NOFA NJ to offer Free Grant-Writing Workshops and 1:1 Grant Writing Coaching
In partnership with Growing Brilliance, LLC., NOFA NJ is making available three grant-writing workshops and supplemental 1:1 grant-writing coaching for up to 25 farmers. Join us in February 2024 for this 3-part interactive workshop series via Zoom. You do not need to be a NOFA-NJ member to participate in the workshops. 25 participants who complete the 3-workshop series and are active NOFA-NJ members are eligible to get up to 4 hours of 1 to 1 coaching on their grant application development. All coaching sessions are held via Zoom and offered March through June.
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What is the training?
A live, online workshop series held via Zoom on the grant writing process followed by 4 hours of 1:1 grant writing coaching for up to 25 workshop participants who are active NOFA NJ members. The workshop series will provide the foundation for farmers to begin writing their own grant proposal.
The series will address:
- Workshop 1- 90 minutes Grants 101 Tuesday, February 13, 7:00-8:30pm
- Workshop 2- 120 minutes- How to get your project funded: making the compelling case Tuesday, February 20, 7:00-9:00pm
- Workshop 3- 120 minutes- How to get your project funded: knowing your project inside and out Tuesday, February 27, 7:00-9:00pm
- One-to-one coaching- 25 participants who complete the 3-workshop series and are active NOFA-NJ members are eligible to get up to 4 hours of 1 to 1 coaching on their grant application development. All coaching sessions are held via Zoom and offered March through June.
Who is this for? This workshop series is tailored to farmers that own or operate an agricultural business. NOTE: You do not need to be a NOFA member to attend the workshop series. Participants who wish to utilize the 1 to 1 coaching offered March through June 2024 need to be active NOFA-NJ members. Become a Member Today
What will you gain? This workshop series will provide a practical education for understanding the components of a successful grant application and highlight current funding opportunities that are relevant to agricultural businesses in New Jersey. You’ll also apply the concepts in the training to a project that is relevant to your faming operation. During workshops 2 and 3, you’ll actually start writing parts of a grant application. When you finish the 3-workshop series, you will be ready to write a complete grant application to fund your project.
This workshop series and coaching opportunity is funded by NOFA-NJ in collaboration with Growing Brilliance LLC. Workshops and coaching are hosted by Maria Stewart, PhD, owner of Growing Brilliance. Maria has 20 years of experience with grant writing. She has obtained over a half million dollars in grant funding for her own dairy farm as well as other agricultural businesses in the mid-Atlantic region. She will share her expertise during the workshops and provide personalized grant writing coaching during the 1 to 1 coaching sessions.