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Cover Page - Formatted title page with Dr. Richard Banda's name, submission date, funding request (ZMW 150,000), and project duration.

Executive Summary - A concise 3-paragraph funding pitch summarising the problem, study design, and expected impact - designed to be the first thing a funder reads.

1. Introduction - Expanded background with global FASD statistics (1 in 67 live births, Roozen et al. 2016), South African context (5-29% prevalence), rationale for studying Lusaka specifically, and a sharp problem statement.

2. Research Questions - The four questions from your slides, clarified and sharpened.

3. Objectives - Primary and four secondary objectives written in measurable, SMART terms.

4. Literature Review - Three sub-sections covering global evidence, sub-Saharan African data (South Africa as a reference point), and the Zambian context (traditional alcohol, WHO data, policy gaps).

5. Methodology - Full operational detail: mixed-methods cross-sectional design, 5 study sites, sample size calculation (n=550 children + 30 HCPs), two-stage cluster sampling, three parallel data streams (child assessment, caregiver interview, HCP key informant interviews), REDCap + NVivo data management, logistic regression, thematic analysis, and ethical considerations.

6. Expected Outcomes - Outputs, dissemination plan (journal, policy brief, conference), and long-term impact statement.

7. Budget - Detailed itemised table totalling exactly ZMW 150,000, with full justification for each category (personnel 56%, operations 20%, technology 4%, ethics/training/dissemination 7%, contingency 5%, plus 13% institutional indirect costs).

8. Timeline - Four-phase Gantt-style table across 9 months.

9. Research Team - Roles and responsibilities for all personnel.

10. References - Seven peer-reviewed citations including the PMIDs surfaced from PubMed (Roozen 2016, May 2022, Adnams 2017, Adebiyi 2019) plus WHO and Canadian diagnostic guidelines.

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