Government Grants 101: 5 Steps for Getting Government Grant Ready w/ Patrice Davis

Prepare for government grants with our Instrumentl Partner Webinar. Expert Patrice Davis guides you in becoming "government grant ready" and optimizing grant-seeking strategies.

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Patrice Davis - Government Grants 101: 5 Steps for Getting Government Grant Ready

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If you're interested in securing government grants for your organization but are not sure where to begin, this webinar is perfect for you. Our expert speaker, Patrice Davis, will guide you through the essential steps to becoming "government grant ready" and show you how to identify and fill any gaps in your current grant-seeking strategies. Additionally, you'll learn about an innovative grant management tool, Instrumentl, that can save you valuable time and resources by streamlining the grant finding, tracking, and management process all in one place.

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Takeaways by the end of this Instrumentl Partner Webinar:

  • Comparing and contrasting what it takes to get grant ready vs. government grant ready so learners can ID gaps and tackle them throughout 2023
  • ​How Instrumentl saves you time and money in finding, tracking and managing your grants all in one place.

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Patrice Davis, a grant professional with 15 years of direct experience. After 10 years in the advertising and marketing industries, she changed careers and started applying for and managing federal and other government grants at national and local nonprofit organizations and a top research university.

​She was also a public health analyst at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) At the CDC, she evaluated non-technical variables of grant continuation applications and coordinated reverse site visits for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I and II grantees.

​She has successfully managed primary and sub-awards from 18 local, state, and federal agencies and subagencies including:

  • ​Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (HHS)
  • ​National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • ​National Science Foundation
  • ​National Institutes of Health (HHS)
  • ​U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • ​U.S. Department of Justice
  • ​U.S. Agency for International Development
  • ​City of Atlanta, Georgia
  • ​Fulton County, Georgia
  • ​DeKalb County, Georgia
  • ​Georgia Department of Community Affairs
  • ​King County, Washington

​Before launching Grants Works, she was the Senior Director, Federal Grants Programs & Performance for Boys & Girls Clubs of America where she managed a $54 million federal grant portfolio. She has conducted training sessions and webinars on how to find and apply for federal grant funding, 2 CFR 200, 45 CFR 75, and GSA travel cost guidelines. She is also the lead trainer for Grants Works Academy.

​She also served as a fiscal consultant during site monitoring visits of federal grantees.

​She has a Master’s degree in Environmental Policy and Management from University of Denver and a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from Morgan State University. She is a member of the National Grants Management Association, Grant Professionals Association, Georgia Grant Professionals Association, Government Contractors Association and Atlanta Black Chambers.

​Patrice is an avid resistance training, running, and yoga enthusiast and a fan of foreign films and international fiction. She is also the founder of SeeCurrents®.

Instrumentl Partner Webinars are collaborations between Instrumentl and its community partners to provide free educational workshops for grant professionals. Our goal is to tackle a problem grant professionals often have to solve, while also sharing different ways Instrumentl’s platform can help grant writers win more grants. Click here to save a seat in our next workshop.

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