• Upon completion of this programme students should be able to:
• Discover the quickest and most efficient ways to gather the information you'll need to develop your proposal’s attachments, including information on your organization's structure, administration, and finances.
• Understand the criteria funders use to determine whether your grant proposal gets funded or rejected. You'll become expert at ferreting out corporate, foundation, and government grant, and you'll know how to tailor your responses to information found in the peer review criteria.
• Discover a number of significant finishing touches that can give your project/business the edge over others. You'll know the best type of paper to use, which buzzwords to include, which fonts work best, which types of graphics to include, and a variety of formatting techniques that will make your proposal more competitive. You'll also learn about the importance of obtaining community and political support before submitting a proposal to any government agency .

Module I
In this module, you'll learn the different types of grant proposal formats for corporations, foundations, and state and government agencies, this is important because, you'll discover who reviews your proposals at each type of funder, what format the proposal review staff expect to receive, and how and why decisions to fund or reject grant proposals are made.

This module will teach you how to carefully research the funding agencies so you can match your grant funding needs to their interests. You’ll learn how to find and use Internet research sites to identify multiple funders for grant proposal projects. And you'll learn how to spot the funder/project matches that result in a 90 percent or higher funding success rate.

Module II
In this module, we'll focus on how to prepare the first section of the grant proposal narrative-the research and major accomplishments section. You’ll learn how to sift through organizational documents and write useful information that will answer the dozens of questions that grant reviewers ask when reading your narrative. Most importantly, you'll learn how to avoid the mistakes that can cause your grant proposal to lose points during the initial stages of the funder’s review process.

We will teach you how to develop a current programs and activities section narrative template. You’ll also learn where to find the type of information a grant reviewer needs in this section of your grant proposal. And you'll learn how to stay on your toes to answer all of the questions that funders ask when they read this section of your grant proposals.


Module III

This module will teach you how to find the most current information on your organization’s partners in the community, region, and nation. You’ll also learn how to identify potential partners when your organization has few or no partners. Most importantly, you'll learn how to organize and present your partnership information in an appealing format for funders.

You'll learn how to understand the needs statement section from the funder’s viewpoint. You'll also learn the type of information to collect on the target population and your organization in order to glean language for this section.

Module IV
In this module, you will learn to understand the thinking patterns of grant funders when they read the management plan section. You’ll also learn how to avoid the most common types of errors made by other grant writers when writing this section, and how to cull the right information from your program staff or administrators.

Will teach you how to look at the evaluation plan section from the funder's perspective. You'll also learn how to steer clear of the age-old errors that other grant writers make when planning and writing this section. From learning where to find the information needed to write an award-winning evaluation plan to learning the common terms that funders look for in this section, Lesson 10 hits the target.

Module V
This module is also important. You are halfway through the main writing sections for your grant proposal narrative and gaining more confidence in your skills. You will be taught how to show the funder that you have a well-thought-out plan for spending grant monies. You'll learn how to look at the program design section from the funder’s viewpoint, how to collect the right information, and how to spot poorly written narrative in this section.


You will learn the standard definitions you need to know when it comes to planning your budget line items. We'll also look at examples of award-winning budget sections. Most importantly, this module will teach you how to make budget projections, cash flow management, and budget reconciliation and variance analysis.

You’ll also learn how to use words that work, some final formatting techniques, and how to prepare the supporting documentation for your grant proposal-the attachments. This final module will also teach how to use program tools such as the GANTT CHART, ORGANIZATION CHART, and DISBURSEMENT SCHEDULE AND THE WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE WBS. You will also learn how to mail your grant proposal the right way. Lastly, you'll learn how to follow up on all outstanding items, such as verification of proposal delivery and checking back with donors. Finally, we will show you the next step to take when your proposal is either funded or rejected.

Entry Requirements:

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  • Persons registering for this course should be 18 years or older
  • 5 subjects C.S.E.C   

Upon successful completion, a certificate would be issued by the University of Guyana-Institute of Distance and Continuing Education

Course Duration:

• 16 hours over a four weeks period for one (1) credit
• one (1) hour examination.

Commencement Date: Wednesday July 29, 2009