Released Jan. 8, 2008

BOZEMAN, Mont. -- A comprehensive grantwriting training program, "Get that Grant: Grantwriting from Conception to Completion," will be held in Bozeman, Monday through Thursday, April 21-24, at the Holiday Inn.

The workshop is sponsored by the Women's Center at Montana State University and presented by Community Systems of Bozeman. Barbara Bader and Steven Carr conduct the sessions.

The workshop addresses all aspects of successful grant seeking, including developing and assessing proposal ideas, generating support for grant applications, designing and writing a complete grant proposal, following up with funders and surviving the proposal-review process.

Special attention is devoted to writing the technical components of grant proposals, such as the statement of need, goals and objectives, project methods, project evaluation, project timetable and proposal budget.

The workshop identifies sources of government, foundation, corporate and other grant support and assesses trends in the funding environment. The presenters show how to conduct a productive funding search using an extensive library of grant references provided at the workshop.

Each participant receives a detailed Community Systems training/resource manual that includes a proposal-writing guide and essential background resources for grant seekers. The workshop has been called a hard-working, hands-on, how-to-do-it workshop, and each participant develops a comprehensive grant proposal during the session. Participants receive extensive individual consultation during the workshop as well as follow-up critique of their grant proposals.

The workshop costs $790 per person, and space is limited.

For more information on the program or to register, contact the MSU Women's Center at (406) 994-3836. Registration deadline is March 28.

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Contacts: Evelyn Boswell, evelynb@montana.edu

Carol Schmidt, cschmidt@montana.edu