Maryland Department of Health, Infectious Disease Prevention and Health Services Bureau in collaboration with Laurie J. Rogers will offer a Grant Writing University, which is a Grant Writing training series to address all elements of grant writing to apply for State, Local, Federal, including private and non-for profit funding.

Cookie cutter proposals do not work! This training will help make sure your proposal stands out from competitors and address the below questions.

·         How well do you know your audience?

·         How well do you know your funder?

·         Why is evaluation important?

·         Why is collaboration important?

·         How to develop budgets?

·         How to write Smart objectives?

·         What are the steps needed to ensure that your proposal reflects your agency’s knowledge, skills and abilities to ensure funding accountability?

This course will address all of these key elements to Grant Writing and more. Registration is capped at 35 attendees. Reserve your spot today!

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Define and summarize what it means to be grant ready 
  State the need for collaboration and sustainability 
  Discuss how to prepare and present a community needs statement 

• Demonstrate steps to develop a sound and tailored proposal to funding sources at the corporate, non-profit, and government levels 

• Describe a plan on how to prepare and present a report to a potential funder 

• Recognize the critical role of stewardship 

• Explain the role of budgets in a grant application

Contact: TJ Moore, HealthHIV Capacity Building Assistance Manager, at TJ@healthhiv.org with questions.