Successful Grant Writing: Leveraging Cross-Functional Teams To Support Competitive Proposals

Description  Challenge - Developing successful and competitive proposals Helping teachers, educators, student discipline and conduct, counseling staff, law enforcement, and BIT/CARE teams how to better understand the importance of identifying members of the community who may be at risk for suicide. Key Takeaway The presenters will highlight the positive impact of collaborative and diverse cross-functional teams on institutional projects and initiatives. Other takeaways include sharing best and promising practices for developing grant proposals that leverage a team-based approach. Overview Currently, there are a growing number of competitive state and federal grants available, and many colleges are not culturally or operationally structured or prepared to explore and actualize these opportunities. My colleagues and I have participated in various grant development presentations called Writing to Win, which provides a formulaic approach to developing successful and competitive