DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Recently, I attended MyFedTrainer ’s Grant Writing Boot Camp (GWBC) hosted by our team’s founder and President, Diane H. Leonard, GPC, RST. Having written many federal grants in the past, I was excited to hear insights from another seasoned grant professional. Grant writing is not a solo sport!

Logic Model

Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 11, 2024

Grants 301 – Relationships: It’s a Two-Way Street is an excellent primer for those working with private foundations and community partners, while Federal Grants: Relationships with Program Officers and Legislators will give you the essentials for working with government officials to seek out and sustain grant funding.

GPC

Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 14, 2023

However, especially for federal grants, it is equally essential to set your organization up for post-award success during the application stage. How do compliance requirements impact the grant application stage? She specializes in grant readiness, research and tracking, management, reporting, and compliance.

Federal Grants

Assel Grant Services

APRIL 29, 2024

Certified Grants Management Specialist (CGMS) There are just over 300 CGMS professionals at the end of 2023; only five have also received their GPC, including two AGS staff. The application phase is often the focus of our work as grant professionals. There are 474 GPCs worldwide; including 19 AGS employees (and counting!)

GPC

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

A grant manager is anyone involved in the management and administration of a grant (e.g., finance staff, grant writers, program staff, consultants, and grant administrators). The caveat here is potentially leaving funding on the table, especially if you manage federal grant awards.

Indirect Cost

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

A grant manager is anyone involved in the management and administration of a grant (e.g., finance staff, grant writers, program staff, consultants, and grant administrators). This blog post is aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills.

Grant Management

Assel Grant Services

JULY 21, 2024

Office of Management and Budget (OMB), an agency within the Executive Office of the President, issues government-wide grants-related guidance for federal departments and agencies and is responsible for the maintenance of this document. Before 2013, federal grant requirements were located in multiple OMB circulars.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

A grant manager is anyone involved in the management and administration of a grant. This can include finance staff, grant writers, program staff, consultants, and grant administrators (among others). Grant management is usually associated with federal grant awards.

Grant Management

Think and Ink Grants

JANUARY 7, 2021

Writing any grant is tough. Writing and winning government grants, especially federal grants, is even more challenging if you're still learning the ropes. Here are six ways to win federal grants. Confirming Eligibility Every federal grant opportunity is not a good fit for every nonprofit organization.

Government

Fundraising HayDay

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Learn the process of becoming and participating in federal grant/peer reviewing as we interview Ericka Harney, GPC, CFRE, CAE, and CVA. Highlights include how to find peer review opportunities, what to expect, the work involved, and the benefits of taking on extra work outside of your typical grant writing and management duties.

GPC

Grant Professionals Association

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

I recently participated in a Federal grant review panel for the Department of Education that included ten complex applications with detailed rubrics and a series of 2-3 hour panel discussions over 15 days, including weekends and holidays. If you have served as a grant reviewer, how has it changed the way you develop proposals?

Proposal

Think and Ink Grants

APRIL 27, 2021

Save your time by weeding out the grants that aren't 100% well aligned and at a time when you are ready. You will be grateful for it and have more time to dedicate to grants you have a better chance of winning. Here are tips on how to avoid this when it comes to federal grants.

Grant

Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 28, 2024

Diversifying a portfolio of funding opportunities can be more than seeking foundation and federal grants. For additional tips or a custom approach to adding this as a strategy to your grant seeking, Julie Alsup, PMP, GPC , will be happy to talk with you about this and provide you with a quote for services.

GPC

Grant Professionals Association

MAY 29, 2024

Author Bio: Jasmine Markanday, CGMS, GPC, MBA, RPO, is an experienced grant professional with expertise in federal grant writing, management, and indirect cost rate negotiations. What is your organization’s indirect cost and how is it determined? Let us know what questions you may have about indirect costs.

Indirect Cost

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 30, 2024

She also teaches grant writing, with her first intensive federal grants course being offered in person in St. GPC Competency: #7: Knowledge of practices and services that raise the level of professionalism of grant developers As a writer and reviewer, she has helped secure over $85M for St. Louis this fall.

Contract

Think and Ink Grants

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Some funders are either getting away from this notion of cultivating a relationship before applying, some don't have the capacity to have many one-on-one interactions with potential grantees, and for some funders, like in the world of federal grants, relationship building is not as typical.

Grant

Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 17, 2024

But I did not fully understand the amount of work it would take to stand up a new grants management function for an organization. To get started: Before applying for grants, assess your organization’s level of grant readiness. Currently, Pam is the Manager of Grants Administration for Kettering Health in western Ohio.

Grant Management

Grant Professionals Association

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Jeanne first worked with grants for a local government, where she researched, submitted, and managed federal grants totaling $6 million. Author Bio: After 20+ years in the private sector, Jeanne went back to school and obtained a Master of Public Affairs (concentration on community development and nonprofits).

Funding

Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 6, 2024

As a result, evaluation costs fluctuate, and the conventional guidance to devote 10% of the program budget to evaluation isn’t always accurate, at least for federal grant programs. AGS blogs, funding alerts, and trainings are aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills.

Budget

Assel Grant Services

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Our team can help with all aspects of preparing the application and managing the grant if you are awarded. Julie Assel, GPC, President/CEO , will be happy to talk with you about this opportunity and provide you with a quote for grant services. AGS is excited to offer a Federal Grants Training Series in 2023!

UEI

Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Our team can help with all aspects of preparing the application and managing the grant if you are awarded. Julie Assel, GPC, President/CEO , will be happy to talk with you about this opportunity and provide you with a quote for grant services. AGS is excited to offer a Federal Agency Training Series in 2023!

Education

Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In your downtime, peruse the Grant Professional Foundation’s Silent Auction. Funds raised will help the Grant Professional Foundation award scholarships to grant professionals attending GrantSummit, joining GPA, and getting their GPC credential. Come “Check Out” one of our grant professional experts!

GPC

Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Question: Where are your grant administrative processes today? Can others see through your Grants Administration? Harrington, GPC has more than 25 years of experience as a Grants Professional, writing and administering Federal State and Foundation grants. Where are you on the cloudy-to-clear spectrum?

Ethics