Arc of Washington Trust Fund

2638 State Avenue NE

Olympia, Washington 98506

Grant proposal requirements:

If the Board of Trustees requests that you submit a full proposal, ten (10) copies of the proposal must be received no later than September 20th for board review and must include the following:

  1. Applicant information: name, profession, degree, title, and institutional affiliation of applicant or of persons responsible for the grant if it is funded.
  2. An abstract (500 words maximum) of the proposal written in non-technical language.
  3. The proposal, including these sections:
  4. Introduction: a statement of the need for the research.
  5. Purpose: a statement of the planned research, including hypotheses to be tested, if any, and how the results will contribute to the welfare of individuals with intellectual or other developmental disabilities.
  6. Research design: the details of goals and objectives, methods, materials, population, number of subjects, and procedures for evaluating the findings. Subsequent research options and opportunities for continued funding should be set forth.
  7. Available resources and facilities: identification of major items of equipment, collaborating personnel, study population, and other pertinent resources.
  8. Capabilities: description of the applicant’s ability to undertake the project.
  1. Curriculum vitae and bibliographies of all professional persons involved in the project.
  2. Budget, listing proposed expenditures for personnel, equipment, supplies, and other specified costs, and a detailed budget justification. Contract services, fringe benefits, and overhead should be identified separately. Other funding sources that support the research should be noted. The budget period must be specified. The Arc will expect cost-sharing with institutions charging overhead or indirect costs against grants. Indirect costs are limited to 10% of personnel costs (salary plus fringe benefits). The Arc grants are for a single year. The current maximum grant to investigators is $10,000.
  3. Timeline for significant phases of the project.
  4. Required written assurances:

a)agreement that any written publication of the results will credit the Arc for its financial support and that copies of all such publications will be submitted to the Arc;

b)indicating institutional commitment to the proposal, where relevant, including agreement with the budget and allowable overhead; and

c)ensuring compliance with the laws relating to the protection of human subjects (for proposals involving the study of humans) and stating how this proposal was reviewed in terms of protecting human subjects and how informed consent will be obtained from research subjects or their guardians.

The ten copies of the proposal should be submitted to:

The Arc of Washington Trust Fund
Attn: Diana Stadden
2638 State Ave. NE
Olympia, WA 98506

All proposals are considered at theboard meeting on the second Tuesday of October each year.You may be asked to present your proposal at that Board meeting.

In addition to supplying a copy of any resulting publication, grantees must submit a final report within 90 days of the end of project. You will need to provide an electronic copy on disk and a hard copy of any publications and the final report.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Diana Stadden, Administrative Assistant to the Board, at (360) 357-5596, extension 107 or at .

Supporting research to prevent and remediate the effects of intellectual disabilities since 1950