Developing Winning Grants

SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY
May 7-8, 2007

DAY TOPICS

MAY 7

Grant Writing Basics

  • RFPs/RFAs, grants, and proposals
  • Reasons to develop grants
  • The grant process
  • Proposal development process
  • Common components in most grant applications
  • Strategies to follow to win external funds
  • Questions and answers

Writing Winning Grant Narrative

  • Writing guidelines
  • Writing proposal narrative
  • Reviewing proposal narrative
  • Editing proposal narrative
  • Tips for writing winning grants
  • Questions and answers

MAY 8

Preparing Winning Grant Budgets

  • Direct costs
  • Indirect (Facilities and Administrative) costs
  • Cost sharing
  • Budget justification
  • Reviewing and revising proposal budgets
  • Common budget problems
  • Questions and answers

Evaluating Grant Applications

  • Debriefing meetings
  • Proposal review by the funding agency
  • Losing proposals
  • Requesting proposal clarification
  • Receiving an award

Southern Utah University

DEVELOPING WINNING GRANTS

MAY 7–8, 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 only two days through a new workshop offered at Southern Utah University, 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