Grant Writing Training
November 19, 2020
The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) hosted a general grant writing training free of charge on October 29, 2020, for organizations interested in responding to MDHS solicitations. For interested organizations that were unable to attend either in-person or virtual on that date, MDHS archived the training, and has subsequently provided the training through Zoom November 5 and 12. MDHS is offering this training opportunity one more time via Zoom on November 19, 2020.
To register for the November 19, 2020 training (8:30 AM – 12:00 PM) via Zoom, please complete the SmartForm via the link provided below. A SmartForm will need to be completed per participant, not per company. Please register by clicking the below SmartForm link:
https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/aa9bccb8c2e04c88ad3b52b6d4c98938
Upon opening the SmartForm link, please complete all fields located on the SmartForm. MDHS encourages participants to click the “Send me a copy of my responses” box. Then click “Submit” which will deliver the Registration Form to MDHS. After clicking “Submit,” the participant will receive an email receipt confirming delivery. An additional e-mail will be sent to all successful registered individuals with the Zoom link and instructions for Zoom.
Registration deadline for the November 19, 2020 Grant Writing Training 2020-19 is November 18, 2020 at 4:30 PM.
If you have any issues with Zoom, please send an email to Procurement.Services@mdhs.ms.gov with your name and telephone number and someone will contact you as soon as possible to assist. Please use the following as the subject of the e-mail: Zoom Assistance for Grant Writing Training 2020-19.
Agenda
8:30 – 8:45: Welcome and Introduction
8:45 – 9:30: Proposal Preliminaries: The Essentials to Building a Good Team and a Good Proposal
9:30 – 10:00: The Seven Basic Elements of a Strong Grant Proposal
10:00 – 10:15: Break
10:15 – 11:00: Writing a Strong Proposal: Out-Imagining the Reviewers and Structuring Your Proposal
11:00 – 11:30: Finalizing the Proposal for Submission: Be Sure to Attend to all the Details