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Grants Writing Best Practices Training

For First Responders, Emergency Services Providers, State & Local Governments

Why this training?:

• Nationally proven grants training expert
• No fluff – all real-world training
• Learn by doing
• Complimentary grant review
• grants writing handbook available – Over 100 pages of hints, tips and best practices
• Additional grants writing/review services available (fee may apply)
• This training and grants writing assistance is permitted under recent DHS AFG grant rules - no conflict of interest

What is Included:

• Refreshments
• Grant Writing Manual for Government & Public Safety Agencies
• Numerous Examples of Funded Grant Narratives
• Certificate of grants Training – 16 Hours
• Students Will Receive One- Post Seminar Complimentary Grant Review (2 hr max time limit, must be used within 1 yr of attendance)

Grant Writing Workshop for Computers and Technology

About this Workshop:

This interactive and comprehensive training was developed for First Responders and Emergency Services Providers and is specifically focused on the skill sets needed to properly research, develop and apply to grant funding streams specific to those career fields.

Grant writing does not require scholarly academic achievement; it requires critical thinking skills. The course is taught in a style and manner that is easily understood by the agency or public safety professional; from the administrator to the line officer. The student will learn how to comprehensively read and understand exactly what the funding source must see in order to affect an award for their agency.

Participants will be taught how to form the nexus between their need and the funding source’s priorities so that their applications are approved. The course focuses extensively on identifying and presenting your need and program to the “reviewing panel” in a manner which removes the negative factors that typically result in a rejection notice. The student will leave the seminar with the knowledge to assist them in researching and identifying grant funding opportunities, reading and comprehending RFPs / Program Guidance documents and organizing and writing the critical sections of the application. Laptops are encouraged.

Course Description:

This course covers the skills and strategies essential to any grant writing process but with heavy emphasis on First Responder grant programs specifically. It will give you the basics you need to successfully compete for funding streams available from corporate, nonprofit or governmental entities. Specific emphasis is placed on researching and writing grants associated with the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice and those associated with the First Responder community.

This course will teach you how to:

• Translate “Federal-ese” into plain English
• Comprehend Program Guidance and RFP Documents to Discern Eligibility, Program and Funding Priorities, Rules and Regulations
• How to Research for Grant and Funding Opportunities and Identify Resources Useful for Doing So
• Use Critical Thinking Skills for Problem Solving
• How to Initiate and Implement Proper Grant Strategy into Your Agency
• How to Express Need and Justify Your Proposals
• How to “Give Them What They Want”, In Order To “Get What You Need”
• Conduct a Proper Needs Assessment for Your Agency
• Thinking Outside the Box!

Topics:

• Preparatory Steps to Apply For grants
• Types of grants
• Finding and Identifying Funding Sources and Opportunities
• Determining Eligibility and Suitability of Funding Opportunity
  
• The Relevance of Community Partnerships
• The Politics of grants
• Performance Measures
  
• Forming Grant Writing Teams
• Reviewing Grant Writing Formats
• Describing Your Organization
• Describing Your Request to The Funder
• Developing a Compelling Problem Statement
• Writing A Program Approach
• Showing Financial Need
• Describing Cost Benefit
• Planning the Evaluation Process
• Demonstrating Sustainability
• Planning the Budget
• Recommended Attachments
• 10 Most Common Reasons Grant Applications Are Rejected
• Follow Up Tasks
• Alternative Funding Methods

Learn by Example and Doing:

The attendees will be shown examples of successful grants and learn “why” they were successful. and, thru class exercises, will begin their new level of grant writing.

Students will participate in “mock peer review exercises” and be given recent, funded examples of grant applications as they are taught the Best Practices method of “thinking like a reviewer” in developing applications for their own agencies.

Who Should Attend:

• Any First Responder or Emergency Services Providers With Interests In Accessing Grant Funding Streams That Has Not—Or Has!—Been Successful at Winning Government grants And Cooperative Agreements
• Regional, State and Local Public Safety and Emergency Management Employees
  
• State and Local grants Personnel Interested In Updating Their Grant Writing Skills
• Both Novice And Seasoned Grant Writers That Wish To Increase Their Rate Of Funding Success With DHS and other Federal Grant Programs
• City Managers/ Local Governing Board Members Seeking A Better Understanding Of The Current Arena Of Grant Funding Available

Be Prepared:

• Bring your laptop (most sites have WiFi access) - not a requirement, but it will help you to save and access resources.
• Highlighter, Pen & Notepad.
  
• Bring information (electronic files and print outs) on previously denied grant proposals or new project ideas.
• Remember to bring your laptop's power cord.

