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YOU ARE INVITED!

Grant Professionals Association

I am a proud GPCI board member. Scrolling through the GPA’s website I learned about the Grant Professionals Certification (GPC) offered by the Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI). I realized the GPC was an exam that seemed beyond a mere certificate stating I knew about grant writing. Get your GPC.

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What’s In a Name? Job Codes and the Quest to Codify Grant Professional

Grant Professionals Association

We work at community-based organizations, hospitals, local governments, schools, and beyond. For business owners seeking government contracts, selecting a NAICS code aids in marketing your services. The GPC remains the only nationally accredited credential for Grant Professionals globally!

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Accreditation: Raising the Bar in the Grant Profession

Grant Professionals Association

Attaining one’s Grant Professional Certification (GPC), the only accredited credential for the grant profession, is one way to demonstrate a high level of expertise, knowledge, and experience. The National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) is one of the primary agencies that accredit certificate programs, including the GPC.

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Collaborative Grant Seeking and Management? Yes, Please!

Grant Professionals Association

This inability can stem from not having the appropriate tax designation (for-profit entity), lacking the ability to write/manage grant funding (small healthcare facility), or even lacking sufficient knowledge of the grants process to feel confident requesting the funding (local government). GPC Competencies: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #8, and #9.

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Applying Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement (QA/QI) in Grant Management Strategies

Grant Professionals Association

Later service as an external reviewer for government agency grant programs provided further insights into grant proposal best practices. Quality Improvement Tips Many government and private grant funding agencies have “grant competitions” that repeat either annually, biennially, or another periodicity schedule. Author Bio: Cheryl A.

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Grant Professionals as Advocates

Grant Professionals Association

I began my participation in the advocacy webinar with the perception that I do not participate in advocacy work because I am not holding a sign in front of a government building or lobbying for change with lawmakers, but I ended it realizing that I engage in advocacy every day. GPCI Competencies : #7, #8, and #9

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Join GPA? Yes, really!

Grant Professionals Association

After serving in state government for over 20 years and teaching at the university level during my doctoral program, I became a grant writer in 2023. The community found within GPA is the best benefit of my membership and I look forward to earning the GPC designation in the future. GPCI Competency: 6, 7

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