Developing Winning Grants

SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY
January 3-4, 2008

January 3

Introductions

Grant Facts

Key Grant Terms and Acronyms

Grant Writing Basics

• RFPs/RFAs, grants, and proposals
• Reasons to develop proposals
• Steps to complete before developing a proposal
• Grant process from legislation to acquisition to award
• Proposal development phases
• Common grant application components
• Typical proposal development schedule

Proposal Development Process

• Activities before the RFP/RFA is released
• Prewriting activities after the RFP/RFA is released
• Write, review, rewrite, and edit proposal narrative
• Produce assemble, and submit proposals
• Postsubmission activities

Winning Grant Characteristics

Writing Grant Narrative

Preparing Grant Budgets

January 4

Introductions

How to Win Grant Money—An Overview

• Identify a project idea

Proposal Development Process—An Overview

• Look for funding opportunities
• Review potential RFPs/RFAs
• Proposal planning (problem, objective, method, and evaluation)
• Developing a proposal prospectus

Determining Project Expenditures—An Overview

Planned Follow-up Activities

• Discussion of project ideas
• One-on-one meetings

DEVELOPING WINNING GRANTS

JANUARY 3–4, 2008

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