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2007 CONFERENCE May 7, 2007 in Atlantic City Developing Connections return to njaagp home page Seminar #1

Seminar Title:

Demystifying the Grants.gov Submission Process

Outline or Narrative of Presentation

This session will provide participants with an online demonstration of how to register, search for federal funding opportunities, and download and complete an application within Grants.gov. Grants.gov is the long awaited single government interface and is believed by many to have fallen short of its promise to simplify and improve federal submissions. Thus, grant professionals from all sectors need to learn how to navigate and circumvent problems long before the first submission.

Specifically this session aims to answer the following questions:

	What is Grants.gov?
	Why do I have to use Grants.gov?
	When do I have to use Grants.gov?
	What do I need to know to get started with using Grants.gov?
	What types of problems may I encounter within Grants.gov?
	Where can I go for more help with Grants.gov?
	How do you specifically navigate within Grants.gov?

Biographical Sketch

Leigh Botner

	(2004- Present) Grant Specialist, Rowan University
	(2003- Present) Consultant, LB Proposal & Grant Management Solutions
	(1988-2003) Research Projects Manager, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Ms. Botner has extensive experience, both as a grant specialist, and as a trainer. Currently she is responsible for supporting Rowan faculty throughout the process of developing and electronically submitting highly competitive proposals. She is also responsible for preparing and conducting numerous training programs for the campus and surrounding community. In addition, she also shares her grantsmanship expertise as a consultant and an active participant within the Nonprofit Development Center of Southern New Jersey.

Skill Level

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced