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Standard elements to be included in project proposals
All project proposals being put forward for funding under the Health Transition Fund must address each of the headings which follow. The manner in which they are addressed and the precise information required will depend on the project. The questions under each heading should be regarded as a good guide of the elements which would make a proposal more likely to fit with the directions and aims of the Health Transition Fund, as well as serving as a tool for assessing proposals.
These standard elements apply to both pilot and evaluation projects, although there are some sub-points which may be more applicable or relevant to pilot project proposals.
1. Subject / Relevance
- what (provincial, territorial) service issue or problem will the project address?
- how will the proposed project assist the service need?
- what public / population is expected to be affected (e.g., how will the project address health inequities, to what extent is the project expected to support improvements to the health and well-being of the population)?
- how does the proposed project relate to one or more of the HTF's priority areas, (pharmacare, home care, primary care reform and integrated service delivery) and provincial and territorial renewal priorities?
- how will it contribute to meeting health service renewal priorities in your jurisdiction? (please provide health service renewal context)
- how will the proposed project have national relevance (i.e. how will it generate lessons and evidence that will be of interest and use to other jurisdictions)?
2 a) Goals and Objectives
- what are the overall project goals/objectives?
- how will the project/program attempt to achieve its goal(s) and objective(s) (i.e. principle treatment/intervention)?
2 b) Expected Results and Outcomes
- what are the expected specific / detailed outcomes?
- what will be the value added from the proposed project to health service in the provinces/territories and nationally?
- how is the proposed pilot or the evaluated model expected to result in, or contribute to pragmatic, effective and efficient reform, as well as service and health improvements?
Workplan
- what are the detailed activities to be undertaken as part of the project?
- how do the activities relate to the goals/objectives of the project, including evaluation and dissemination requirements?
- what is the timetable for the various activities and phases of the project?
Demonstrated capacity to complete the project
- who will be involved in the project team, including evaluation specialists, and what is their background and experience?
- what partners will be involved? e.g., professionals, NGOs (where applicable, need the consent of host organization and the community, and letters of endorsement)
Evaluation plan
Does the evaluation plan include:
- an overall evaluation strategy (purpose and key questions)
- what will be evaluated (program goals; program operation, i.e. inputs, process, outputs; program impacts, i.e. health outcomes, client assessment, unintended results; population health outcomes)
- how it will be evaluated (what indicators of success or failure will be used, what information will be collected, how the information will be collected and from whom and when)
- the role of partners in evaluation - evaluation expertise
- budget allocation (HTF expects that the amount of budget allocated to project evaluation will vary. On average, however, the order of 5-10% should be allocated to the evaluation of pilot projects. In terms of evaluation projects, it is expected that the bulk of the budget would be devoted to evaluation.)
- Is the evaluation plan consistent with the evaluation framework in Appendix D, (i.e. application of consistent project evaluation criteria)?
6. Dissemination of Results
- what is the plan to disseminate results (when, whom, how)?
- who is expected to benefit from project results?[note: - results must be provided to HTF and relevant province or territory one month prior to public release
- HTF will develop broader dissemination plans that may include repackaging and releasing project results (over and above project-specific dissemination)]
7. Deliverables
Projects funded through the HTF must plan for the following deliverables:
- mid-term report / review
- final report with evaluation submitted to HTF Secretariat
- Target date: February 15, 2000 , or earlier
- dissemination of results (not to begin until at least 30 days following submission of final report to governments)
8. Budget
- does the budget clearly outline the major expenditure categories?
- is the budget consistent with the schedule of activities and related expenditures outlined in the workplan?
- is information provided on the major budget requirements? (i.e., the requested sequence of funding, e.g., lump sum, staggered funding, etc.)
- are the budget requirements consistent with the eligible costs? (see attached)
- are there other funding sources? Please describe.
- does the budget include a breakdown of the evaluation component and dissemination activities?
- does it indicate to whom (and how) the project funding is requested to be provided?
9. Summary
- does the proposal contain a 1 to 2 page summary, highlighting priority area connection, and how the proposal meets selection criteria, including criterion that projects related to services insured under the Canada Health Act respect the principles of the Act (but this will not limit the work of the HTF and the project to publicly insured services)?
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