• Workshop #1
  How to Develop and Implement a Successful Grants Development Operation in Your Organization
• Workshop #2
  Understanding the Basics of Grant Development
• Workshop #3
  Understanding the American Recovery Act and How to Get Your Fair Share of ARRA Education Grant Funding
• Workshop #4
  How to Carry out Effective K-12 School-Based Grant Development Activities

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How to Carry out Effective K-12 School-Based Grant Development Activities

Target Audience: Teachers and administrators of K-12 public schools, charter schools and private schools.

PURPOSE: The purpose of the training is:

• To help teachers and school administrators become knowledgeable of the numerous grant opportunities available for school-based, classroom-based and teacher-based projects from a variety of funders (governments, foundations, and corporations);
• To help participants learn how to research such funding opportunities;
• To enable participants to understand and be responsive to funder guidelines; and
• To teach participants to carry out on-line submission of grant applications.

LEARNER OUTCOMES: Participants will learn:

• Where to find up-to-date information on available funding for K-12 school-based, classroom-based and teacher-based projects;
• How to evaluate each funding opportunity and determine when a proposal(s) should be developed and submitted;
• How to organize and mange the grants information flow to school-based staff (teachers and administrators);
• How to organize a resource development team at the school site;
• The basics of grant proposal development (planning and writing);
• How to improve the success rate of grant proposals submitted by school staff and avoid the common errors and ”fatal flaws” of novice grant writers; and
• What “strings” are attached to grant funding by various funders and how to deal with them.
  

Duration: 4 to 6 Contact Hours