How To: Tracking Down Data for Needs Statements
Description
Any experienced grant professional will tell you: if you don’t have a need for the grant, there is no need to write the grant. A needs assessment (or problem statement) requires data from reputable sources to show community need for your proposed program or project. This episode spells out where to find such data – from government agencies to your own backyard.
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SHOW NOTES:
U.S. Census QuickFacts Data Tool
U.S. Census Bureau YouTube Channel
Centers for Disease Control Data Portal
Centers for Disease Control WISQARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Better Data for Better Health
National Crime Victimization Survey from Bureau of Justice Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics
Environmental Protection Agency
United States
