Community Management Training Handouts
Check List for Community Project Proposals
 by
Phil Bartle, PhD

Training Handout

Before submitting a proposal, the authors should check the following.
Before approving a proposal, the funders should check the following

 Are all the sections (chapters) of the proposal included in this
 proposal? (As listed on the guidelines).

 Are the beneficiaries identified? Are they the lowest income group
 of the community?

 Are many women included as beneficiaries?

 Has the whole community (not only some leaders) agreed this is the
 highest priority (ie the first choice) for a community project?

 Have many women participated in the decision and design of this
 project?

 Is the whole community input identified? Is it at least half the
 total cost of the project?

 Are the physical details complete? (Amounts, diagrams, designs,
 sizes).

 Are the phases identified? (The time needed to complete each stage
 of the project).

 Are the costs of each phase identified?

 Is the executive committee identified? Do its members include
 community leaders, not just civil servants?

 Is a bank account opened yet for the project?

 Has a project accounts system been set up?

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Updated: 2003 April 19