Dr. Kathleen Liang, CEFS Director based at North Carolina A&T State University, will offer three levels of workshops to assist ag producers, extension agents, and community organizations to enhance the ability of financial management and grant writing.  Each workshop will require registration.  Please see workshop description and zoom registration links below:

Level 1 – this is an introduction to grant writing for researchers, producers, extension agents, and community organization staff who have no experience or limited experience in designing, planning, and preparing an effective grant proposal. Contents will include formulating ideas, transforming ideas into fundable concept, strategies to write a grant proposal, and building an effective team to collaborate. We will end with sources of funding and program information.

Level 1 – Basics of Grants (types, programs, purposes) Grant Writing

When: Feb 4, 2026 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting here.

Level 2 – this workshop offers a deeper understanding of types of funding across different agencies and organizations, strategies to build a realistic budget/narratives, creating a reasonable timeline for proposed activities, creating a feasible project management plan and data plan, and building a reasonable evaluation plan. Additional discussion will cover Center of Excellence justification if interested.

Level 2 – Strategies to put a grant application together Grant Writing

When: Feb 11, 2026 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting here.

Level 3 – This workshop will provide a step-by-step guide to show grant application procedures using specific programs. We will also cover budget preparation, resource allocation, and some dos and don’ts when it comes to developing an effective proposal.

Level 3 – Details of grant writing following the call for proposals

When: Feb 18, 2026 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting here.