October 20 from 2 pm – 4 pm Kate McComas will present the basics of grant writing for non-profit organizations. She has written successful grant applications with the Benedum Foundation, US Department of Agriculture, US Small Business Administration, Windgate Foundation, Luce Foundation, West Virginia Humanities Council, and the West Virginia Commission on the Arts. She has also worked with many local granting agencies in the Huntington and Charleston areas.
Topics covered include
- researching possible grant opportunities
- completing grant applications
- working with granting agencies
- grants administration
- writing final reports
McComas is a weaver, spinner and natural dyer. She holds a Master’s Degree in Art from Marshall University where she taught for 5 years. McComas worked as the Individual Artist Coordinator for the West Virginia Commission on the Arts, at MountainMade Foundation, at the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences and recently left her job as grant writer for the Huntington Museum of Art. She is currently a freelance grant writer and arts program developer.
The fee for this seminar is $25 per person. Register now! Space is limited.
