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KnowledgeBases > The Writing Successful Grants KnowledgeBase > Element 4 > Activity 1 > Task 4: Establish Goals, Objectives, Activities and Timelines

Guideline:

The grant proposal defines the program's goals, objectives, work activities, and timelines. The goals represent a desired state of anticipated outcomes. The objectives identify specific desired changes with a measurable result. The activities represent the tasks involved with accomplishing each objective. The timeline tells when things will happen. Together, they form the grant seeker's road map for what they intend to do and serve as the basis for evaluating whether they have accomplished what they set out to achieve.

Guidelines Goals, Objectives, and Activities

This document summarizes the key elements of well-written goals, objectives, and activities. The document includes a link to the Performance Objectives Worksheet, which is a guide on writing objectives.

Guidelines S.M.A.R.T. Goals _EXTERNAL_LINK

This document provides specific guidelines for creating specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely goals.

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