Training Agenda
DAY 01 – AUGUST 26, 2026
8:30–9:00 a.m. REGISTRATION AND ARRIVAL
Welcome and Opening Remarks
• Course overview
• Review of training goals and desired outcomes
9:00–9:20 a.m.
Participant Introductions and Interactive Discussion
• Grant writing experience, interests, and current challenges
9:20–10:20 a.m.
Grant Application Fundamentals
• Quick scan: eligibility and feasibility
• Deep dive: reviewing the NOFO or solicitation and confirming project-grant alignment
• Formatting, submission requirements, and preliminary checklist
• Required resolutions, letters of support, partner commitments, reports or studies,
portal access, and related materials
• Project management and maintaining internal grant records
10:20–11:20 a.m.
Project Design, Part 1
• Defining project need, goals, and objectives
11:20 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
12:00–1:00 p.m. LUNCH
Project Design, Part 2
• Refining project need, goals, objectives, and key activities
1:00–2:15 p.m.
2:15–2:30 p.m. BREAK
Long-Term Success: An 11-Year Case Study in Planning, Grant Alignment,
and Implementation
• Examining how strong planning, strategic grant alignment, and implementation
readiness can support sustained funding and long-term project success
2:30–3:00 p.m.
Budget Development
• Building a clear, reasonable, and fundable budget
3:00–3:40 p.m.
Day 1 Recap
• Questions and discussion
• Preview of Day 2
DAY 02 – AUGUST 27, 2026
8:30–9:00 a.m. ARRIVAL, SIGN-IN, AND INFORMAL NETWORKING
Welcome Back and Opening Remarks
• Day 1 recap
• Review of training goals and desired outcomes
9:00–9:30 a.m.
Project Timeline and Narrative Development
• Developing the project timeline and organizing the narrative outline
9:30–10:30 a.m.
Proposal Polishing and Supporting Materials
• Editing and strengthening the narrative
• Cover letters
• Attachments and supporting documentation
10:45 - 11:15 a.m.
After Submission
• Grant award and declination notices
• Appeals and follow-up considerations
1:25–1:45 p.m.
12:00–1:00 p.m. LUNCH
Leveraging Partners
• Strengthening proposals through partnerships, collaboration, and support
documentation
1:00–1:25 p.m.
1:45–2:00 p.m. BREAK
Fundamentals of Technical Writing
• What technical writing is
• Core principles of effective technical writing
• Clarity, tone, and word choice
• Organization, structure, and the writing process
2:00–3:45 p.m.
Training Recap and Wrap-Up
• Closing remarks