This rewarding course is designed to provide you with the skills to become a professional grant writer while also preparing you for the Grant Professional Certified (GPC) exam.
Ready to develop the skills and strategies you need to become an integral part of one of the world’s fastest-growing professional certification sectors—grant writing? In the Professional Grant Writing course, you will further the ideals and goals of your career track by learning about the required competencies that can lead to an internationally recognized certification by one of the leading grant professional associations. For example, you will discover there is so much more to writing grants than finding funding and writing grant proposals. Grant professionals must also know how to delve into supporting organizational development for grant applicants, coach them in communicating with potential funders, assist with internal and external collaborations with a successful mix of partners, and magically spin out program design language.

$3,195
est. cost
6 mo.
Time to Complete
90 hrs.
Self-paced

What you will learn

  • How a certification enhances professionalism and opportunities for grant writers
  • The skills needed to be a professional grant writer
  • Ways current trends can impact the distribution of funds in the private and public sectors
  • How to match grant funders and fundable programs
  • Organizational missions, cultures, and norms, and how they impact grant readiness
  • Best practices to create a logic model showing interrelationships among elements of project design
  • An evaluation plan using community resources and cultural competencies
  • Prepare a grant budget with appropriate costs, cash, in-kind, or leveraged matches
  • Describe the grant writer’s role in post-award grant management and transition

  • Communicate effectively with grant funders for relationship cultivation
  • Under how to submit a grant proposal
  • Gain the skills to write a persuasive case statement
  • Use a professional code of ethics to guide decisions and conduct
  • Qualify for a free one-year GPA professional membership

    • We offer a wide range of highly interactive courses that you can take entirely online. All of our courses are led by expert instructors, many of whom are nationally known authors. Our online courses are affordable, fun, fast, convenient, and geared just for you. 

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      Payment is required at the time of registration for this program. This program may qualify for a scholarship (or voucher) from the Upper Shore Workforce Investment Board, or WIB. Please reach out to the WIB to inquire about funding, if necessary, before you start the registration process below. Payment can also be made by Employer Sponsorship Billing, Credit Card, Cash or Check.

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