Advisory Committee

Trainings

Training and professional development opportunities help faculty members and students advance in their careers and studies. View the available trainings to learn more. 

• Successful Grant Writing

  The funding opportunities for community-based and farm organizations provide important resources to foster community and farm development. Both public organizations, like USDA, and private foundations offer many grant opportunities that can provide fiscal resources for the development of community based organizations.

  Successful proposal development is a learned skill. While the specific requirements for each proposal will vary, depending on the donor’s goals, objectives, and proposal requirements, there are commonalities to virtually all proposals. Understanding the major factors that donors commonly use to evaluate proposals is key to writing winning proposals.

  The purpose of this program is to help participants respond effectively to the key factors donors commonly use to evaluate proposals.

  Training Objectives

  1. Write a problem statement that is responsive to the donor’s funding priorities.
  2. Develop goals, objectives, and outcomes to address the problem statement.
  3. Develop and describe objective-based activities.
  4. Construct an appropriate evaluation strategy.
  5. Develop an objective-based budget.
• Graduate Student Grant Writing

  Graduate students are under increasing pressure to find funding to supplement their research and/or program fees. This workshop specifically addresses the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Graduate Student Grant and will:

  1. Increase the likelihood of graduate students obtaining grant funding.
  2. Allow graduate students to gain experience in grant writing to enhance their skills for employment.
  3. Give graduate students an introduction to successful grant writing techniques.

  The workshop helps improve the grant writing skills of graduate students by discussing the keys to writing a successful grant proposal. Students have the opportunity to work on their own proposal at the workshop.

  Training Objectives

  1. Write a problem statement that is responsive to the donor’s funding priorities.
  2. Develop goals, objectives, and outcomes to address the problem statement.
  3. Develop and describe objective-based activities.
  4. Develop an objective-based budget.