Grant Writing Workshop Series

Name: Grant Writing Workshop Series
Start: 2026-02-17T09:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-02-17T12:00:00-06:00
Location: 1625 Adventureland Dr, Ste A, Altoona, IA, United States, Iowa 50009

Schedule

Tue Feb 17 2026 at 09:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

1625 Adventureland Dr, Ste A, Altoona, IA, United States, Iowa 50009 | Altoona, IA

These workshops, hosted by ISU Extension and Outreach in Polk County and sponsored by Iowa State Bank, are designed for representatives of nonprofit organizations, local governments, and schools. The series includes a beginner-friendly session covering grant writing basics, an opportunity to explore data and data sources for stronger grant applications, and advanced hands-on coaching for developing existing grant application projects during a two-day workshop. Participants save $25 by attending all three sessions.
Register: https://go.iastate.edu/TBHNTP
𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟭𝟬𝟭:
Date: Feb. 4, 9 am to noon
Costs: $50
A 3-hour, beginner-friendly session designed for individuals and teams from nonprofits, local governments, schools and community organizations who are new to grant writing or want to strengthen their skills. Participants will learn about common grant funding challenges, project planning, finding funding sources and how to write clearly and persuasively. Class limited to 60 people.
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴:
Date: Feb. 17, 9:30 am to noon
Cost: $50
During this two-hour workshop, participants will review how data enter into the grant process, discuss concepts and measures of common socioeconomic and demographic indicators, review sources for commonly used data, and take a “deeper dive” into two or three especially useful sites with hands-on practice Participants need to bring a lap-top with wi-fi capability. Class limited to 30 people.
𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽:
Date: March 3 and 5, 9 am to noon
Cost: $100
A 6-hour advanced workshop offered over two half-days, for participants ready to take their grant skills to the next level with an active project idea or prior grant experience. Boot Camp covers proposal components in greater depth and provides hands-on coaching throughout the process. Participants will learn how to draft an impactful executive summary, create measurable goals and objectives, build a logic model for program planning, and develop an evaluation plan that aligns with objectives. Class limited to 30 people.
For additional information about the Polk County workshops, contact Paul Gibbins at [email protected] or 515-957-777.