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DESIGN & WRITE GRANT PROPOSALS

CSCS 510
Course Description

Theoretical and practical background in designing and writing grant proposals. Develop skills to locate funding opportunities, summarize program elements, create budgets, and write competitively. Emphasizes writing skills, budget creation, building collaborative partnerships, understanding funder interests and priorities. Analyzing requests for proposals, writing needs statements, methods, budgets, peer review.

Prerequisites

Junior standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.92

No change from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

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A Rate
83.33%

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Class Size
30

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Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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