NOSORH Grant Writing Institute
Beyond the Basics (On-Demand)
The NOSORH Grant Writing Institute: Beyond the Basics ON DEMAND is a comprehensive, virtual training program designed to help rural grant seekers and program managers advance their grantsmanship skills. Led by experienced instructors, this Institute offers targeted strategies and tools to elevate your grant-seeking and program management efforts. Through five engaging sessions, participants will gain insights on effective grantsmanship, strategic funding relationships, efficient application processes, project accountability, and long-term sustainability. This course provides a unique opportunity for those with foundational experience to refine their approach, strengthen organizational capacity, and achieve sustainable impact.
During this course, learners will:
- Enhance capacity to meet community needs through collaborative efforts
- Identify and analyze funding trends and relationships to secure grants from diverse sources
- Ensure effectiveness and accountability in grant-seeking and management practices
- Develop strategic plans to sustain program viability beyond the grant funding period
Note: Previous participation in NOSORH’s Grant Writing Basics Institute is encouraged to maximize learning outcomes.
Intended Audience
Rural grant seekers and program managers with some experience in grant seeking and grant program management.
Instructors
- Teryl Eisinger has over 25 years of grant management experience, focusing on rural health and community development. She is a respected leader and passionate advocate for rural and underserved communities.
- Lynette Dickson, with over 25 years of experience managing grant-funded programs, is a trusted advisor to rural health clinics, hospitals, community-based organizations, and State Offices of Rural Health. She skillfully guides them through evolving funding requirements while ensuring program accountability.
Course Content
The institute includes five on-demand sessions. These sessions are pre-recorded and available to complete at your own pace!
+ Curriculum
Session 1
Grantsmanship: What Does it Mean for Your Organization and Community?
Successfully securing resources to meet community needs is a collaborative effort that requires communication and innovation. The session will help participants understand grantsmanship and provide techniques for developing partnerships and resources to be successful in grant-seeking and management. Participants will receive an organizational self-assessment tool to ensure grant readiness.
Session 2
Getting Strategic: Setting Your Sights on Funding Relationships and Opportunities
Successful rural organizations recognize that grantsmanship is more than writing one grant application after another and chasing the dollars. This session introduces strategies to help participants focus on proactive funding relationships and identify grant opportunities from various funders, including government agencies and philanthropic organizations.
Session 3
Lessons in Efficiency and Effectiveness: How Not to Give up Everything Else to Write Grant Applications
Rural health organizations often lack the capacity to hire full-time grant-seeking staff. In this session, participants will learn methods to manage the demands of grant writing under time constraints, maximizing the return on investment for each application. We’ll explore resources to establish efficient and effective accountability, including uses for AI, time management tools and logic models.
Session 4
Accountability: You Got the Grant – Now What?
Ensuring the accountability of the project applicant organization, partners, and community is essential to effective grantsmanship. In this session, participants will learn how to implement key components of the grant application, such as the budget, evaluation, and work plans. We’ll introduce budget tracking tools and resources that participants can readily adopt for their organization.
Session 5
Sustainability: After the Grant Funding – Now What?
Effective grantsmanship requires rural organizations to strategize beyond the grant funding period, ensuring they remain responsive to both community needs and funder requirements. This session will guide participants to think past just submitting the grant application by the deadline. Participants will receive resources to help them identify and implement appropriate sustainability practices to support ongoing grantsmanship success.
+ Technology & System Requirements
Participants in the Beyond the Basics Institute will utilize iSpring Market, an online Learning Management System (LMS), to access sessions, presentations, and handouts. Once registered, users will receive a welcome email with additional login and course information.
Register
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Payment
The course fee is $500.
Refund Policy
Refunds are only available to users who have not accessed course content. To be considered for a refund, requests must be submitted in writing to Kayren Cross at [email protected].
Need Help?
If you have questions about this institute, please contact Cate Visser, NOSORH Applications Manager, at [email protected].