Grant Program for Projects on Multicultural Activities
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) recognizes the value of supporting the infusion of multiculturalism into our clinical, educational, and professional programs; and the activities of allied/related associations and organizations. Applications must be submitted by April 9, 2010. Proposals receiving funding will be announced by July, 2010.
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This RFP competition is open to clinical and/or school-based speech, language, and hearing programs; university programs, state associations, allied and related professional organizations, and ASHA's Special Interest Divisions. An ASHA member must serve as project director.
What kinds of projects will be funded?
Proposals must have a multicultural focus. Multicultural is defined to include issues dealing with race, ethnicity, language, gender or gender identification, age, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and disability. There is particular interest in, but not limited to, proposals that respond to ASHA's Strategic Pathway to Excellence.
Projects must:
- be compatible with ASHA's mission and vision,
- have a clear high-quality plan for meeting its objectives,
- be completed, including evaluation, within 12 months of initiation of the project,
- be adaptable by other clinical and/or school-based programs, university programs, state associations, and associated and related professional organizations for their own use, and
- describe the future of the project after ASHA funding has ended.
Grants will not be awarded for fund raising, governmental lobbying, or awards ceremonies.
Please Note: ASHA retains the first right of refusal for marketing and/or future dissemination of any products developed from or during the funded project.
How much money is available and how will it be dispersed?
It is expected that the average individual award will be $7,000 to $10,000. Individual awards will not exceed $15,000. The exact number of grant awards will depend on the nature, quality, and number of proposals received. If no proposals meet a minimum level of quality, no grants will be awarded.
One-half of the funding will be provided at the start of the project. The balance will be provided upon receipt of an interim report. A final report is required of all awardees.
Who evaluates the grant proposals?
The Review Panel will consist of representatives from the Multicultural Issues Board, National Office staff, and various multicultural constituency groups; and will consist of at least 6 but no more than 7 individuals. Members of the panel will exclude themselves from reviewing proposals where a conflict of interest may exist.
A staff member from the ASHA Office of Multicultural Affairs will coordinate the review panel. The coordinator's evaluation of a proposal will be considered only when a panel member must exclude himself/herself from reviewing a specific proposal or when the panel's ratings do not provide a clear-cut decision on a specific proposal.
How will the grant proposals be rated?
Each reviewer will assign up to 100 points to each proposal as follows:
| Need for the project, including degree of impact |
0–15 points |
| Consistency with the objectives of the grant program and ASHA's mission and vision |
0–10 points |
| Plan of operation |
0–20 points |
| Evaluation plan |
0–15 points |
| Replicability by other programs, associations, or organizations |
0–20 points |
| Budget/Cost effectiveness/Justification |
0–20 points |
Proposals will then be ranked according to the average number of points awarded and any additional comments made by the reviewers.
ASHA's Mission
ASHA: Empowering and supporting speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists by:
- Advocating on behalf of persons with communication and related disorders
- Advancing communication science
- Promoting effective communication
ASHA's Vision
ASHA: Making effective communication, a human right, accessible and achievable for all.