Tips & Highlights from #GrantChat This Week

We had a great time talking with you all in the grants community on Twitter Tuesday. #GrantChat is a great way for grant professionals to connect, share resources, and discuss questions. We started by sharing a few bad grant puns and jokes, but also shared a number of resources:

CIQ: What is your favorite good (or bad) grant pun? #grantchat pic.twitter.com/krN39lnabv

— #GrantChat (@Grant_Chat) July 25, 2017

CIAc. “You said you are new to #grants? Have you met my pals, Dunn, Bradstreet & Sam?” #badpuns #grantchat https://t.co/6hhYZqmYsm

— Grants.gov (@grantsdotgov) July 25, 2017

CIAb. Our favorite National Park? They’re all great, but the Grant Canyon rocks #badpuns #FindYourPark #grantchat

— Grants.gov (@grantsdotgov) July 25, 2017

Examples of how federal #GrantsWork in your community or region? #grantchat

A1: Federal grants allow community colleges to develop new programs of study, reach under-served, do more for #veterans, etc #grantchat https://t.co/f6zEGOXD2D

— Wake Tech Grants (@wtcc_grants) July 25, 2017

A1a: @HUDHealthyHomes #grantswork to address health and safety risks #lead #radon or other contaminants or physical problems #grantchat

— Jo Miller, GPC (@jomillergpc) July 25, 2017

A2: Fed grants are transforming our district planning process to incorporate social practice art to engage residents #grantchat @NEAarts

— Laura Hardwicke (@localgovlaura) July 25, 2017

A Tweet to your younger self—what do you wish you knew about federal grants back then? #grantchat

A2: Federal grants aren’t as scary as your peers make them seem #grantchat

— Amanda Ripstra, GPC (@AmandaRipstra) July 25, 2017

We agree! The federal grants lifecycle does include a lot of steps and moving parts, but you can handle it. To provide a gateway to the federal grants world and help new grant professionals get up to speed, we have the Grants Learning Center for you.

More Feedback & Questions

A6.2: I would love to see the https://t.co/Rf5H9ynxA1 folks doing presentations at conferences etc. #grantchat

— Ruth McLean Dawson (@meRuthAnne) July 25, 2017

Great idea. We currently have a Grant Events page on the blog, which lists a variety of grant trainings and conferences. For some of these events, Grants.gov does provide training, and we’re hoping to provide more trainings in the future pending budgetary decisions.

Great instructions! Hopefully the new workspace streamlines the process for grant seekers. #grantchat

— GrantsBuzz (@GrantsBuzz) July 25, 2017

A9.2: Still deciding if we’re going to give more access to @grantsdotgov for campus coordinators now that we can control it #grantchat

— Amanda Ripstra, GPC (@AmandaRipstra) July 25, 2017

This is a really important decision each organization must make before applying on Grants.gov. To help you make this decision, we have a few resources that explain how Workspace roles work:

• Workspace Roles page
• Blog: New Applicant Feature: How to Limit Access to Budget Forms
• Blog: Grants.gov Workspace for Colleges and Universities, Part 1 of 3

We also had quite a bit of fun as guest hosts on #grantchat! Join the grants community on Twitter soon.

Too funny https://t.co/JHwHCUAq68. Nice sense of humor coming out! Adds levity, besides tips & tutorials, to make grant work fun #grantchat pic.twitter.com/2lt8cFDau6

— Jessica Reid (@DM_JMR) July 25, 2017