Developing Winning Grants

University of Chicago
Harris School of Public Policy
May 15, 2009

AGENDA

Government and Non-Government Funding


Work Before the RFP/RFA is Released

  • What constitutes a good project idea?
  • What is a proposal prospectus?
  • How do you locate funding opportunities?
  • What team members are needed to develop a proposal?
  • What guidelines are followed when developing a preliminary proposal?

Prewriting Activities After the RFP/RFA is Released

  • What criteria should be used to make a formal bid decision?
  • What planning tools are developed prior to writing a proposal?
  • What should happen at a proposal strategy meeting?

Writing, Reviewing, Rewriting, and Editing the Grant Narrative

  • What attributes are needed to write proposals?
  • What strategies should be followed when writing a proposal?
  • What criteria are used to review proposals?
  • What is the proposal editing process?

Participant Feedback/Follow-up Activities


Developing Winning Grants

May 15, 2009

Developing Winning Grants is designed to walk the funding seeker through the major phases of grant development.

Professor and author Patrick W. Miller, Ph.D., shares the tips and tricks of grant writing in a one-day workshop, which features:

  • Clear, concise guidelines for preparing grants
  • Instruction based on 14 years of grant writing ideas and techniques
  • Hands-on grant activities and exercises