Bria Bailey with the Minority Business Development Agency discusses how to write a strong program narrative to include in your grant applications. A successful grant proposal is one that is well prepared, thoughtfully planned, and concisely packaged. We want our partners to be as committed to the program as we are. You can access supplemental information on both the program and MBDA by visiting our website at www. Make sure you thoroughly read the Federal Funding Opportunity , or FFO , so you have a good idea what information you need to include in the narrative.
The information you provide in the narrative section, along with the separate budget narrative, is the meat of the application and will play a big role in how your application is scored by the review team.
Third, make sure you have all of the information you will need to complete the sections handy so that you can easily plug and play to answer the questions in the narrative. The length of the narrative is not as important as succinctly answering the questions and providing examples pertaining to each question.
Including the right information that demonstrates a full understanding of the program, and the value your organization would bring to the program, is the smart way to go. Take the next step and include the date the organization was formed, background on the business — why it was established — and describe your business objectives and how they align with the values and mission of MBDA. Provide as much detail as possible when answering specific questions. However the actual physical progress is only List the activities that were in progress this reporting period meaning that they started in a prior update period but are not yet completethis can be cut and pasted from P6.
This means these were started in a previous reporting period but are not yet complete. List the number of change notices issued todate. If there are a lot of changes the design could be flawed.
List the number of Request for Information issued todate If there are a lot of changes the design could be flawed. List any delays that the project experienced this reporting period as well as other from previous update periods.
List any impacts that the project experienced this reporting period as well as other from previous update periods. Documents called for the columns and wall footings for the building to be erected on spread footings situated on unexcavated rock. However, the material encountered was compacted soil placed by a prior contract. List any delays due to weather during this reporting period. If rain or snow how much. If too hot or cold what were the temperatures.
List any new activities add to the schedule and why they were added. Make sure to include change orders issued during this update period.
If permitted insert progress photos at the end of the narrative. Try to take photos that give overall status of an area was well as photos where there are delays. This gives you the ability to go back to any update period and see what the current status of the project was via the photos. Insert photos here caption them if possible or caption a group heading of them maybe in the same area or on the same floor. ARES PRISM is an enterprise project lifecycle management solution that supports the planning, execution, and completion of capital projects for dependable forecasts, cost control, and performance measurement.
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Search this site:. Tips on using this forum.. Tue, Jay Dehal. Joined: 27 Apr Posts : 7. Groups: None. Can somebody please direct me to a sample of a really good Schedule Narrative Report? Any help would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance. Printer-friendly version Login or register to post comments Send to friend. Mon, Zoltan Palffy. Joined: 13 Jul Posts : The schedule is showing a projected contract completion date of whatever the completion date is.
Graphically, the critical path in is as follows Graphically show the current critical path in this can be in summary form if need be This can be in Gantt format or time scaled logic. Delays and Impacts: Delays List any delays that the project experienced this reporting period as well as other from previous update periods There have been several delays the most notable were delays associated with the following 1.
Delay 1 2. Delay 2 Impacts List any impacts that the project experienced this reporting period as well as other from previous update periods. The project has been impacted due to differing site conditions in the Basement. The original Documents called for the columns and wall footings for the building to be erected on spread footings situated on unexcavated rock. Weather List any delays due to weather during this reporting period.
Logic Changes List any logic changes made to the schedule and why this includes out-of-sequence progress. Progress Photos If permitted insert progress photos at the end of the narrative.
Login or register to post comments. Sun, Muhammad Zahid M Joined: 31 Aug Posts : 5. Hi Dear, i need this report David, Can you please send it to me at zahidmallick yahoo. Wed, David, Thanks for your response, much appreciate it. Thanks once again for the heads up. David Watters. Joined: 6 Jan
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