Grant Writing Tips and SkillsFor Municipal Employees

9:00a.m. to 1:00p.mMay 11, 2007

1820 West Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007

This session is designed to give all levels of municipal employees a detailed overview of how to researchand write winning grant applications (state and federal). The tips and skills presented are also applicableto federal cooperative agreement applications. Topics covered will include how to strengthen yourLegislative connections to assist you with the grant seeking and post-submission processes, how to crafta winning narrative, how to prepare the budget summary and narrative detail, how to push yourapplication to the top of the peer review stack and follow-up recommendations.

By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:• Understand how to track private and public sector grant funding opportunities. • Understand how to strengthen your communications with Legislative members representing your municipality

when it comes to government grant-related communications. • Understand what constitutes a highly scored grant application narrative in both the private and public sectors.• Understand how to compile, format and write critical narrative sections that can be used in any type of funding

request, from letters to full grant applications. • Understand what counts as direct and indirect costs and in-kind contributions. • Understand the follow-up work needed to assure your grant application has the best possible chance of

being funded.

Cost: $50 Continental breakfast, handouts and lunch will be provided

Cancellation InformationDeadline for registration is May 4. Cancellations must be in writing by May 4. No refunds will be given afterthis date. If you have any questions about this workshop or registration, please call Matt Lore at the Leagueoffice, (602) 258-5786 or email mlore@azleague.org.

When: Friday, May 11th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Where: League Office1820 West Washington StreetPhoenix, AZ 85007

Who:About the Presenter:Dr. Beverly A. Browning has been a grant writing consultant for

units of municipal government, school districts, colleges, social and human service agencies, and othernonprofit organizations for two decades. She has assisted clients throughout the United States in receivingawards of more than $100 million. Dr. Browning is the author of a dozen grants-related publications,including Fundraising with the Corporate Letter, Grant Writing For Dummies™(2001 and 2005, Wiley),Grant Writing for Educators (2004, NES), How to Become a Grant Writing Consultant (2001 and 2005,BBA, Inc. Her newest grant book is Winning Strategies for Developing Grant Proposals (2006, Thompson).Browning holds degrees in Organizational Development, Public Administration, and Business Adminis-tration. She is a grant writing course developer and online facilitator for Education To Go; faculty memberat the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Organization Management and Rio Salado College Online,and is a member of the Advisory Board for the University of Central Arkansas Community DevelopmentInstitute.

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