An essential part of any proposal is proving that your target area shows enough need to justify funding a project. This involves collecting, analyzing, and presenting your data compellingly and strategically. This can feel overwhelming, but NEC can help.
 
To help you collect and analyze your data, NEC offers the following support:
Initial consultation to review all data needed to address the scoring criteria in the Need for the Project section.
Custom data collection spreadsheet designed to align with the scoring criteria. 
Optional data collection service if you need us to collect the census data for you
Review of your completed data collection spreadsheet with targeted feedback, recommendations, and suggestions.
Ongoing follow-up meetings and reviews to ensure your data effectively demonstrates need.
 
At a rate of $100 per hour, we recommend scheduling a minimum of two hours (or eight hours if you want us to collect the data):
One hour for an initial review of the required data in the collection spreadsheet
One hour for a follow-up analysis and discussion
(Optional) Eight hours for data collection and follow-up analysis and discussion.
Additional hours may be purchased and scheduled as needed.
 
After purchase, you will receive an email with instructions for scheduling your TRIO Proposal Need Data Review via Zoom or Teams with NEC Pre-College Consultant Raquel Perez. 
 
To purchase, click Add to Cart, then use the Plus sign (+) to add the Quantity of hours you want to purchase. 
 
This proposal development service is an unallowable cost.  §200.460 Proposal costs. Proposal costs are the costs of preparing bids, proposals, or applications on potential Federal and non-Federal awards or projects, including the development of data necessary to support the non-Federal entity’s bids or proposals. Proposal costs of the current accounting period of both successful and unsuccessful bids and proposals normally should be treated as indirect (F&A) costs and allocated currently to all activities of the non-Federal entity.