Diversity Pathway Intervention Grant Program - Proposal Application Preview

The grant application form is designed to elicit detailed information about your project and your proposal to the Diversity Pathway Intervention Grant Program. The information should build and expand on the entries placed on the Letter of Inquiry (LOI) form. Character limits have been increased to allow for such expansion. Responses, however, should be only as long as necessary. Do not feel compelled to exhaust the character limits.

The information provided should focus on components of the program for which grant funds are being sought, though contextual information about other components should be provided to the extent necessary and possible.

All fields on this form require a response. If a prompt is not applicable to your project, mark "N/A". Given the competitive nature of the process, not every grant applicant will be awarded funding. Proposals featuring all the required elements and at least some of the optional elements are most likely to be awarded funding. For information about required and optional elements, see the Diversity Pathway Intervention Grant Program main page.

If you have questions about this grant application process, please email [email protected] with the phrase, "Question – Full Proposal," in the subject line.

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Grant Number (AccessLex assigns the number upon application submission)
AccessLex assigns the application number using the following format: Grant program's initials; calendar year during which the application was received; "APP;" and number by order in which the application was marked complete.
Character Limit: 100 (AccessLex will assign the Grant Number.)

Applying to Law School 
Does your program focus on participants who will apply to law school within two (2) years of the start of the desired grant period?
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Yes 
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Numerical Indicators 
Does your program focus on participants with low numerical indicators (e.g., standardized test scores, grades)?
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Yes 
No

Differential Treatment 
Does your program feature differential treatment of participants (treatment/control group methodology) for purposes of program evaluation?
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Yes 
No

Long-Term Support 
Does your program feature relevant long-term support for participants?
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Yes 
No

Collaboration 
Is your program a collaboration of more than one institution, organization, or entity?
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Yes 
No

In your LOI you certified that this proposal and the underlying program include each of the mandatory elements of the Diversity Pathway Intervention Grant Program. Please affirm that this is still case. If your proposed program does not comprise each of the mandatory elements, it is ineligible for funding, and this proposal should not be submitted.

Mandatory Elements
Does your proposal and the underlying program still include each of the mandatory elements?
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Yes 
No

Program Name
Please enter the name of the program for which you are seeking funding.
Character Limit: 100

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

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(s) or issue(s) 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. 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, impactful, realistic, and tied to program goals and objectives.
Character Limit: 3000

Theoretical or Conceptual Framework 
Describe the theory or concept that underlies your reasoning for offering the different components of your program. Focus on actual and perceived relationships between the program goals/objectives and program components/methods.
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 of your program, as it would be structured if grant funding were awarded. At minimum, you should provide the following information:
- Description of program components, with information about scope and timing
- Descriptions of program materials and instructional aids, identifying the components to which they relate
- Time allotted to each component
- Explanations of how each component and its associated materials relate to program goals, objectives, and expected outcomes
- Explanation of any treatment/control group methodology being used
Character Limit: 5000

Other Programs 
Is the applicant operating, or does the applicant plan to simultaneously operate any other programs on the same or related topic, or involving the same students as those who are expected or eligible to participate in the program for which the applicant seeks funding from AccessLex? If so, please describe the other program.

Other Program Potential Impact 
If the answer to the preceding question is “yes”, please describe what actual or potential impact, if any, such other program may have on the efficacy of the AccessLex-funded program, or on the integrity of the data produced in connection with the AccessLex-funded program.

All applicants invited to submit a full proposal will be required to work with an independent evaluation consultant to develop evaluation questions and plans for data collection and analysis. The consultant has no role in the selection process.

Waivers may be granted upon a showing by the grant applicant that sufficient project evaluation expertise already exists on the research team. You may request a waiver by emailing [email protected]. Requests must be made at least 21 days before the proposal submission deadline.

Evaluation Questions
List questions that your program evaluation activities will seek to answer. The questions should be related to progress towards program goals, objectives, and expected 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
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: 2 MB

Prior Year Outcomes 
If you have conducted an evaluation of your program in the past, please feel free to 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

Collaborations 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

Letters of Collaboration 
Please upload letter(s) of collaboration for which formal commitments have already been secured. Each letter should contain the statement of collaboration as described in the full proposal. If no such information will be added, mark “N/A”.
Character Limit: 10 | File Size Limit: 2 MB

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

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 as one document through the link below. 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

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 attribution 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, please describe any plans to announce receipt of the grant and/or any plans to disseminate information about research activities and findings experienced during the period of grant funding. If no such plans, mark "N/A".
Character Limit: 2000

Potential Program Obstacles and 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

Project Budget
Please upload a clear and detailed budget for the proposed project using the AccessLex Center for Legal Education Excellence^® budget template. Access the budget template.
File Size Limit: 2 MB

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

Supplemental Information 
Please provide any other relevant information not addressed by the previous questions that may help the AccessLex Center for Legal Education Excellence^® evaluate your application. You may also upload items that are directly related to your program, such as letter(s) of support, 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.
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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 standard grant agreement 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 standard grant agreement 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. 
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Yes 
No

Please select one of two following choices. 
You must respond to this question. 
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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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