Madison Childrens Hospital

In this assignment one will summarize the steps to writing a grant proposal for the Madison Children’s Hospital. The first steps in writing a grant proposal one need to defined the purpose and the importance of the program, describing the service environment and needs addressed, identifying target populations, defining measurable and attainable goals and objectives, scheduling activities and time lines, detailing staffing and management issues, developing an appropriate budget, recognizing an agency’s capacity, and developing an evaluation plan The Madison Children’s Hospital mission is to be the worldwide leader in improving children’s health by providing the highest quality health care. The leading source of research and discovery, educate the next generation of leaders, and to enhance the health and well-being of children and families in the local community. The organization is concerned about helping children with chronic illnesses within the community.

Madison Children’s hospital has recorded an increasing number of children with chronic illnesses over the past five years. The hospital understands that these chronic illnesses are affecting the children attendance and academic success at school, in addition to the parents income levels and career advancement. Researchers believe that unmanaged status of the children chronic illnesses is strongly related to this concern. The schools and hospital are very interested in addressing this concern.

Problem that will be addressed is the National Institute of Health Care is to solicit research to improve self-management and quality of life in children and adolescents with chronic illnesses. Children diagnoses with chronic illness and his or her families have a long-term responsibility for self-management. A child with chronic illness will have a lifelong responsibility to maintain and promote health and prevent complication.

The target population is children and adolescents with chronic illnesses within the...