Grant Researching and Proposal Writing Online Course

Learning is individual and self-paced for this online course.  Students are assigned an instructor who is a Certified Grant Writer® and will correspond with the instructor by e-mail.  The online course is divided into 4 sections:  Researching Grant Opportunities, Program Development and Proposal Writing, Professional Ethics, and Planning Budgets for Foundation and Federal Grants.  During the course students will write sections of a grant proposal for an actual or hypothetical business.

Prerequisites:  A Bachelor's Degree is strongly recommended, but not required. A strong math aptitude is recommended to sucessfully complete the budget exercises. Experience in grant writing or budgeting is not required, but we recommend beginning grant writers first take the "Introduction to Grant Writing" Online Course prior to enrolling in this course.  If you need to learn any of the following you should take the "Introduction to Grant Writing" Online Course prior to enrolling in this course:

1. Where to find Federal and State grant opportunities
2. Where to find Foundation and Corporate grant opportunities and RFPs
3. Where to find Common Grant Forms and Federal Application Packages
4. How to prepare a Nonpfofit's Annual Organization Budget
   

Students have 9 months to complete assignments beginning on the date of purchase, however most students complete the assignments in 6-8 weeks.  A 90-day extension is available for a $100 fee.  

Students will need a computer with any operating system and will need to use the following Software:  Word, Excel, and Adobe Reader.  Students will also need an e-mail address and internet access.  

An annual membership in AGWA is included with the online course.

The following topics will be covered in the course:

• Grant Teams and the Development Office
• Nonprofit Organizations - Exempt status and Charitable Status
• Standards of Charitable Accountability
  
• Program development using a Logic Model
• Evaluating Foundation RFPs and Government NOFAs
  
• Researching statistics to document the Problem Statement
  
• Writing goals, objectives, outcomes and program narrative
  
• Planning Program Evaluations
• Writing Letters of Inquiry, Proposals and Applications for Foundations and Corporations
• Writing Government Grant applications
  
• Professional Standards and Ethics
• Planning Budgets for Foundation and Federal Grants

The recommended reading to accompany the course is The Guide to Proposal Writing, 5th Edition, by Jane Geever.  It is available at AGWA's online bookstore for $44.90, or at many local bookstores.  The recommended writing reference is the Publication Manual of American Psychological Association.

The Online Course is $499 and includes an annual individual membership in American Grant Writers Association.   Effective March 1, 2012 the price will be $599 per person.

Please refer to our web pages "Refund and Rescheduling Policies", "Professional Ethics and Standards", and "Debit/Credit Card Purchases" before making your purchase.

Students who want to later upgrade to take the Certified Grant Writer® Review Course and Examination may do so for $300.  To purchase the upgrade, visit our "Marketplace" page.