise, mark "N/A". 
Character Limit: 2000

Program Budget
Please upload a clear and detailed budget for the proposed program using the AccessLex budget template. Click here to access the budget template.
File Size Limit: 2 MB

Budget Narrative
Please provide a budget justification/narrative to support the completed budget template. The budget narrative should explain how each line-item expense is justified in the context of attaining the program goals, objectives, and desired outcomes.
Character Limit: 3000

Organization and Qualifications of Key Staff 
Please describe the primary organization(s) in which the research activities will take place. Please also list key staff and describe their roles and qualifications for this project. Attach all key staff resumes and/or curricula vitae. Please limit each resume/CV to a two-page maximum focusing only on information that is relevant to qualifications for this project.
Character Limit: 3000 | File Size Limit: 2 MB

Collaboration and Partnerships 
Describe any formal collaborations or partnerships with other organizations. Describe how these collaborations or partnerships will contribute to the quality of the proposed project. Please include only collaborations and partnerships for which formal commitments have already been secured. If no formal collaborations or partnerships, mark “N/A”.
Character Limit: 2000

Dissemination Plan
Please refer to the "Publicity" Section 6 of the Grant Agreement, as it contains important provisions about the manner in which findings and other information arising from the grant funded research may be publicized. Most notably, the Grant Agreement provides AccessLex with a 30-day exclusive publicity provision for publishing findings and other information associated with the grant-funded research. In addition, Grantees have a duty to provide prominent attribute to AccessLex as the sources of the grant funding. AccessLex staff may contact you to discuss collaborative publicity efforts aimed at maximizing the impact of publicity efforts. Should you have any questions about this Section, please email [email protected]. 
Subject to the above, describe any plans to announce receipt of the grant and/or any plans to disseminate information about program activities and participant outcomes experienced during the period of grant funding and thereafter. If no such plans, mark “N/A”.
Character Limit: 2000

Sustainability
Please describe any plans or strategies for funding and continuing the program beyond the expiration of any grant funds from AccessLex. If no such plans, mark “N/A”.
Character Limit: 2000

Potential Program Obstacles or Challenges 
Describe any potential obstacles or challenges that could impact the program’s overall success and how you plan to respond to these obstacles or challenges. If no such plans, mark “N/A”.
Character Limit: 2000

Supplemental Information 
Please provide any other relevant information not addressed by the previous questions that may help the AccessLex Institute evaluate your application. You may also upload items that are directly related to your program, such as letter(s) of support and collaboration, and publication(s). If no such information will be added, mark “N/A”.
Character Limit: 2000 | File Size Limit: 2 MB

IRB Process
Applicants should check with their university’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) office and/or sponsored research office to consult about IRB requirements before submitting their proposal to AccessLex Institute. IRB approval is required for any research project involving human subjects, which includes collecting data through interviews, surveys, or experiments. Please check the appropriate box(es) below if you have 1. consulted with your university about IRB requirements (if applicable) and/or 2. have received approval prior to submitting this application.
Choices
- I have consulted with my institution's IRB office (if applicable to my program).
- I received IRB approval prior to submitting this application.
- N/A

Funding is subject to the awardee's execution of a written grant agreement. A copy of the AccessLex Institute Grant Agreement Template is available here. Applicants will have 90 days from the date of the funding invitation to execute the grant agreement before the award offer expires.

Successful execution of the grant agreement is required before the decision to award a grant is considered final. Please review the AccessLex Institute Grant Agreement Template and share with your relevant staff and legal team to confirm that your organization does not foresee any issues with this standard agreement.

Have you reviewed the standard grant agreement? 
You must respond to this question. 
Choices 
Yes 
No

Please select one of two following choices. 
You must respond to this question. 
Choices 
A. All relevant staff at our organization, including but not limited to our legal team, have reviewed the standard grant agreement; and should this grant application be approved, we will not seek to negotiate any of the material terms and conditions of the grant agreement. 
OR 
B. We have uploaded a redlined version of the standard grant agreement, identifying our proposed edits to the standard grant agreement.**

Please add any additional comments in the text box below. If there are no additional comments, please enter "N/A" in the text box.**
Character Limit: 3000

**Please note that, while the proposed edits to the standard grant agreement will not automatically disqualify grant applications from funding consideration, such proposed edits will be a relevant qualitative factor in our evaluation of your grant application.

Principal Investigator Name 
Please enter the name of the principal investigator. If there are multiple PIs, designate one to identify here.
Character Limit: 250

Principal Investigator Email 
Please enter the principal investigator’s email address.
Character Limit: 254

Secondary Contact 
Please enter the name of the secondary contact. If there are multiple PIs, designate the second PI here. If none, please type: N/A.
Character Limit: 50

Secondary Contact Email 
Please enter the secondary contact’s email address. If none, please type: N/A.
Character Limit: 100

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