College to host grant writing series

Journal Record, The (Oklahoma City), Oct 7, 2004 by Journal Record staff

The Training Center at Oklahoma City Community College has scheduled a series of grant writing classes.

Grant Writing from A to Z will show participants what is involved in securing a grant, how to specialize a grant for different types of organizations, and how to maintain a grant.

The first seminar, Grant Writing: Getting Started, is scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 19. The seminar will include fundamentals and terminology of proposal development. The cost is $39 and includes a one-hour follow-up discussion with the instructor to evaluate and critique grant proposals.

Grant Writing for Your Organization is focused on grant writing for different types of organizations. Four different seminars are being offered.

Grants for Faith Based Groups will be held on from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 9 and 16 at a cost of $59.

Grants for Nonprofit Groups will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 11 and 18. The cost is $59.

Grants for For-Profit Groups is scheduled on Nov. 30 and Dec. 7 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The cost is $59.

Proposal Writing for Foundation Grants will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 2 and 9. The cost is $59.

The last installment in the grant writing seminar track, Grant Maintenance and Reporting, begins from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 13. The class will show how to maintain grants and how to provide reporting data to the funding sources. The cost is $49.

The seminars will be in the Training Center on the fourth floor of the Library at Oklahoma City Community College. For more information or to register, call 682-7562.