Basic Steps in Planning and Writing A Successful Grant Application

Question: Describe about the Basic Steps in Planning and Writing A Successful Grant Application. Answer: Background: A request for proposal has been placed by the federal government which is related to the sale of the computers, their installation, and repairing. The requirement of the proposal is highlighted with equipments needed for the satellite site such as ten desktop computers, capabilities of wireless LAN, LED monitor of 20 inch, hard drive of 500 Giga byte, RAM of 8 Giga byte, high speed printer, scanner, or fax machine. The software support should be of window 7 operating system. The proposal should include the techniques for overcoming 11 LAN drops from the server. As the owner of the small computer consulting business which is located n Beaumont, the biggest challenge which is to be faced is to design the proposal to be approved by the government and helps in overcoming the competitors. Proposed Model: The design below shows the placement or installation of the equipments which are needed for maintaining the new satellite site. Techniques for overcoming 11 LAN drops from the server are summarized below: Sometimes the speed of detecting the network connection is complicated; to overcome this problem auto detection system should be used (Rinehart, 2003)). Identification of the denial of service attacks The web server which are used should be of high bandwidth The limit should be proposed for the router to overcoming the congestion Filters should be added to drop the packets which are predicted as attacks Proposed timeout schedule for the half open connection Malformed packages should be dropped Facility of calling ISP or hosting provider Filters should be added to drop the packets which are predicted as attacks Advantages of the proposed solution: It provide the flexibility to the system over the wired network which was used by the company The installation of the proposed solution is easy It is a durable solution for the problem which is encountered of LAN drops It is cost effective The mobility is provided in the communication Convenience in providing strength to the devices The problem of losing of connection can be overcome Improved version of responsiveness Easy accessibility to the information The network expansion can be easily handled The coverage area of the proposed solution is high It provides security from the unauthorized users Problem of installation can be overcome The proposed solution is less expensive because it requires the minimum cost for installation of the system and no additional cost for improving the infrastructure. Benefits of new satellite site: Ubiquitous coverage Consistency in the quality of the service provided to the end user No additional infrastructure is needed Predictability of the cost can be easily done Better congestion control of the traffic The satellite connection are scalable and reconfigurable It keeps monitoring on the total network management It provides security from the unauthorized users It is a long term solution for the technological problem New services can be easily added up Improved version of responsiveness Proposed Schedule: The proposed completion of the project is of duration of 87 days. The starting date of the project is Friday, 15 July, 2016. The finishing date of the project is Monday, 14 November, 2016. The activities which are associated with the project can be categorized as procurement of the computer, identification of the specification of the system, selection of the specific model which is based on the specific requirement, communication with the vendors, purchasing of the equipment from the vendors, assembling of the computer equipments, installation of the computer equipments, training provided to the staff, and commissioning of the system (Steven, 2015). The time is also required to train the staff according to the proposed model of new satellite site (Bob, 2013). The complete information of the schedule is described in the table which is summarized in the appendix. Proposed Budget: The proposed budget of the whole project is $ 11,093.15. For the implementation of the project the hardware equipments which are needed can be categorized as desktop monitor, hard disk drive, RAM, wireless router, wire based connection, wireless NIC, and high speed combination copier/printer/scanner/FAX machine (Buhalis, 2012). The other costs which are associated with the project are installation of the operating system, total installation of the lab, and miscellaneous. The complete information of the budget with quantity and individual cost is described in the table which is summarized in the appendix. Proposed Services: Our Company offers 24 * 7 hours service facility Provides the facility of customer service Provides the facility for maintenance of the system Enhanced Service facility Minimum cost of equipments Warranty of the equipment used in designing the proposed model Clear description of the schedule of the plan and accordingly the delivery of the project (Richard, 2010) Conclusion: The design is shown which covers the placement or installation of the equipments which are needed for maintaining the new satellite site. Sometimes the speed of detecting the network connection is complicated and to overcome this problem auto detection system should be used. The proposed completion of the project is of duration of 87 days. The proposed budget of the whole project is $ 11,093.15. The new satellite site proposed solution provides the flexibility to the system over the wired network which was used by the company. In the proposed solution the security concern is taken into consideration to overcome the problem of accessing the system by the unauthorized user. References: Rinehart, E. (2003). PROPOSAL WRITING The Basic Steps in Planning and Writing A Successful Grant Application (1st ed.). Retrieved from https://www.illinois.gov/dceo/SmallBizAssistance/BeginHere/Documents/ProposalWriting2003.pdf Steven, B. (2015). Business Proposal (1st ed.). Retrieved from https://www-bcf.usc.edu/~trinagre/itp101/labs/ITP101_Lab1_PowerPoint.pdf Bob, O. (2013). Sample Proposal for Organizational Development Services (1st ed.). Retrieved from https://managementhelp.org/misc/Sample-Proposal.pdf Buhalis, C. (2012). A Guide to Writing a Request for Proposal (1st ed.). Retrieved from https://www.werc.org/assets/1/assetmanager/rfpwritingguide.pdf Richard, D. (2010). Sample Proposals (1st ed.). Retrieved from https://www.alanweiss.com/styles/pdf/Sample%20Proposals.pdf