Developing Winning Grants

NORTHEASERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
October 25, 2007

TOPICS

Key Terms/Acronyms and Definitions Exercise

Grant Writing Basics

  • What is an RFP/RFA?
  • What is a grant?
  • What is a proposal?
  • Why should you develop grant proposals?
  • What is the grant process?
  • What steps should you complete before developing a proposal?
  • Questions?

Develop a Personal Grant Idea Exercise

Proposal Development Process

  • What are the six phases of proposal development?
    • Activities before the RFP/RFA is released
    • Prewriting activities after the RFP/RFA is released
    • Writing, reviewing, rewriting, and editing the narrative
    • Developing, reviewing, and revising budgets
    • Producing, assembling, and submitting grant applications
    • Postsubmission activities
  • What is a typical proposal development schedule?
  • What are common grant application components?
  • Questions?

Winning Proposal Characteristics Exercise

Participant Feedback/Additional Information Needed



Developing Winning Grants

October 25, 2007




Developing Winning Grants is designed to walk the funding seeker through the major phases of grant development.

Professor and author Patrick W. Miller, Ph.D., shares the tips and tricks of grant writing in a one-day workshop, which features:

  • Clear, concise guidelines for preparing grants
  • Instruction based on 14 years of grant writing ideas and techniques
  • Hands-on grant activities and exercises