Annual Program Statement (APS) for Fiscal Year 2025

Scores listed: 100 points (the notice's total wasn't found; check it).

Narrative limit: 5 pages (check the notice for what counts toward it).

1. Quality and Feasibility of the Program Idea (25 points, about 1 page)
   What reviewers look for (notice p. 14): The program idea is well developed, with detail about how program ac#vi#es will be carried out and the required American component. The proposal includes a reasonable implementa#on #meline.
   [[NEEDS: your answer to this criterion, with facts and numbers from your organization]]

2. Organiza0onal Capacity and Record on Previous Grants (20 points, about 1 page)
   What reviewers look for (notice p. 14): The organiza#on has exper#se in its stated field and has the internal controls in place to manage federal funds. This includes a financial management system and a bank account.
   [[NEEDS: your answer to this criterion, with facts and numbers from your organization]]

3. Program Planning/Ability to Achieve Objec0ves (20 points, about 1 page)
   What reviewers look for (notice p. 15): See page 15 of the notice for what reviewers look for.
   [[NEEDS: your answer to this criterion, with facts and numbers from your organization]]

4. Budget (10 points, about 0.5 pages)
   What reviewers look for (notice p. 15): The budget jus#fica#on is detailed. Costs are reasonable in rela#on to the proposed ac#vi#es and an#cipated results. The budget is realis#c, accoun#ng for all necessary expenses to achieve proposed ac#vi#es.
   [[NEEDS: your answer to this criterion, with facts and numbers from your organization]]

5. Monitoring and evalua0on plan and media/public outreach strategy (15 points, about 1 page)
   What reviewers look for (notice p. 15): Applicant demonstrates it is able to measure program success against key indicators and provides milestones to indicate progress toward goals outlined in the proposal. The program includes output and outcome indicators and shows how and when those will be measured. The program includes a media/public outreach strategy raising awareness of the program, its impact, and U.S. government funding of it.
   [[NEEDS: your answer to this criterion, with facts and numbers from your organization]]

6. Sustainability (10 points, about 0.5 pages)
   What reviewers look for (notice p. 15): Program ac#vi#es will con#nue to have posi#ve impact aoer the end of the program.
   [[NEEDS: your answer to this criterion, with facts and numbers from your organization]]