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SUMMARY:Grant Writing - Securing the Funding
DESCRIPTION:Grant Writing for Small BusinessesFrom Opportunity to Application: Learn How to Compete for Grant FundingFinding a grant is one thing. Knowing how to submit a strong\, competitive application is another.Join the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce for an interactive Grant Writing for Small Businesses workshop designed to help entrepreneurs and small business owners better understand the grant process and position their businesses for funding opportunities.During this session\, participants will learn how to:Identify grant opportunities that align with their businessUnderstand grant eligibility and application requirementsDevelop a clear and compelling grant narrativeCommunicate their business's mission\, impact\, and funding needsBuild realistic budgets and supporting documentationAvoid common mistakes that can weaken an applicationPrepare their business to pursue future grant opportunitiesWhether you've never applied for a grant or have applied without success\, this workshop will provide practical guidance to help you approach the process with greater strategy and confidence.Don't just search for funding. Get prepared to compete for it.Space is limited. Register today and take the next step toward becoming grant-ready.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body aria-disabled="false"><p style='color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; margin: 0px 0px 14.9px\; font-size: 18px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: "Times New Roman"\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\;'><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman"\, Times\, serif\, -webkit-standard\; font-weight: bold\; font-kerning: none\; font-size: 24px\;'>Grant Writing for Small Businesses</span></p><p style='color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; margin: 0px 0px 12px\; font-size: 20px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: "Times New Roman"\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\;'><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman\,Times\,serif\,-webkit-standard\;"><span style="font-weight: bold\; font-kerning: none\;">From Opportunity to Application: Learn How to Compete for Grant Funding</span></span></span></p><p style='color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; margin: 0px 0px 12px\; font-size: 20px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: "Times New Roman"\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\;'><span style="font-family: Times New Roman\,Times\,serif\,-webkit-standard\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="font-kerning: none\;">Finding a grant is one thing. Knowing how to submit a strong\, competitive application is another.</span></span></span></p><p style='color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; margin: 0px 0px 12px\; font-size: 20px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: "Times New Roman"\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\;'><span style="font-family: Times New Roman\,Times\,serif\,-webkit-standard\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="font-kerning: none\;">Join the&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-weight: bold\; font-kerning: none\;">Baton Rouge Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce</span><span style="font-kerning: none\;">&nbsp\;for an interactive&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-weight: bold\; font-kerning: none\;">Grant Writing for Small Businesses</span><span style="font-kerning: none\;">&nbsp\;workshop designed to help entrepreneurs and small business owners better understand the grant process and position their businesses for funding opportunities.</span></span></span></p><p style='color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; margin: 0px 0px 12px\; font-size: 20px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: "Times New Roman"\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\;'><span style="font-family: Times New Roman\,Times\,serif\,-webkit-standard\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="font-kerning: none\;">During this session\, participants will learn how to:</span></span></span></p><ul fr-original-style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: small\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;" style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: small\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; list-style-position: inside\;"><li style='margin: 0px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-size: 18px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: "Times New Roman"\, Times\, serif\, -webkit-standard\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\;'><span style="font-kerning: none\;">Identify grant opportunities that align with their business</span></li><li style='margin: 0px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-size: 18px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: "Times New Roman"\, Times\, serif\, -webkit-standard\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\;'><span style="font-kerning: none\;">Understand grant eligibility and application requirements</span></li><li style='margin: 0px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-size: 18px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: "Times New Roman"\, Times\, serif\, -webkit-standard\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\;'><span style="font-kerning: none\;">Develop a clear and compelling grant narrative</span></li><li style='margin: 0px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-size: 18px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: "Times New Roman"\, Times\, serif\, -webkit-standard\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\;'><span style="font-kerning: none\;">Communicate their business&rsquo\;s mission\, impact\, and funding needs</span></li><li style='margin: 0px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-size: 18px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: "Times New Roman"\, Times\, serif\, -webkit-standard\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\;'><span style="font-kerning: none\;">Build realistic budgets and supporting documentation</span></li><li style='margin: 0px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-size: 18px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: "Times New Roman"\, Times\, serif\, -webkit-standard\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\;'><span style="font-kerning: none\;">Avoid common mistakes that can weaken an application</span></li><li style='margin: 0px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-size: 18px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: "Times New Roman"\, Times\, serif\, -webkit-standard\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\;'><span style="font-kerning: none\;">Prepare their business to pursue future grant opportunities</span></li></ul><p style='color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; margin: 0px 0px 12px\; font-size: 20px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: "Times New Roman"\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\;'><span style="font-family: Times New Roman\,Times\,serif\,-webkit-standard\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="font-kerning: none\;">Whether you&rsquo\;ve never applied for a grant or have applied without success\, this workshop will provide practical guidance to help you approach the process with greater strategy and confidence.</span></span></span></p><p style='color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; margin: 0px 0px 12px\; font-size: 20px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: "Times New Roman"\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\;'><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman\,Times\,serif\,-webkit-standard\;"><span style="font-weight: bold\; font-kerning: none\;">Don&rsquo\;t just search for funding. Get prepared to compete for it.</span></span></span></p><p style='color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; margin: 0px 0px 12px\; font-size: 20px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: "Times New Roman"\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\;'><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman"\, Times\, serif\, -webkit-standard\; font-weight: bold\; font-kerning: none\; font-size: 18px\;'>Space is limited. Register today and take the next step toward becoming grant-ready.</span></p></body></html>
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