Purpose

To train BSU students in the skills of grant-proposal writing while fulfilling the proposal-writing needs of community organizations.  By pairing students with these organizations, a grant template was developed to ease the tasks of future proposal writing.

Action
Students learned and applied proposal-writing skills to generate proposals to fund needed programming and support for the community partners.

Results

• Submission of two grant proposals to enable underprivileged youth to participate in summer arts programming
• Research and creation of prospect list for future grant proposals
• Generation of five grant proposals to support youth programming, technology support, and landscape improvements
• Applications for three grants on behalf of the Blue River Foundation serving the city of Shelbyville and  Shelby County

Faculty Mentor
Dr. Linda Keys, Office of Academic Research and Sponsored Programs

Partners
Blue River Foundation, Cornerstone Center for the Arts, Roy C. Buley Community Center

Students
Mary Troyan, Aletha Dunston, Jennifer Walton

Entrepreneurial Community Assessment Program
This program developed and implemented a process to assess the entrepreneurial climate of Indiana's cities and counties. The program's purpose was to motivate the community to engage in heightened business development and create jobs and opportunities for the community.

Faculty Mentor
Dr. Jeffrey S. Hornsby, Department of Marketing and Management

Partners
Jay County Development Corporation and City of Winchester

Students
Todd Anderson, Bryan Davis, Michael (Skyler) Fort, Jessica Lacy, Jason Manship, Thomas Nelson, Dustin Oberlin, Jacob Schpok