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 fiscal agent? What resources will you need? What resources can you get? Indirect and overhead – is it covered? Offsets for administration and personnel – a way to think about it?

Writing it Who will do it? Tips from a grant writer – To the point – Organize the writing in the order and format of evaluation criteria – Remember that the reviewers are reading a lot of grants – make it easy for them – Give them what they ask for – When in doubt, ask

Some examples Robert Wood Johnson – new RFP on evaluating innovations I n nursing education The Pittsburgh Foundation – Highmark Foundation html html Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration: H-1B Technical Skills Training Grants - SGA-DFA-PY A resource for Federal Grants:

Coming up with a grant program Categories of programs to fund – workforce, research, cultural competency, diversity, quality health outcomes, other Break into groups Develop an outline – Statement of need – Program Activities – Project Management – Outcomes and deliverables Develop budget categories Let’s share Who might we go to?

Thank You Laura Chenven Director, H-CAP