Grant Writing Workshop for Elderly and Shelterless

What previous attendees said about the instructor:

"I gained a great deal of knowledge in your seminar. I am actually able to bring something back and put it to use for a change. Thank you for all of your valuable information and guidance, as well as the continued support."

- Randal K. Schlauch, Chief of Police, Hallettsville, Texas

"I have attended multiple seminars and have been well satisfied. I have been able to obtain well over $500,000 in alternate funding for my fire district, including projects like a new station, apparatus, LDH, PPE and many others. Over a dozen lives have been saved in our community by using equipment and training funded by grants. Without this funding we most likely would have had to discontinue operations in several life- and property-saving service areas, as growth quickly outruns the tax revenue. I highly recommend attending a seminar, both for learning the basics for grant writing, but learning where to locate funding sources and proper presentation."

-Fire Chief Lee Jeffcoat, Holly Springs Volunteer Fire District, Spartanburg County S.C.

"I have been interested in getting into writing grants for several years, and when I began working for the Wake Forest Fire Department as their administrative assistant, I was offered the opportunity for getting some grant training. After the first day of the seminar I knew I was getting my money's worth. Excellent! Using a "no-nonsense, down-to-business" approach to their teaching, their presentation is intense, in-depth, down-to-earth and totally dedicated to helping the "ESO" organizations to get the needed equipment, personnel, etc., that we need to keep our communities protected. They teach all aspects of the grant-writing process, as well as provide precious "inside information," that will help you get what you need.The level of training is bar-none the best!"

- Jeannie Bogner, Administrative Assistant, Wake Forest Fire Department, N.C.

"I had spent several years researching grant writing and wading through numerous web sites about federal and state grants. I had also looked for affordable law enforcement-specific grant writing courses, to no avail. In two days, they taught what I had spent hundreds of hours learning on my own. They confirmed the knowledge I already had, and gave further information and insights on things I had not encountered yet. The information presented was appropriate for experienced and novice grant writers. The classroom materials are easy to read and understand, and I still use them as references when writing grants. The copies of successful grant applications distributed in class are invaluable tools to help students really understand what the grant providers are looking for."

- Sgt. J. C. Cervenka, Savage Police Department, Savage, MN

"Grant writing is like a business. Every successful business needs the appropriate tools and training to succeed. Kurt has not only given us the most appropriate tools and training, but the best tools and training available in the country. I use to wonder how many departments our grant applications would be competing against. Since attending the seminar, I now wonder how many of Kurt's students' grant applications we'll be competing against. The seminar and Kurt's continual support and services are exceptional and have allowed us to become more competitive in the grant application process."

- Assistant Chief Brian Weindel, Barling Fire Department, Barling, Arkansas

"Hazard Fire and Rescue started to pursue grants for our department in the year 2000. Prior to that we had just made do with what we were given. We attended Kurt’s seminar and have had excellent success since then. We have been awarded 78% of the grants that we applied for. The seminar presents the information to the students in a format that is easy to comprehend and easy to follow. The instructor emphasizes the points that the reviewers look for in successful grants. The seminar helps to point out a lot of little details that are easily overlooked and may make the difference in getting a grant or getting rejected. Kurt has answered many emails, and is great to return calls (usually within a few minutes). We feel so confident in this seminar, that we have attended additional seminars and have involved the city police department as well. The department made an excellent investment in our future by sending a member to this seminar. We invested less than $1,000 dollars, and to this point we have received a total of over $1.9 million dollars in grants altogether. To say the least, we are very happy with our investment. I would encourage any department to take advantage of this excellent training."

- Derrick Hall, Assistant Chief/Paramedic, Hazard Fire & Rescue, Kentucky

"Taking on the unwanted task of being the only grant writer for the department terrified me. This class is THE BEST class I have attended in my 12-year career. The step-by-step process was explained in detail with excellent handouts."

- Lt. Lisa Wylie, Benton Police, Arkansas

"Thanks for all of the help! I have used the education in grant-writing that you provide in multiple grant applications, and it has only contributed to our success. My Board of Trustees agreed with me that the fees for educational classes in grant-writing have been money well spent."

- Captain Terry Guthrie, Holmes Fire District #1, Ohio

Agenda:

About Your Speakers:

Kurt T. Bradley is the Vice President of Homeland Defense grants – grants.

Kurt has attained certifications with the National Grant Writers Association as a Certified grants Consultant, Certified grants Reviewer, Certified grants Administrator, Senior Certified grants Specialist and Certified grants Specialist.

