DFCF Scoring Sheet | Elkhart County Drug-Free Partnership

2026 DFCF Grant Scoring Sheet

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Organizational Information: Contact Information, Federal ID, Number of Individuals Served, Amount Requested, Total Budget, Previous Funding, and Agree to Participate.

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Score 0= incomplete to Score 10= perfect

Organizational Information -This is your opportunity to explain if the score is 2 or below or if you have any comments.

Introduction: This space is for an introduction to the organization. Including who is applying for funds, organizational purpose, goals, programs, and clients/constituents. They were to communicate evidence of accomplishment and credibility.

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0= Incomplete 10= Exceeded Expectations

Introduction -This is your opportunity to explain if the score is 2 or below or if you have any comments.

Problem Statement: The applicant should have chosen at least one recommended action that is appropriate to their work and mission.

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0= Not something they do/inappropriate 10= Something they are capable of doing/ appropriate

Problem Statement -This is your opportunity to explain if the score is 2 or below or if you have any comments.

Goal: The applicant should outline specifically how they will accomplish one or more of the identified goals.

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0= Not something they do/inappropriate 10= Something they are capable of doing/ appropriate

Goal -This is your opportunity to explain if the score is 2 or below or if you have any comments. (copy)

Program Proposal/Assessment of Existing Problem- Specifically indicated what their program intends to accomplish. This should relate directly to the “objective” they plan to impact. This section should be used to outline the program and provide support to the program. Proposals which have research based support linking their program to the Partnership’s AOD work are preferred.

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0= Incomplete 10= Exceeded Expectations

Program Proposal/Assessment of Existing Problem -This is your opportunity to explain if the score is 2 or below or if you have any comments.

Methods - Applicant was to clearly describe the program activities, state the reasons for these activities and define the target population. This section should describe the program in specific detail including sequence of activities, staffing, client selection, etc. After reading this section, the reader should be able to duplicate the program with success from this description.

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0= Incomplete 10= Exceeded Expectations

Methods -This is your opportunity to explain if the score is 2 or below or if you have any comments.

Logic Model

This area the applicant was to explain activities, their impact and outputs. See applicant's grant for specifics.

DAILY ACTIVITIES: 2-4 of the important day-to-day happenings within this program. Don't overthink this. Just list the main things your program does on a regular basis.

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Do these Daily Activities pertain to the GOALS they outlined for this grant. Rank on a scale 0 (poorly done) to 10 (very clear and understandable)

KEY OUTPUTS: 2-3 numerical goals that they will use to gauge if their program is working. These are indicators for them to check the progress of their program.

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Do these Key Outputs REALLY gauge if the program is working (meeting goals)? Rank on a scale 0 (does not gauge if the program is working) to 10 (excellent measurement of progress)

BIG GOAL: This is an "initial outcome." This is the big overarching goal for your project. What is the benefit they are trying to pass on to the community?

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This should be ONE sentence. It should be aspirational and communicate the benefit to the community. Rank on a scale 0 (poorly stated or does not impact the goal) to 10 (significant impact on the community)

LONG-TERM OUTECOME: This is a vision statement for the program. A statement that is a narrative (no numbers) that outlines if everything fell into place, what would that look like? It's an optimistic view about the possibilities of their program.

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Rank on a scale 0 (poorly stated or does not impact the goal) to 10 (significant impact on the community)

SMART GOAL: Two indicator statements that measure the benefit of their BIG GOAL.

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SMART GOAL should include the number of individuals who will benefit, an articulation of the level of benefit they will achieve, and a statement of the tool used to measure the benefit. Rank on a scale 0 (poorly stated or missing segments) to 10 (well crafted and easily followed)

LOGIC MODEL SECTION -This is your opportunity to explain if the score is 2 or below or if you have any comments.

Evaluation - Applicant was asked to outline how their organization will determine if the outcomes were met. Be descriptive including the following: who will be performing the evaluation and how will they be selected, define the evaluation criteria, describe data gathering methods, indicate what tools will be used and how evaluation results will be shared.

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Rank on a scale 0 (poorly stated or unclear) to 10 (clear and will impact the quality of their program)

Evaluation -This is your opportunity to explain if the score is 2 or below or if you have any comments.

Budget Request - Applicant was asked to outline only expenses that they were requesting funding for from this grant.

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Rank on a scale 0 (Incomplete/unclear/problematic) to 10 (reasonable/clear)

Budget Narrative- Applicant was asked to outline only expenses that they were requesting funding for from this grant.

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Rank on a scale 0 (Incomplete/unclear/problematic) to 10 (reasonable/clear)

Budget -This is your opportunity to explain if the score is 2 or below or if you have any comments.

This proposal was well written.

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Rank on a scale 0 (not at all) to 10 (excellently written)

The proposal was neat and free of errors.

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Rank on a scale 0 (not at all) to 10 (very much so)

The program was well outlined and easy to understand.

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Rank on a scale 0 (not at all) to 10 (very much so)

Requested amount seems appropriate for the program that the applicant outlined.

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Rank on a scale 0 (not at all) to 10 (very much so)

I would approve this application for:

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Rank on a scale 0 (no funding), 2 (partial funding), 3 (full funding)

Is there anything else you would like considered for this proposal?

Add any other comments that should be used during the applicant's interview process.