Business Assistance for Navajo Entrepreneurs (BANE) Grant Writing Workshops

Building Communities is working with Moonshot at NACET to deliver the Business Assistance for Navajo Entrepreneurs (BANE) project. The purpose of the project is to facilitate business development opportunities for the Navajo people that live within the Navajo Thaw Region.

As a part of its contribution to the project, Building Communities will offer a free three-session, Zoom-presented grant writing workshop that will:

Offer grant writing fundamentals to Navajo people expressing an interest in the grant writing profession/activity
Convene the various nonprofits that are already supporting the Navajo Thaw Region
Invite federal grant program managers to explain the eligibility, requirements and benefits from grant programs
Result in a series of completed grant applications to further advance the Navajo Thaw Region

Session One: February 22 - Grant writing basics: eligibility, capacity, and research

In Session One, participants will learn the basics of grant writing including organizational development and eligibility, researching funding sources, and hearing presentations on immediately available opportunities through USDA Rural Development.

The basics of organizational eligibility and readiness will be addressed to ensure that completed applications benefitting the Navajo Thaw Region can be submitted by March 27, 2021.

Time

Activity

1:00 - 1:15

Review of overall purpose and sufficient time for everyone to get situated

1:15 – 1:30

Overall purpose of the Navajo Thaw and how the BANE project fits in

1:30 – 1:45

Overall purpose of three-session grant writing workshops

Offer grant writing fundamentals to Navajo people expressing an interest in the grant writing profession/activity

Convene the various nonprofits that are already supporting the Navajo Thaw Region

Invite federal grant program managers to explain the eligibility, requirements and benefits from grant programs

Result in a series of completed grant applications to further advance the Navajo Thaw Region

1:45 – 3:15

Grant writing fundamentals

3:15 – 3:30

Recap of session and reminder of next two sessions

Session Two: March 1 - Aligning applicants to projects

Session Two will bring a “real world” opportunity before all the participants. Existing eligible applicants will review a set of potential project ideas leading to the assignment of projects to applicants.

In the second part of this session, some of the primary research and messaging will be shared in order to create competitive applications.

Those new to the grant writing world will learn how organizations and projects move from concepts to competitive proposals.

Time	Activity
1:00 - 1:15	Summary of project purpose and results from Session One (February 22)
1:15 – 1:45	Real world applicants
1:45 – 2:15	Real world grant programs
2:15 – 2:45	Real world project possibilities
2:45 – 3:00	Reviewing applicant eligibility
3:00 – 3:20	Aligning applicants, projects, and funding sources
3:20 – 3:50	Navajo Thaw proposal messaging
3:50 – 4:05	Next Steps
4:05 – 4:15	Connecting budding grant writers to emerging grant proposals

Session Three: March 8 - Grant Proposal Work Session

Session Three will once again bring all the applicants and proposals together for a work session resulting in a clear path forward to submitting multiple grant applications for federal funding by the March 27 and March 31 deadlines.

Time	Activity
1:00 - 1:15	Review of project purpose and accomplishments from February 22 and March 1 sessions
1:15 – 2:00	Status report on grant proposals
2:00 – 2:30	Troubleshooting grant proposal
2:30 – 3:00	Perspectives from budding grant writers
3:00 – 3:30	Next Steps and meeting grant proposal deadlines
3:30 – 3:45	Final thoughts

There will be two outcomes from the series of workshops:

Multiple grant applications will be immediately submitted for consideration for federal funding by multiple applicants
A group of budding grant writers will be eager to learn more and submit applications themselves

On the second point, the “budding grant writers group” will work collaboratively to determine the future of this initiative. Do they wish to write grants on an individual basis? Would they like to form some type of group or consortia? How does this relate to the expansion of locally-developed capacity? Can this develop into career opportunities?

Navajo Thaw BANE Grant Writing Workshop Series

Feb 22, 2021 1:00 PM
Mar 1, 2021 1:00 PM
Mar 8, 2021 1:00 PM

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88635512052?pwd=V2xBcHV2NFRVZ3NFT0d0M2tod0NOZz09

Meeting ID: 886 3551 2052
Passcode: 448163
If by Phone Only: (346) 248-7799

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