HBGCE0067 - Grant Writing Certificate Program

Course Description

This flexible certificate program provides supervisors, managers, directors, and emerging leaders with an opportunity to learn and practice skills in developing successful proposals to obtain external funding. The Grant Writing Certificate Program will cover the basics of grant seeking and writing, enabling anyone with an interest in the topic to get started on the grant writing process. 

Course Outline

Times: This program will be offered at two different times. There is a morning session or an evening session. Participants must choose a session and cannot switch classes due to limited class capacity. 

• Morning Sessions: 9:30 am (EST) - 12:00 pm (EST)

                            OR 

• Evening Sessions: 6:00 pm (EST)  - 8:30 pm (EST)

2021 & 2022 Cohorts:

• Late Fall - Wednesday - November 3, 10, 17, Dec. 1, 8, 15, 2021 - Sold Out!
• Winter 2022 - Tuesdays, Jan. 11, 18, 25, Feb. 1, 8, 15, 2022. 
• Spring 2022 - Registration will open soon! Please complete the form below, so we can reach out to you when registration opens!
  • Spring 2022 Dates: Tuesdays, March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, April 5, 2022 

Interested in this program and want us to reach out to you? Please complete this form to add your name to our contact list!

Modules - Topics Covered

Module 1 - How to Get Started

Module 2 - Basic Elements of Grants and Grant Writing

Module 3 - Building Your Organization's Capacity and Building a Program Design

Module 4 - Finding Potential Funders and How to Build a Budget

Module 5 - Evaluation Plans and Strategies

Module 6 - Grant Writing Reality Check, Pulling a Final Proposal Together

Assignments: Participants will be asked to complete weekly exercises that will assist in meeting the learning outcomes, and to complete a grant application in response to either a grantor’s Request for Proposal or their published application guidelines for a proposal. Participants will be given feedback on their proposals.

Learner Outcomes

After completing the modules, participants will be familiar with the steps of the grant writing process and have basic knowledge about the types of grants available and how to look for them. This certificate program is beneficial for anyone who is interested in grant writing but is not sure how to get started. It will also help experienced academic researchers, nonprofit organizations, and freelance writers to write grants more confidently and improve their grant-writing game.

Notes

Certificate Requirements: To earn the certificate, participants must attend all six classes in their entirety and complete the required assignments for the six modules. This includes a final project; to complete a grant application in response to either a grantor’s Request for Proposal or their published application guidelines for a proposal. 

Continuing Education Units and Social Work Continuing Education Hours:

This program has been approved for 1.5 CEU's and 15 Social Work Continuing Education hours, three of which fulfill the ethics requirement by the state licensing board. Temple University Harrisburg is a PA State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors preapproved provider of continuing education. These credit hours satisfy requirements for LSW/LCSW/LMFT/LPC biennial license renewal. 

Certificates of attendance documenting continuing education hours or units will be issued by Temple University Harrisburg.

If you are interested in receiving a certificate of continuing education, the following steps must be completed:

1. View and complete the CE Request Form indicating either a request for social work CE or CEU's (only needs to be completed one time). 
2. Attend all six modules via Zoom Meeting. The instructor will take and monitor attendance. Participants must be on camera and participate for each entire class.
3. Complete an online program evaluation at the end of the six weeks

Program Questions? Please email Pamela Vierra at pamela.vierra@temple.edu

Technical Difficulty? Please visit FAQs for Logging In, Registration, and More  If you still need assistance, call (215) 204-4866

Cancellations and Refunds

All cancellation requests must be made in writing via email to Pamela Vierra at pamela.vierra@temple.edu and received by the Temple University Harrisburg staff before becoming effective. Please note that if a registrant does not officially withdraw from a course and does not attend the course, the registrant is still responsible for payment.  

Cancellations received ten (10) business days or more prior to the start of the scheduled course will be eligible for a full refund of fees paid.

Cancellations received nine (9) business days to one (1) business day prior to the start of the scheduled course will be subject to a cancellation charge of $10.00 for one day/session courses and $50.00 for multiday courses. Cancellations received less than one (1) business day prior to the start of the scheduled course will not be eligible for a refund.  

Request to Postpone Attendance

All requests to be transferred into a future offering must be submitted in writing via email to Pamela Vierra at pamela.vierra@temple.edu and received by the Temple University Harrisburg staff before becoming effective. Please note that if a registrant does not request a transfer into a future offering and does not attend as originally scheduled, the registrant is still responsible for payment. 

Transfer requests received ten (10) business days or more prior to the start of the scheduled course will be eligible for a one-time transfer at no cost. Additional transfer requests or requests less than 10 days prior to the start of the course will be subject to a $50.00 administrative fee. 

Testimonials

I was in your spring grant writing class, and just wanted to let you know that Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central PA received a $5,000 unrestricted grant from the Rice Foundation! This was the grant I found and applied for as my final project in the class.

I thought you would be interested in hearing the success story, and thank you for sharing your knowledge!

- Ann Rowland 

I received word today that the proposal I wrote for my final class project was accepted. To say that I’m excited is an understatement.

      - Tirzah McClinton | Public Health Program Administrator

Due to the valuable information from this spring's grant class, I have written and been awarded my first grant!

It is a CDBG-VC fairshare grant between the county and 4 other municipalities. I should have the funds by the end of this year which fits into our new building plans perfectly. Since the grant is for equipment and supplies, I was informed yesterday that there is no reporting required. That was quite a surprise.

Thanks so much for your help!!

      - Kate Long, Community Services Manager I Administrative Assistant