Title: Using Excel as a Practical Tool for Grant Budget Development
When: June 10, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
Cost: $60
Who Should Attend: Nonprofit professionals who want to be prepared to navigate the grant pre-award process with confidence.
Grant budgets reflect program design, organizational capacity, and funder priorities. This practical session introduces grant professionals to Excel as a foundational tool for developing, reviewing, and refining grant budgets. Participants will learn how to organize budget data, apply basic formulas, and identify inconsistencies before submission. No advanced Excel experience is required.
You'll learn how to:
- Use Excel to build and organize grant budgets.
- Apply basic formulas to improve accuracy and efficiency.
- Identify common budget errors and inconsistencies.
- Strengthen alignment between budgets, narratives, and program design.
Instructional Delivery Method: Group Live
GPCI/CFRE Approved CEU Credits: 1.0
Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge
Knowledge Level: Introductory to intermediate
Prerequisite Education, Experience, or Advance Preparation: None
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- $60.00
The trainers for these sessions are all credentialed grant professionals (GPCs) through the Grant Professional Certification Institute, Approved Trainers with the Grant Professionals Association, and/or credentialed Certified Grant Management Specialists (CGMS) through the National Grant Management Association. All of the trainings in this series align with the CGMS exam classification system and the Grant Professionals Certification Institute’s competencies and skills and are approved for Continuing Education Units (CEU) by GPCI and CFRE International.