Grant writing is a skill that is used to help private or public non-profit agencies apply for funding to support the programs/projects they provide.  Beverly Santicola, founder of U.S. Government Grants, offers grant writing workshops around the country called “The Art and Science of Grant Writing.”  During the two-day workshop, each participant has the opportunity to practice and improve their grant writing skills by working on grant proposals for their agency.  Most participants complete at least one grant proposal in the workshop that can be submitted as soon as they return to work the following day.

U.S.G.G. workshops 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 courses provide the “nuts and bolts” for putting together a successful grant proposal.  Its workshops 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 workshop” contents.  While there are hundreds of amazing testimonials from U.S.G.G. alumni, Jean Keel described how she thought the workshop would impact her agency in the future with these words:

"Our outreach center is going to exceed all expectations because of the professional training and materials we received. Beverly was highly knowledgeable on grant writing and provided an excellent presentation of materials and visual aids." - Texarkana. 

For more information on U.S.G.G. Grant Writing Workshops call 1-866-843-3493 or e-mail info@us-government-grants.net.