Federal Grants for the Rest of Us: Securing Federal Funding Beyond Research
Tuesday, Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. – noon
Is your organization big enough to apply for federal funding? The answer may surprise you! In this session, you will learn about the breadth of federal funding and the many different goals it supports, how to evaluate a federal opportunity’s fit with your programming, key requirements for applying for federal grants, and the core concepts for writing and submitting a federal grant.
Fundable Programs: Building What Funders Want Into Your Programming
Tuesday, Oct. 22 from 1 – 4 p.m.
If you’ve ever answered a list of funder questions about a program or struggled to find program details for a grant application, you know that successful fundraising is often not just about what your programs do, but how they do it. In this session, you will learn why and how good program design is related to funding; what program design elements funders want; how to demonstrate that your programs’ needs, activities, outcomes, evaluation, and budget all support each other; and what to do when things don’t go as planned.