After being honorably separated from the military Kurt began his 25 year career in law enforcement, retiring in 2001.He was a certified law enforcement instructor with the State of Florida and the grant writer for his city. Upon retiring from law enforcement, Kurt worked for the local Housing Authority, writing grants for that agency to HUD. He also wrote grants to corporate and private foundations for social service programs. Kurt's work, while at this agency, resulted in several state and national recognition awards while he was employed there.

From 2004 – 2009, Kurt was appointed to develop and direct CHIEF grants ( a business unit of CHIEF Corp) and had responsibility for developing this new business providing grant writing training and grant development services to public safety agencies nationwide. He has assisted his clients and public safety agencies win more than $130 million dollars in grant awards from corporate/private foundations, local, state and federal grant programs.

Kurt is a regularly published freelance and guest columnist to public safety industry and Homeland Security publications. He was a guest staff columnist to several local newspapers and wrote a weekly law enforcement column. Kurt has been a featured guest columnist for the Homeland Defense grants and other public safety industry publications. His broad range of experience in public safety, grant writing and Training & Publishing makes him uniquely qualified to handle the needs of public safety agencies and others.

As a grants consultant and retired public safety administrator, Kurt brings a unique perspective to this field both as a former agency administrator-in-need, and as a grant professional. His experience will serve your department well as you compete for the billions of dollars in grant monies that have been made available through the Department of Homeland Security and other public and private sources of grant funding. When not trying to win grant dollars for his clients, Kurt can usually be found pursuing his other passion, hunting or fishing.

Margaret Stark: Ms Stark (Las Vegas Course) is a public safety grants consultant with particular specialization in law enforcement grants. With over 17 years experience in grant writing, Margaret has attained certification with the National Grant Writers Association to include a Certified grants Consultant, Certified grants Reviewer, Certified grants Administrator, Senior Certified grants Specialist and Certified grants Specialist.

During her career Margaret has assisted over 10,500 law enforcement and public safety agencies in obtaining grant-related information for applications and given assistance to agencies resulting in well over $100 million in funding. Margaret also teaches grant writing classes in academies, law enforcement facilities, and individual agencies across the U.S. Margaret is a nationally recognized speaker /instructor having presented at professional conferences and seminars throughout the US.

Prior to her career as a professional grant consultant and instructor, Margaret served for four years as a grant writer for the Pulaski City Police Department in southwestern Virginia. She has an additional five years experience in writing grants and fund raising for non-profits as well.

During her professional career Margaret has been the grant consultant and grant training instructor for: Homeland Defense- grants, CHIEF grants, Xenonics, TASER and ITT Nightvision.

Grant Writing Workshop for Disabled

Grant Writing Workshop for Health Care Programs

Registration Options & Fee:

Grant Writing Workshop for Affordable Housing Programs

Other Registration Options:

*Please note: Online registration closes 2 days before the event, and at that point you must register by using the downloadable form (below) and bringing it to the event with you. Early registration is encouraged. If you do not register early we may not have class materials or manuals for you.

[1] Phone Customer Service at (941) 752-5757
[2] E-mail Customer Service
[3] Mail or Fax our downloadable registration form to:

Government Training Inc.
5372 Sandhamn Place
Second Floor
Longboat Key, Florida 34228

Phone: (941) 752-5757
Fax : (941) 727-7547

Registrations are payable by Visa, MasterCard, American Express, company check or government purchase order.


CANCELLATION POLICY: You may designate a substitute in writing any time before the event. Cancellation requests must be sent in writing (email or fax) and will be subject to a $100 processing fee. In the event of work or family related emergency, the registrant may apply the course fee to any other training course offered by Homeland Defense grants.

We're sure you'll be satisfied with the content of our training. If you're not, please tell us why in a brief letter and we will credit your investment towards another Homeland Defense grants training.

Homeland Defense grants has the right to refuse registration to any attendee at any time.

Workshop Locations:

Louisville , KY:

The workshop on March 18-19, 2010, will be held at Courtyard by Marriott, Louisville Airport, 819 Phillips Lane, Louisville, KY 40209, Ph: 502-368-5678

Lodging reservations can be made by contacting:

Angie Kretzer, Director of Sales
angiekretzer@remingtonhotels.com
502-368-5678, ext. 7190
Sleeping rooms are $94 per night

Fox Lake, WI:

The workshop on April 9-10, 2010, will be held at 248 E State St, Fox Lake WI 53933

Host: Fox Lake Community Fire Dept.

