Office of Environmental Education Grant Writing Workshops




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Grant Writing Workshops

OEEF full-day grant writing workshops cover the following topics:

  • Thinking Like A Funder Small Group Exercise
  • “Getting Started – Developing a Project Idea
  • “Finding the Right Funder” – Foundations, Corporations, Government Grantmakers
  • “Resources and Tips” – Common Mistakes Applicants Make
  • “Writing a Successful Proposal”
  • Developing a Proposal from a Project Idea: the Need Statement
  • Linking Objectives and Activities to the Need
  • Small group practice drafting these parts of the proposal
  • Outcome Measurements
  • Evaluating Your Projects Success
  • Sharing the Results: Dissemination Strategies
  • Making a Wish List:  Realistic Budgets and Timelines
  • Lining up commitments, support letters, and documentation
  • Insights from Successful Environmental Education Projects

Carolyn Watkins, the workshop facilitator, is Administrator of the Ohio Environmental Education Fund, which provides approximately $1 million annually in grants for environmental education projects targeting pre-school through university students and teachers, the adult general public, and the regulated community.

The next grant writing workshops are listed here.

OEEF will also offer short sessions on “Peer Reviewer Training” at the following conferences:

None scheduled at this time.

For more information about workshop content, please contact the Ohio EPA Office of Environmental Education, oeef@epa.state.oh.us or (614) 644-2873.

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