RISON - Kickstart Cleveland County hosted Dr. Hunter Goodman of the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service for conversation around grant writing Tuesday evening at the Bethel No. 1 Family Life Center near Rison.
The community development initiative for the county closed out the evening with awarding its 2023 volunteers.
Dr. Goodman, an assistant professor for the Community Professional and Economic Development Department, gave an overview of grant writing and how different organizations can identify grants pertaining to their organization.
During the program, Goodman explained the different types of grants, and the elements funders would be looking for when reviewing grant applica-tions. She also provided tips for organizations to write clear, focused details on applications.
Goodman said her presentation was a shortened version of the usual six-hour workshop she does on grant writing around the state, at which attendees would leave with the structure of an application.
Cleveland County Extension Agent Danielle Watson polled the estimated 50 people in attendance if they would be interested in Goodman's full workshop. Watson said due to the feedback and success of this preview, a workshop will be planned for Cleveland County in the coming months.
Goodman explained that the six-hour workshop addresses all the aspects of putting a grant together, from the details of the proposal to the finding sources for the grant money. She encour-aged those who plan to attend the workshop to have a specific grant project idea in mind so they will be able to put together a grant application for that project during the workshop.
Kickstart Cleveland County President Stacy Walz welcomed each action group under the Kickstart initiative to present its volunteer of the year from the previous year. Walz said the combined volunteer hours of all groups totaled 4,507.5, which equates ...
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