Local Agency Contact: Safety Officer-Aaron Paul -(920) 960-7754 - ampaul@centurytel.net

Nearby Hotels: all with in 10-15 minutes of Fox Lake

Americ Inn
325 Seippel Blvd., Beaver Dam WI 53916, Ph: 920-356-9000
Double 74.90 + tax, Single 79.90 + tax
Includes continental breakfast

Best Western Campus Inn
815 Park Ave., Beaver Dam WI 53916, Ph: 920-887-7171
2-double: 89.99 + tax, 1 single king: 89.99 + tax, 1 double: 79.99 + tax
Includes continental breakfast. Also has pool. hot tub and close restaurants.

Des Moines, WA

The Grant Writing workshop on May 11-12, 2010, will be held at South King Fire & Rescue -Station 26, 2228 S 223rd St, Des Moines, WA 98198

Host: South King Fire & Rescue

Local Agency Contact: Donna L. Conner, 253.946.7246, donna.conner@southkingfire.org

Nearby Hotels:

Hampton Inn Seattle Airport
19445 International Boulevard, Seattle, Washington, USA 98188
Tel: 1-206-878-1700 Fax: 1-206-824-0720
Rate: $119-125 per night

Plant City, FL

The Grant Writing workshop on May 17-18, 2010, will be held at 1 Police Center Dr., Plant City, Fl 33566

Host: Plant City Police Dept

Local Agency Contact: Training Officer-Barry Maurer - (813) 707-2214 -bmaurer@plantcitygov.com

Nearby Hotels:

Holiday Inn Express 2102 N. Park Rd., Plant City, FL 33563 Ph: 813-7193800
Days Inn – 301 S. Frontage Rd., Plant City, FL 33563 Ph: 813-752-0570

Biloxi, MS

The Grant Writing workshop for public safety agencies on May 27-28, 2010, will be held at

Wingate by Wyndham D’Iberville
12009 Indian River Road ~D’Iberville ~MS 39540
(228) 396-0036
Rate: $79 per night

Lynchburg, TN

The Grant Writing workshop on July 7-8, 2010, will be held at Moore County High School – 1502 Lynchburg Hwy., Lynchburg, TN 37352

Host: Moore County Sheriff’s Office

Local Agency Contact: Carita Newsome - (931) 434-9559 – leaderlovebug@bellsouth.net

Nearby Hotels:

Hampton Inn – 1922 N Jackson St. – Tullahoma, TN 37388 Ph: 931-461-5222

Tucson, AZ

The Grant Writing workshop on July 20-21, 2010, will be held at 5225 W. Massingale Rd.,Tucson, AZ 85743-8416

Host: NW Fire District

Local Agency Contact: James Grasham - (520) 887-1010 XT 2910 - jgrasham@northwestfire.org

Nearby Hotels:

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Marana? -8373 Cracker Barrel Road, Marana, AZ - (520) 572-4777
Days Inn and Suites? - 8370 North Cracker Barrel Road, Tucson, AZ - (520) 744-6677

Jackson, MS

The Grant Writing workshop on July 22-23, 2010, will be held at Woolfolk Office Building 501 North West St., Jackson, MS – Second Floor Training Room 209

Host: Mississippi State Capitol Police Dept.

Local Agency Contact: Lt. Wayne King - (601) 942-7694 - KingW@dfa.state.ms.us

Nearby Hotels:

Marriott -200 E. Amite Street, Jackson, MS 39201 - Ph 800-228-9290 or local 601-969-5100 and ask for the Capitol Police Rate. - $79.00 per room single or double.

Silver Spring, MD

The Grant Writing workshop on Sep 8-9, 2010, will be held at 12751 Layhill Road, Silver Spring, MD 20906

Host: Maryland National Capital Park Police- Montgomery County Division

Local Agency Contact: Training Coordinator – Margaret Kingsley - (301) 929-5992

Nearby Hotels:

Comfort Inn Georgia Ave/DC Gateway -7990 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, US, 20910-4860 - Ph: (301) 565-3444
Doubletree Hotel Bethesda - 8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814 – Phone (201) 256-3477

On-Site Training:

Have a Large Staff to Train? Can't Make These Dates? Tight Travel Budget?

Homeland Defense Grants can provide grant writing training, consulting and grants management wherever and whenever you need, including on-site at your facility. Our staff will cost-effectively implement training customized to your needs. If you have group of attendees (usually 15 or more), we can bring this course to you and help save you time, travel costs, and more!

To request a proposal and schedule training, e-mail Kurt Bradley, Vice President, Homeland Defense Grants at kurt.bradley[at]HDGrants.com

Government Training Inc.
5372 Sandhamn Place
Second Floor
Longboat Key, Florida 34228
www.HDGrants.com