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Instructor: Ron Mirr, MSW
Undergraduate: CE 495 – 002412 - 1 Undergraduate Credit
Grade Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Credit (PNOC)
Graduate: CE 595 - 002413 - 1 Graduate Credit
Grade Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Credit (PNOC)
Workshop Only: CE 0002 – 002414 - Non-Credit: No academic credit awarded
(13 Continuing Education Contact Hours awarded
upon successful completion of workshop requirement)
Dates/Times: Friday, September 19, 2008 - 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 20, 2008 - 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: University Center Rochester – CF 206/208
Grant writing requires hard work, well developed research and writing skills, discipline, patience and practice. Training from an expert grant writer may be the key to winning the gold when it comes to writing and submitting competitive grant proposals. This workshop will provide workshop participants with the practical skills needed to begin the development of competitive grant proposals. Workshop participants will leave the class with a clear understanding of how to begin the grant writing process, where to look for resources, and how to begin preparing a highly competitive grant proposal. . Course information will include: 1) a description of the general grant process with specific focus on how grants are reviewed, 2) information about the location of funding sources and the use of electronic media to find grant resources, 3) instructions on how to review an application to determine if it is appropriate for one’s agency or school, 4) training on the use of three planning tools for the creation of effective grant proposals, 5) information on the budgeting process and how to maintain grant funded projects, 6) instructions on how to create an appropriate evaluation plan for grant projects, and 7) training on the most effective methods for producing a winning grant proposal. A variety of teaching formats will be employed throughout the class, including: lecture, small group exercises, and multimedia presentations. The Going for the Gold: Writing a Winning Grant workshop is intended for anyone interested in obtaining grand funds from public or private sources at the federal, state, and/or local levels
Required Workshop Materials:
Students are required to download, print, and bring to class all required workshop materials. Workshop materials may be downloaded “free of charge” from the following website:
http://homepage.mac.com/rmirr
Select the 2-day Grant Training folder which contains six files. Grant Manuals 1-4 includes all required course materials. Grant Manual 1 provides a copy of PowerPoint slides of core course content. Grant Manuals 2-4 contain small group exercises that will be used throughout the workshop. All four files are necessary for both days of the workshop. Workshop participants will be required to complete approximately two hours of homework on Friday evening.
Ron Mirr, MSW
Since 1989 Mr. Mirr has assisted school districts and health and human service agencies from around the country obtain over $100 million in grant funds. He has a long history of competitive grant writing and has received public and private sector funding from federal, state, and local sources. He currently works as a private consultant in Iowa City, Iowa where he resides with his family. For twenty years he has worked as a consultant to educational and health and human services agencies in the area of grant procurement. He holds a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from the University of Iowa and has worked as a mental health clinician and a school administrator. He has presented at conferences, both nationally and internationally, and has offered workshops and training sessions in the area of grant writing to businesses, agencies, schools, and universities including the University of Iowa and Winona State University. Mr. Mirr is a dynamic presenter who engages students easily by placing them in the shoes of a grant writer.
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