For immediate release | July 27, 2016

The Basics of Federal Grant Writing Workshop

The Basics of Federal Grant Writing Workshop

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CHICAGO—91´«Ã½ Editions announces an exciting new two-part workshop, with Maureen Meyer and Amy Whitlock Jennings.

This two-part event will consist of two 90-minute sessions and take place at Wednesday, October 26, 2016, 2:30pm Eastern/1:30 Central/12:30 Mountain/11:30am Pacific and Thursday, October 27, 2016, 2:30pm Eastern/1:30 Central/12:30 Mountain/11:30am Pacific.

The Basics of Federal Grant Writing Workshop Workshop

A two-part event running 90 minutes each session on Wednesday, October 26, 2016, 2:30pm Eastern/1:30 Central/12:30 Mountain/11:30am Pacific and Thursday, October 27, 2016, 2:30pm Eastern/1:30 Central/12:30 Mountain/11:30am Pacific.



In this two-part workshop, you will gain a fundamental understanding of the federal grant writing process. Working with a fictional literacy program and an actual Department of Education Request for Proposal, grant writing experts Amy Whitlock Jennings and Maureen Meyer will work through a full grant application. You will be able to ask general questions via chat during the live presentation and will have the opportunity to ask organizational specific questions during a Q&A following the presentation.

For those unfamiliar with government grants, the process can be daunting and frustrating when applications are not selected for funding. Through this two-part workshop, you will learn important tools and strategies to craft fundable federal grants and gain tips to solve problems associated with rejected proposals, poorly scored proposals, and even awarded proposals that do not match the organization’s mission or values.

In part one, you will learn how to:

  • discover the key points for maximum funding in a funding instrument (RFP, NOFA, etc.);
  • set up a narrative response that is easy for reviewers to follow and that assist the writers in crafting accurate and complete responses;
  • create compelling needs statements;
  • ensure program design matches needs statement and funder’s priorities;
  • create a work plan; and
  • include stakeholders in program and application design.

In part two, you will learn how to:

  • create budgets to fit program and funder needs;
  • identify key strategies in setting up organizational, staffing, and other supporting narrative sections;
  • create logic models to maximize program implementation and effectiveness; and
  • identify key components in outcome-focused grants and the use of external evaluators.

You’ll come out of this two-part workshop with the tools and guidance needed to start crafting your next grant proposal.

About the Instructors

Amy Whitlock Jennings has over 20 years of grant writing experience, spanning a variety of different community organizations. She has developed local, county, state and federal proposals and secured funding for a variety of projects to assist underserved populations with access to private and public education and healthcare. Amy has successfully secured over $75 million in grant funding and authored three successful Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grants. Amy started Whitlock Writings, LLC in 2011, and as an independent consultant, she has secured over $7 million, annually, in grant funding for her clients. In 2008, Amy was one of the first people in the nation to become Grant Professional Certified through GPCI.

Maureen Meyer has been a grant writer for more than 15 years and established Meyer Consulting and Services in 2007, where she currently works as an independent grant writer. She specializes in federal grants with an emphasis on rural areas, healthcare, education, technology, social services, and juvenile justice. Maureen has experience writing the gamut of grant proposals – from small family foundation requests to multi-million, multi-year federal programs. She has raised more than $50 million in grant funding for clients. Maureen helps clients conduct extensive needs assessments, design effective programs, and create complex budgets that meet the needs of both funders and fundees. She holds a Grant Professionals Certification (GPC) from the Grant Professionals Association and has presented on grant writing, telecommuting, and freelancing nationally.

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