Grant Writing Workshops

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The workshop is usually sponsored by a local organization like the County Extension Office, local Chamber of Commerce, or the County Economic Development Office.  The fee for the Grant Writing 101 workshop is $750, which includes all participant workshop materials and instructor travel.  The sponsorship fee for the Grant Writing 201 workshop is $1,500.  For either program, the sponsor of the workshop can decide whether/how much to charge participants to recoup part or all of the sponsorship fee. 

Contact Information

Lindsay Henderson

lindsayh@iastate.edu

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Lindsay Henderson

Grant Writing 101

Grant Writing 101 is offered for groups and provides hands-on training in seeking and writing successful grant applications.  The 3-hour, beginner-level program is intended for representatives of nonprofit organizations, local governments, and schools. 

The workshop covers topics such as:

  • Challenges of seeking and using grant funding
  • Project planning
  • Identifying potential funders
  • Parts of a grant application
  • Tips for success

Grant Writing 201

Grant Writing 201 is offered for experienced grant writers who want to improve their skills, and/or for those individuals who previously participated in a Grant Writing 101 workshop as described above.  Participants work on a real grant application, so they are asked to bring application materials for a grant program of interest. 

The workshop covers topics such as:

  • Documenting need
  • Methodology
  • Logic models
  • Evaluation
  • Budgets