The California Workforce Association in partnership with TAD Grants invites you to attend this One Day Grant Writing Workshop with President of TAD Grants, Tressa Dorsey.

Tressa Dorsey has 20 years of comprehensive workforce and career development experience. She specializes in providing strategic planning, professional development and performance training, grant writing and technical assistance to non-profit, tribal, local and federal organizations. TAD Grants has successfully written for a multitude of clients and funding opportunities for over $125 million in awards over the last five years. Ms. Dorsey holds multiple credentials, is a Facilitating Career Development Instructor and serves on the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) as the Region 9 Board Director and Executive Committee Member at Large.

Grant writing is one of the hardest and most rewarding jobs in the world. The best grant writers adhere to a process and know that often times managing contracts and client expectations can be equally as challenging as writing a winning proposal. This workshop will focus on a process that allows you to organize effective, responsive and successful grant proposals focused on addressing the core fundamentals of how respond to funding opportunities from Federal and State Agencies

Attendees will learn:

• How to read and interpret Federal Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA)
• Strategies for thoroughly responding to a Federal FOA’s that will assist in organizing the development and submission of the proposal
• What process is used to score proposals, what is typically reviewed and areas where many grant writers come up short
• How to clearly identify outcomes, objectives and goals
• Understand the key points for letters of commitment vs. letters of support
• Budget and Budget Narrative requirements and how the numbers impact the Project Narrative
• Organization strategies for a prompt submission schedule

Dates & Locations:

Long Beach | Pacific Gateway Conference Room; Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 from 9:00am-3:30pm

San Luis Obispo (Pismo Beach) | Ventana Grill; Thursday, March 24th, 2022 from 9:00am-3:30pm

Sacramento | Foundation of California Community Colleges; Thursday, March 31st from 9:00am-3:30pm

Pricing:

Pre-Purchase (Available between December 17th, 2021 & January 7th, 2022): $395/person

Early Bird  (Available between January 7th & February 7th): $425/person

Group Rates (For groups of 3 or more): $395/person 

General Rate: $465/person