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About
This Workshop
The
How to Write Grants and Understand the Evaluation Process
Workshop will not only teach you how to write and submit a successful
grant application, but you will learn tips to beat your competition
by creating an application that wins high peer review points.
Also, you will learn how to better understand the grant review
process.
Stop
being left behind—financially and programmatically. This
is being taught by a nationally-renowned Grants expert. Two half
day grants workshops are being combined into one great course.
Reduce your stress when it comes to finding, writing, and winning
government funding opportunities!
What
You Will Learn
- How
to locate grant funds
- How
to create a successful grant application
- How
to spotlight your organization over your competitors
- How
to transfer a rejection into a new opportunity
- Why
your competitors are winning grants and cooperative agreements
- Why
your grant isn’t being funded
- What
reviewers are looking for when scoring a grant application
- Best
practices and sample sections of a successful grant application
Who
Should Attend
- Any
nonprofit or for-profit organization that has not -- or has!
-- been successful at winning government grants and cooperative
agreements
- Regional,
state and local public safety and emergency management executives
and senior staff
- State
and local grants personnel interested in learning about updating
grant writing skills
- Acadmia
interested in funding for critical programs and projects
- Novice
grant seeker to the seasoned grant writer that wants to increase
their rate of funding success
A
Sample List of Past Attendees Include:
- American
Horse Council, Director of Health & Regulatory Affairs
- Baltimore
County, Maryland, Potential Grant Writer
- Baystate
Health System-Health Geographics Program, Senior GIS Coordinator
- BSI2000,
Inc., Marketing Manager
- Calvert
County, Maryland Public Schools, Director of Transportation
- Catholic
Charities of the Virgin Islands, Assistant to the Executive
Director/Grant Administrator
- City
of Houston, Texas, Hazard Mitigation Officer
- City
of Salisbury, Maryland, Mayor's Office, Grants/Special Projects
Coordinator
- Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, Director of Community Planning
- Communications
Coordination Committee for the United Nations, Vice President
- Decision
Management Company, Inc., Director of Eastern U.S. & Caribbean
Operations
- Digimarc
ID Systems, Manager, Sales Engineering and Programs
- Fairfax
County, Virginia, Department of Transportation, Transportation
Planner
- FEMA,
ADR Specialist
- 4D
Security Solutions, Inc., Vice President
- Grace
Sales, Inc., Director of Public Relations
- Hartford
Hospital, Bioterrorism Program Manager
- i2
Inc., Sales Administrator
- JANUS
Associates, Inc., Director
- Maricopa,
Arizona Fire District, Administrative Assistant/Grant Writer
- Maryland
Motor Vehicle Administration, Administrative Officer III
- Men
United for A Better Philadelphia, Coordinator
- Mississippi
Department of Transportation (MDOT), Special Projects Administrator
- New
York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Administrative
Assistant
- Office
of the Attorney General, State of Virginia, Class Action Program
Assistant
- Prince
Frederick, Maryland Volunteer Rescue Squad, EMT
- SAIC,
Marketing Manager
- San
Jose, California Police Department, Chief Administrative Officer
- State
of Illinois/PTAC, College of DuPage, Manager
- TechGuard
Security, LLC, Director, Strategic Alliances
- The
Infrastructure Security Partnership, Executive Director
- Titan
Corporation, Senior Systems Analyst and Program Director
- Virgin
Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), Federal
Programs Manager
Here's
What Previous Attendees Said About This Workshop:
"Diana provided great ideas from
a funder perspective.Her stories were helpful and informative."
-Carrie Basham, Sales Administrator, i2, Inc.
"An
insightful look at the grant writing process which was well supported
by a knowledgeable instructor and a quality set of documentation.
An excellent investment!"
-Gary
Hendrickson, Director of Eastern US and Caribbean Operations,
Decision Management Co. Inc.
"Excellent session!"
-Mick Blackistone, Director of Public Relations, Grace Sales,
Inc.
“I left feeling that I had a very good chance of writing
my first successful grant application.”
Joni Ashton, Administrative Assistant, Maricopa Fire Department
“This was well worth the investment. I am very pleased that
I was able to participate.”
Amy Mann, Director, Health and Regulatory Affairs, American
Horse Council
Your
Instructor
Diana
Amy Chidsey offers over ten years of governmental
research, evaluation, program administration and successful grant
writing expertise, focusing on the public safety sector. Mrs.
Chidsey currently shares this expertise with her governmental
and non-profit clientele, affording them the benefit and advantage
of her knowledge in the competitive world of grant funding. Mrs.
