Reflection on grant proposal writing and strategy

¶ … Newborns" project proposal addresses the needs and pregnancy care of crisis pregnancies in the Washington, IN area. The project provides pregnancy tests, prenatal classes, parenting classes, nutrition classes, counseling, and clothes for the newborn and mothers if needed. Thus far, it is become an important resource for pregnant mothers in the Washington area. However, there is much more that could be done. A grant proposal was written to provide funds to expand the program so that it could offer additional services for crisis pregnancies in the Washington area.

The greatest impact that this project had on me was to make me realize that I could make a difference in helping to solve the needs of people who were in desperate situations. I realized that I was not just it part of an organization that can do great things, I realized that as an individual I could make a difference too. Pregnancy care is an important issue in the future health of American citizens. This project allowed me to see firsthand the impact that I could have in giving little lives a good start. I also was able to see the reactions of mothers to the help that they received through the program. I realized that the difference I would make in my profession would have an impact on both individuals and the community at large. I realized that I could make a difference and that this difference could change lives. This was the most important affect that the project had on me.

This project has the potential to make a major impact on the community and the existing project. It will allow them to serve a larger number of crisis pregnancies and will allow them to expand their services to those that will be served by the program in the future. The existing program has already had an impact on the outcomes of pregnant mothers and their newborns by providing them the tools that they need to take on the difficult task ahead of them.

It is not easy raising a baby and this is especially true if the pregnancy was unplanned and the young parent does not have the skills that they need. Expanding the program is essential, largely due to the success of the program thus far. The program has been able to help 1,500 pregnant women and their babies. This is an incredible response, but it is also disturbing because there are many more out there who need the help that the program has to offer. Funds to expand the program would help mothers to have the skills they need to cope with the stresses of raising their newborns.

As an advanced nurse I have a personal and professional commitment to help the community by helping those who need it the most. Helping to achieve funding for programs that have a measurable community impact is one way that I can serve both my professional and personal goals as an advanced nurse. This is only the first of many projects on which I will embark in my professional career to help serve the needs of the community at large.