August 4-7, 2008
Washington, DC

Day One

8:30
Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00
The Results-Based Framework for Grants Programs

10:00
Understanding Your Needs: Problem Identification

11:00
Understanding Your Funding Environment and Targeting Funding Sources

12:00
Lunch Break

1:00
Proposal Development: Identify Key Activities in Need of Funding

2:00
Budgeting and Forecasting Your Funding Requirements

3:00
Making the Case: Writing Effective Grant Proposals

4:00
Adjourn

Day Three

8:30
Continental Breakfast

9:00
Program Evaluation

10:00
Reporting Performance: Crafting and Communicating Your Message

11:00
Grants Closeout and Audit

12:00
Lunch Break

1:00
Application Session- Grants Results Simulator

4:00
Training Adjourns

Day Two

8:30
Continental Breakfast

9:00
Show Me the Measures: Developing and Using Performance Measures-The Logic Model

11:00
Managing for Results: Collecting, Monitoring and Managing Using Performance Measures

12:00
Lunch Break

1:00
Costing Rules and Regulations

2:00
Staying Compliant: What You Need to Know About Financial Management for Grants

3:00
Monitoring the Money- Budgeting and Forecasting Grants

4:00
Adjourn

Day Four

8:30
Workshop Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00
Workshop: Law Enforcement Grant Writing Tool-Kit

12:00
Workshop Adjourns

 Venue & Hotel

The 2008 Grants Management for Results will be hosted at The Performance Institute’s training center in Arlington, VA, just one block east of the Courthouse stop on the Orange Line of the D.C. Metro. A public parking garage is located inside of the building. Continental breakfast and refreshments will be provided for delegates on each day.

Conference Address:
The Council for Nonprofi t Innovation
1515 N. Courthouse Rd., Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22201

A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the Arlington Rosslyn Courtyard by Marriott at the prevailing rate of $154.00 until July 6, 2008. Please call the hotel directly and reference code “Grants Management for Results” when making reservations to get the discounted rate. The hotel is conveniently located three blocks from the Rosslyn Metro station. Please ask the hotel about a complimentary shuttle that is also available for your convenience.

Arlington Rosslyn Courtyard by Marriott
1533 Clarendon Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 703-528-2222
www.courtyardarlingtonrosslyn.com

 Tuition

The tuition rate for attending the 2008 Grants Management for Results is as follows:

Early Rate (Regular Rate)
Conference Only: $895 ($995)
Workshop $395: ($395)

* For the Early Bird Rate, Register By May 26, 2008.

Group Discounts

To learn more about exhibiting and sponsorships at the 2008 Grants Management for Results please contact Kwami Attipoe at 703-894-0481 or email him at Attipoe@PerformanceWeb.org.

Cancellations and Quality Assurance

The Performance Institute strives to provide you with the most productive and effective educational experience possible. If after completing the course you feel there is some way we can improve, please write your comments on the evaluation form provided upon your arrival. Should you feel dissatisfi ed with your learning experience and wish to request a credit or refund, please submit it in writing no later than 10 business days after the end of the training to:

Amy Shioji , Chief Operating Officer, The Performance Institute, 1515 N. Courthouse Road, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22201 (phone: 703- 894-0481).

We will evaluate individual complaints in a context of collective comments from the event. Note: A $150 service fee will be charged on cancellations received less than two weeks from the date of the event. A credit memo will also be sent reflective of that amount, which can be used for a future Performance Institute conference.