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PageTitleforStorylineMenu:NavigatingtheCourse

Hi!MynameisAngela.IrecentlycompletedthePreventionFellowshipProgramandamnowworkingasaprogramcoordinatorforasubstanceabusepreventioncoalition.

We’regettingreadytoapplyforgovernmentfundingandI’vebeenaskedtochooseanappropriategrantandwritetheproposal.Ihearthatyou’realsointerestedinwritingagrant.Followalongwithmeandtogetherwe’lllearnhowtocreateasuccessfulgrantapplication.

VOofAngela

PageTitleforStorylineMenu:Objectives

InthisfirstmoduleI’lllearnhowto

1. Researchgovernmentfunders2. IdentifyResources,and3. Beginbuildingrelationshipswith

funders

So,howdowegetstarted?IknowafewPreventionFellowshipalums.Maybetheycanhelpme.

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PageTitleforStorylineMenu:NewslettersforGrants

WillHiAngela!I’mWillBradley,directorofayouthorganization.Oneofthefirstthingsyouneedtodoisgetconnected!Thereareseveralonlinenewslettersthatareagreatsourceofinformationforgrantopportunities.Subscribetoanewslettertogetregularnotificationsoffundingopportunities.

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UnderneathWill’snameinserthistitleinitalics:Directorofayouthorganization

PageTitleforStorylineMenu:WebsitesforGrants

StephenAngela,thisisStephenMonroe.I’maGrantWriterwithacommunityhealthorganization.Myadviceistocheckoutwebsitesoffederalandstatesourcesforgrantannouncements.It’simportanttocontinuouslyresearchgrantopportunitiesandbeawareofthefocusoffundingagencies.AgoodplacetostartisGrants.gov.• Grants.gov

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UnderneathStephen’snameinserthistitleinitalics:Grantwriterwithacommunityhealthorganization

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PageTitleforStorylineMenu:WebsitesforGrants

Grants.govisanespeciallygoodwebsitetogettoknow.It’sthesingleaccesspointforover900federalgrantprograms.Notonlythat,butmostagenciesrequiretheirgrantapplicationsbesubmittedelectronicallythroughthegrants.govportalinsteadofthroughtheindividualagency.

PageTitleforStorylineMenu:CFDA

NatalieHi,mynameisNatalieField.I’magovernmentProjectOfficer.MyadviceistolookattheCatalogueforFederalDomesticAssistance.Thiswebsiteregularlypublishesgrantannouncementswithcontactanddeadlineinformation.

§ CatalogueforFederalDomestic

Assistance

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UnderneathNatalie’snameinserthertitleinitalics:ProjectOfficer

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PageTitleforStorylineMenu:KnowyourFOAandRFA

Also,besuretokeepgovernmentgrantfundersonspeeddialandcallthemregularly.Askthemabouttheirfundingcyclesbecauseit’simportanttokeeptrackofwhentheirRequestsforApplications,orRFAs,orFundingOpportunityAnnouncements,orFOAs,willhitthestreet.ItalsohelpstostudyalreadyexistingRFAsandFOAs.

VOofNatalie

PageTitleforStorylineMenu:ContactFederalGrantFunders

Select“ContactingFederalGrantFunders”fromthebookshelfforadditionalinformationonworkingwithfunders.

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PageTitleforStorylineMenu:WrapUp

Thanks,everyone.NowIknowhowtoresearchgovernmentfundersandgrantannouncementssoIcanbeontopoffundingopportunities.

Inthenextmodule,I’lllearnmoreaboutthegrantreviewprocessandwhatstepsIneedtotaketobeginwritingaSAMHSAgrantapplication.

VOofAngela

Knowledgecheck/quiz:1. Selectthestrategiesyoumightuseto

buildrelationshipswithgovernmentfunders.• [ü]Makeroutinetelephonecalls

togovernmentfunders• [x]Sendaboxofchocolates• [ü]Askquestionsaboutfunding

cycles• [x]OfferticketstotheSuperBowl

2. TrueorFalse–Youshouldonly

researchgrantopportunitieswhenyourprogramisinneedoffunding• False

3. Whichofthefollowingaresourcefor

governmentgrantannouncements.

Allow2attemptstoanswerquestionscorrectly.

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• [ü]CatalogueforFederalDomesticAssistance

• [ü]Grants.gov• [x]InternalRevenueService