●Do you aspire to be a better, more successful grant writer?
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●Have you never written a grant, but financial realities in your school / classroom are encouraging you to give it a shot?
No matter where you fall on the spectrum of grant writing – complete beginner to seasoned and successful – participating in grant workshops can give you an edge. This is especially true of grant workshops – usually free of charge – sponsored by grantmaking agencies. Not only will you learn new things about specific grants, you will sharpen your technique and enhance your networking skills and opportunities.
Next Thursday, August 28, from 10 AM – 3 PM, Congressman Phil Gingrey (GA-11) will host a workshop for federal grants: Federal Grants Supermarket. The workshop will be held in the Kennesaw State University Social Sciences Building, First Floor Auditorium. Be sure to visit www.kennesaw.edu/maps for further location and parking information.
The grant writing session is from 10 AM – 12 Noon. Participants will learn the basics of writing federal grant proposals at a free workshop presented by the Georgia Tech Research Institute.
At noon there will be a session examining federal opportunities for small businesses followed by a contracting and purchasing session at 1 p.m. Federal representatives will be on-site from noon to 3 p.m.
The event is free and open to the public‚ but reservations are required due to limited capacity. Reservations may be made via e-mail to casey.sims@mail.house.gov. For further information‚ call Congressman Gingrey’s local district office at 706-290-1776.
In general, very few federal grants are available to individual schools in Georgia. (Other states recognize charter schools as local education agencies – LEAs – to enable them to go for federal grants and other grants available only to LEAs.)
Don’t let the scarcity of grants for individual schools dissuade you from attending this workshop or sending a representative from your school. Learning how to write a successful federal grant is excellent training for writing any grant. And, you may discover an attainable grant opportunity or two that you did not know existed.
