09 Mar

Posted at 22:42h in Budget Narratives, Budgets, Competency Four, Courses, Federal Grants, Funding, GPCI Competencies, Grant Writing, How-To, Julie Assel, GPC, Uncategorized

    Federal Research Grant Budget Justifications Session 10 of the Federal Grant Development Series The budget justifications for research have unique requirements which surprise many grant professionals used to foundation grants and even some grant professionals used to writing federal implementation or demonstration grants. This session will talk about...

03 Mar

Posted at 20:15h in Competency One, Funding Opportunities
As part of a series throughout Black History Month, Assel Grant Services (AGS) provided various resources on racial equity to help grant professionals become better equipped to guide their organizations towards more equitable services, find funding, and better articulate into grant proposals the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work their organizations are already doing. Topics included writing with a racial equity lens, resources for your toolbox, and measuring progress. Last week, we highlighted a federal opportunity addressing racial equity in community health. This week we are wrapping up the series with a foundation opportunity for racial equity research in education. The Spencer Foundation is accepting applications for Racial Equity Research Grants to support education research projects that will contribute to understanding and ameliorating racial inequality in education. The Spencer Foundation invests in research that cultivates learning and transforms lives, with goals to support projects that:
  • create a better society;
  • support high-quality education;
  • broaden the diversity of scholars and scholarship in research;
  • strengthen the impact for improving educational practice; and
  • make education research more accessible.
Who is eligible to apply?

03 Mar

Posted at 10:43h in Competency One, Courses, GPCI Competencies, Grant Funding Basics, Grant Writing, How-To, Julie Assel, GPC, Research, Uncategorized

    Researching Grant Opportunities Session 1 of the Grant Funding Basics Series Identifying grant-funding sources for your organization requires tedious research. This session will teach you where to find appropriate corporate and family foundation resources and what key details to collect whether you are using a free or subscription...

03 Mar

Posted at 10:16h in Competency Four, Courses, Evaluation, Federal Grants, Funding, GPCI Competencies, Grant Writing, How-To, Julie Assel, GPC, Uncategorized

    Standard Federal Budget Forms Session 8 of the Federal Grant Development Series Many foundation grants allow you to provide your project budget in your own format, but not federal grant agencies. All federal agencies have their own form which must be used to convey the costs associated with...

03 Mar

Posted at 10:03h in Competency Four, Competency Three, Courses, Evaluation, Federal Grants, Funding, GPCI Competencies, Grant Writing, How-To, Julie Assel, GPC, Uncategorized

  External Evaluators: When is it Required and What to do When it is Required Session 7 of the Federal Grant Development Series Many, but not all, federal grants require project evaluation to be completed by someone other than the project director. The reason for this requirement is...

03 Mar

Posted at 09:40h in Budget Narratives, Budgets, Competency Four, Courses, Federal Grants, Funding, GPCI Competencies, Grant Writing, How-To, Julie Assel, GPC, Uncategorized

  Federal Budget Justifications: Reasonable, Allowable, Allocable Session 9 of the Federal Grant Development Series Federal budget forms are not the only part of federal budgets which are different. The information expected in a federal budget justification is also more specific. All of these budget justifications must meet the...

25 Feb

Posted at 08:58h in Competency One, Funding Opportunities
As part of a series throughout Black History Month, Assel Grant Services (AGS) provided various resources on racial equity to help grant professionals become better equipped to guide their organizations towards more equitable services, find funding, and better articulate into grant proposals the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work their organizations are already doing. Topics include writing with a racial equity lens, resources for your toolbox, and measuring progress. The next two weeks will look at opportunities for funding to implement racial equity work in your organization.

23 Feb

Posted at 10:45h in Competency Four, Competency Three, Competency Two, Courses, Federal Grants, Funding, GPCI Competencies, Grant Writing, How-To, Julie Assel, GPC, Research, Uncategorized

  Evidence-Based Programming Session 6 of the Federal Grant Development Series More and more grants are asking questions about how you know the services you provide will have the impact you claim will result. These questions may be worded similar to this: What is the evidence-level of your program,...

23 Feb

Posted at 10:34h in Competency Eight, Competency One, Courses, Federal Grants, Funding, GPCI Competencies, Grant Writing, How-To, Julie Assel, GPC, Research, Uncategorized

      SAMHSA - Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration Session 1 of the Federal Agency Series Enroll Now     In this session, we will educate the participants in the core mission, principles, and strategic priorities the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration works by, their budget, and what...

21 Feb

Posted at 10:24h in Competency Four, Competency Three, Competency Two, Courses, Federal Grants, Funding, GPCI Competencies, Grant Writing, How-To, Julie Assel, GPC, Research, Uncategorized

  Managing the Development of a Federal Grant Proposal Session 5 of the Federal Grant Development Series Many nonprofits are not successful with federal grants because they do not have the time or expertise to run effective project design meetings. This causes proposals to become rushed at the end...