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GSS provides facilitative support to school and system-wide grant development efforts that are aligned with Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) priorities by offering the following services:

• Technical assistance to individuals, schools, and central office staff in needs assessment, grant research, and grant proposal development;
• Formal and informal staff development on the grant research and proposal writing process;
• Grant resource materials (print and computer-based) through a Grant Resource Library located at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) Professional Library and in the Grant Support Services office at the Department of Education.

Technical Assistance:  Types of technical assistance that will be provided to individuals, and school or central office grant writing teams includes:

• assessing needs,
• organizing grant writing efforts,
• researching prospective funders,
• obtaining applications,
• interpreting RFP's,
• developing timelines/budgets,
• obtaining appropriate approvals/signatures
• developing BOE reports,

• reviewing grant proposals,
• getting started after getting funded,
• monitoring grant finances,
• marketing successes (through public information),
• evaluating grants (through assessment),
• collaborating with Grants Accounting on grant budget topics, and
• providing other resources as needed.

• researching grant opportunities,
• writing grant proposals,
• program design,

• developing grant budgets and timelines,
• grants management, and
• evaluation/assessment

Grants Facilitator: Elizabeth Mahler  (410) 313-7137
Grants Assistant:  Tricia Murphy (410) 313-6648
Webmaster:  Bob Jenkins  

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