Chidsey has vast resource development experience with a particular
focus on Department of Justice grant funding.
Agenda
7:30
– 8:00am: Registration; Coffee and Pastries
8:00– 8:15am: Welcome/Introduction
8:15
- 8:45am: Introduction to the Grant Writing Process
This session will review the critical differences between
reactive grant writing and program planning, and will describe
the planning efforts that need to occur for proposals to be seriously
considered by funders.
8:45
- 9:45am: Locating Grant Funding
This session will review sources of federal, state, and private
funding, and will demonstrate effective methods for researching
grants and maintaining relationships with funders.
9:45
- 10:00am: Break
10:00
- 10:30am: Assessing the Funding Opportunity
This session will explain how to assess each funding
opportunity to determine if it is a good fit for your organization.
10:30
- 11:15am: Grant Writing Starters and Keys to Writing Winning
Grants
This session provides direction on how to plan for and begin the
grant writing process properly, and will provide an introduction
to the key grant writing points required to write a winning grant.
11:15
- 11:30am: Questions and Answers on Grant Writing Pre-Planning
11:30 - 12:30pm: Lunch on your own
12:30
- 1:45pm: Grant Application Components
This
session will review the individual components of a grant application,
explaining the purpose of each section, what funders are looking
for, and key tips. Successful samples of grant application components
will be reviewed.
1:45 - 2:15pm: Break
2:15-
2:45pm: Post Grant Submission Processes
This session will review the grant evaluation process,
and will teach you how to handle a rejection as well as an award.
2:45-
3:15pm: Program Implementation Requirements
This session will teach you the key steps for successful
program implementation, an essential requirement to receive continuation
funding. This session will also review a number of reasons for
why programs fail and how they can be prevented.
3:15-3:30
pm: Wrap up and Additional Questions and Answers
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Become
a Sponsor
If you would like to become a
sponsor at this Homeland Defense Training Workshop, please download
and complete our
set of sponsor forms. (Forms require
Acrobat Reader.) For more information on sponsor/exhibitor
arrangements, please contact
Andrea Feinberg, (201) 592-6477.
Registration
Fee
- Industry
- $595 per person
- Small
Business (100 employees or less) - $495 per
person
- Government
- $395 per person
Includes refreshments, continental breakfast, your course handouts,
and copies of successful grant applications.
Registration
Options
[1]
Online with your credit card using our
online
booking form
[2] Fax our
downloadable registration form
(requires Acrobat Reader) to (703) 807-2728
[3] Phone Pamela Greenstein at (703) 807-2758
[4] E-mail Pamela
Greenstein
[5] Mail our
downloadable registration form
to:
Homeland Defense Journal 4301 Wilson Blvd. #1003, Arlington, VA
22203
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. If you need
to cancel your registration, you must send your notice in writing
and will be subject to a $50 processing fee. No refunds are given
for cancellations received 3 business days prior to the event
start date or later.
We're
sure you'll be satisfied with the content of our conferences.
If you're not, please tell us why in a brief letter and we will
credit your investment
towards another Market*Access event.
You risk nothing!
Location/Hotel Accommodations
The
course will be held at the Hotel
Monteleone, 214 Rue Royal, New Orleans, LA 70130 .
A small block of rooms at the Hotel
Monteleone is being held for attendees offering $133 + tax
per night.. To make a reservation, please call (800) 535-9595
or email reservations@hotelmonteleone.com prior to August 16,
2005 and be sure to mention you are attending the "Grants
Writing Workshop."
Contact
Us
- For
registration information, contact Pamela
Greenstein, (703) 807-2758
- For
information on exhibitor or sponsor arrangements,
contact Cara
Lombardi, (703) 807-2743
- For
general information about this workshop, contact
Kim
Hovda, (703) 894-1096
If
you have any questions about Homeland Defense Journal events in
general, please see our
Event FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions).
On-Site
Training
Have
a Large Staff to Train? Can't Make These Dates? Tight Travel Budget?
Homeland
Defense Journal can provide Grants Writing
training, 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
20 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 Laura
Johnson, Director of Conferences & Strategic Planning,
at ljohnson@marketaccess.org or call (703) 807-2747.
Other
Dates/Locations
Can't
make these dates? We'll also be offering a Grants Conference on
July 14, 2005 in Colorado
Springs, Colorado, a Grants Conference on October 25, 2005
in Arlington,
Virginia, and a Grant Writing Workshop on December 7, 2005
in Orlando,
Florida. (Please click on the link for more information.)
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Conference Management and Production by:
Homeland Defense Journal, Inc.
4301 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 1003
Arlington, VA 22203
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