National Society Of Grant Writing Professionals

Overview

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The two-day Beginner's Guide to Grant Writing program is a great skill builder, whether you are just jumping into writing proposals or if you have some experience already. Past participants describe the workshop as very helpful to understanding how to write a successful proposal and to building their confidence as a grant writer.

On Day 1 of the workshop, you will come with an idea and leave with a proposal outline and all the resources needed to expand the outline into a full proposal. You return several weeks later for Day 2 with a draft proposal ready for a peer review. You will also learn strategies for finding funding. Extra bonuses include free limited access to searching the powerful Foundation Center Directory Online and the opportunity to receive feedback on your proposal from grant writing professionals.

Purdue Extension offers this program several times each year at locations throughout the state.

Resources

Federal and regional granting agencies and organizations have money available for local food system projects. Some grants are for farmers to add value to farm products they produce. Some are for farmers' markets or for non-profit agencies. Local foundation dollars can often be leveraged for larger grants or to address an initiative like doubling food dollars for SNAP recipients at the farmers' market.

Purdue Extension can help you connect to the grant information for food systems and also provide the training and education you might need to start, complete or manage a grant. These two webinars, designed to introduce you to the process and the basic components of an application, will help you start.

Kris Parker, Community Development Regional Educator, presents our webinars on grants above.

Writing a Successful Grant Proposal – this thorough, 12 page publication details the process; written by Drs. Maria Marshall, Aaron Johnson and Joan Fulton, published by Purdue Extension.