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Writing Grants: How we do it together Laura Chenven Director, H-CAP September 21, 2011 Questions for participants Who has participated in a grant funded program? Who has administered a grant? Who has signed on to a grant written by someone else? Who has written a grant? What kinds of grants are you looking for? Research Workforce Quality Partnership development Fellowships Health and Safety (OSHA) Other Partners – why and who Union Employer Colleges and Universities Training Funds Public Workforce Organizations Community and Faith Based Organizations Professional Associations Foundations Other Ways to collaborate Signing on to someone else’s grant Being a vendor Being a partner Getting the most from your signature Creating the opportunity for collaboration Shaping the grant ask (influence and politics) Using the strength of the l/m partnership (delivering program and jobs) Leveraging relationships Before we start Strengths of grant funded programs Resources for programs outside of operating budget Research, new program development, additional staff, capacity building, and lots more Weaknesses of grant funded programs Funder’s and recipient’s objectives may not completely match Administrative costs Programs may be one-offs without being replicable Some kinds of grants RFPs and SGAs Community Foundations Foundations Workforce Investment Act Unsolicited Doing your research Who is funding the work you want to do? What and who have they funded before? Are you eligible? And if not, who is? What is the criteria for evaluation? Designing your program What are your objectives? What is the need and how does your program fulfill it? What outcomes are you looking for? Can they be made to fit the grant? What makes your proposal compelling? Creating a budget What are the categories they fund? Match or leveraged resources – are they required? Personnel Supplies Equipment Administration Contractual Tuition Other Administration – watch what you wish for Who will be the fisca