AGS Training

LIVE WEBINAR: Pursuing Federal Grants
Session 1 of the Federal Grants Series

Applying for federal grants can - to put it mildly - be daunting. In this training, we make it easier by guiding participants through the major components, the key similarities and differences between foundation and federal grants, and how policy can impact the timelines of federal grant opportunities and deadlines. We then guide you through some of the pitfalls and highlights of writing federal grants, including planning, writing, submission, management, and the hotly debated topics of writing styles and budgets/finances.

What You’ll Learn:

• Examine major trends in federal funding and how to find appropriate grant opportunities for your organization as an awardee
  or as a partner agency
• Examine key similarities and differences between foundation and federal grants
• Learn about whether federal grants are more difficult to manage
• Learn about federal planning approaches and writing styles
• Learn about factors impacting budgets

The trainers for these sessions are all credentialed grant professionals (GPCs) through the Grant Professional Certification Institute and Approved Trainers with the Grant Professionals Association. 

GPCI Competencies and Skills: 1.1, 4.1, 4.3, 4.6, 4.10, 4.11, 5.1, 5.2

Length: 60 minutes

CEUs

This training aligns with the Grant Professional Certification Institute’s Competencies and Skills and is approved for 1.0 Continuing Education Unit (CEU). Full participation in this training is also applicable for 1.0 points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.

FEDERAL GRANTS TRAINING SERIES

Most people consider federal grant training to be a more advanced form of grant writing and management. We at Assel Grant Services do a lot of work with federal grants and we believe that federal grants share a lot of characteristics with significant federal grants. That said, there are a lot of nuances unique to federal grants to learn. This professional development series is designed to help nonprofit professionals who have never written a federal grant be as prepared to step through the federal grant pre-award and post-award process for the first time with confidence.

These sessions are designed to support nonprofit professionals before and during their first federal grant. If you don’t tune in before your first opportunity comes out, this series can be managed during a typical six to eight-week federal grant funding cycle.

Session 1: Pursuing Federal Grants
January 26, 2021 | 12:00 PM-1:00 PM CT

Session 2: Federal Find and Fit
February 3, 2021 | 12:00 PM-1:00 PM CT

Session 3: Relationships with Program Officers and Legislators
February 10, 2021| 12:00 PM-1:00 PM CT

Session 4: Federal Grant Registrations and Portals
March 9, 2021 | 12:00 PM-1:00 PM CT

Session 5: Managing the Development of a Federal Grant Proposal
April 7, 2021 | 12:00 PM-1:00 PM CT

Session 6: Evidence-Based Programming
May 5, 2021 | 12:00 PM-1:00 PM CT

Session 7: External Evaluators: When is it Required and What to do When it is Required
June 9, 2021 | 12:00 PM-1:00 PM CT

Session 8: Standard Federal Budget Forms
July 7, 2021 | 12:00 PM-1:00 PM CT

Session 9: Federal Budget Justifications: Reasonable, Allowable, Allocable
July 28, 2021 | 12:00 PM-1:00 PM CT

Session 10: Federal Research Grant Budget Justifications
August 4, 2021 | 12:00 PM-1:00 PM CT

Session 11: Federal Grant Management: Financial Requirements
September 8, 2021| 12:00 PM-1:00 PM CT

Session 12: Federal Grant Management: Non-Financial Requirements
October 6, 2021| 12:00 PM-1:00 PM CT

Session 13: Becoming a Federal Grant Reviewer
December 8, 2021| 12:00 PM-1:00 PM CT

Format:

• Available as one-hour training sessions or bundled as a full series

Cost: $50/session or $600 for the full series