The Introduction to Grant Writing Online Course is appropriate for entry level grant researchers and grant writers with less than 2 years of job experience.  Learning is individual and self-paced.  Students will be assigned an online instructor who is a Certified Grant Writer® and experienced Grant Consultant.  The instructor will send course materials and assignments to the student by e-mail and the student will send completed assignments to the instructor by e-mail.  Course materials and assignments will be provided one section at a time.  Assignments in one section must be completed before proceeding to the next section.  The four sections are:  1) Researching grant opportunities, 2)  Introduction to Proposal Writing,  3)  Professional Ethics, and 4)  Introduction to Grant Budgets.  Students have 4 months to complete all of the assignments, although most students complete the assignments in 3-4 weeks.  A 90-day extension is available for $100.

The following topics will be covered during the course:
     How to find Federal and State grant opportunities
     How to find Foundation and Corporate grant opportunities and RFPs
     Introduction to Proposal Writing - Common Grant Forms and Government Application Packages
     Professional Standards and Ethics of American Grant Writers' Association
     Introduction to preparing budgets for Foundation grant

Recommended reading to accompany the course is "The Guide to Proposal Writing, 5th Edition" by Jane Geever.  The book is available on our website for $44.90 including shipping, or at many local bookstores.  If you like samples you will appreciate the book "Grantseeker's Guide to Winning Proposals" which has not only sample letters and proposals, but also comments written by the Foundation that funded the proposal. This book is also available on our website for $44.90 including shipping, or at many local bookstores.

Prerequisities:  A Bachelor Degree is recommended, but not required.  No prior grant writing or budgeting experience is required.

Students will need a computer with any operating system with internet access.  Software needed is MS Word, Excel, and Adobe Reader.  Students will also need an e-mail address.

Registration is $249 per person for the Online Course and includes an annual individual membership in American Grant Writers' Association. 

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