U.S. Government Grants offers two-day grant writing seminars around the country that have been described as “awesome, entertaining, educational, fantastic, powerful, and practical.”  Beginning grant writers, as well as seasoned professionals, claim these seminars are the best they have ever attended. Most participants say U.S.G.G. grant writing seminars are far better than ones that cost two-three times more – and that they are the only seminars that actually teach you how to write good grant proposals. 

Sparks-Chellee Phillips, Executive Director of Onward and Upward Enterprises, Inc., recently said, “I can’t comment on the acoustics because I’m deaf, but these grant writing seminars are excellent. Beverly is awesome and taught me everything I needed to know. I learned more in the first three hours than I learned in an eight week continuing education college course.” 

U.S.G.G. grant writing seminars are unique, unlike any other in the country.  Most college, university and association courses cover things such as the history of philanthropy, terminology, fundraising ethics, strategic planning, volunteers and staffing, planned giving, and facts and figures of who gives and why.  In contrast, U.S.G.G. grant writing seminars provide the “nuts and bolts” for putting together a successful grant proposal.  We focus more on how to write a good problem statement – the area in which most grant proposals fail – and how to have 90% of your grant proposal done before you begin.  Specific ideas for wording the problem statement, goal statement, project objectives, and evaluation are provided. Students learn exactly how to write diversity statements, capability statements, and statements on how the project will affect social change. Methodologies for evaluating grant proposals, along with tools for budgeting, and increasing community collaboration are just a few of the “highly acclaimed grant writing seminar’s” contents.

Grant writing seminars offered by U.S.G.G. include the following:

• Where to get new money
• Why 50% of grant proposals fail
• Sample winning grant proposals
• How to develop good problem statements
• Eleven key components of a proposal
• Five step process for program planning
• 28 items to have prepared in advance
• Federal, state & private foundations
• Evaluation methodology
• Fascinating case studies
• Individualized coaching for improvement
• Grant Writing as a career
• Collaboration exercises
• Grant Writing Workshop Workbook
• Follow-up courses for free

U.S.G.G. grant writing seminars have achieved a 99.4% rating in customer satisfaction. Following are just two out of over six hundred testimonials from U.S.G.G. grant writing seminars:

“The three things that impressed me most about these grant writing seminars were 1) the passion, 2) the professionalism, and 3) the morality of it all. Although I have never written a grant proposal before, I know I can write one now and be successful at it.  No questions were left unanswered.” Mike Hucker – LaCrosse, Indiana.

 “I have never attended a [grant writing] seminar with such a well educated a well spoken person! Thanks. I would attend any [grant writing] seminars that Beverly Santicola hosts.” Keith – Houston