GRC Meetings
In Washington, at regional workshops, and online, GRC fosters opportunities for members to share expertise and build relationships with the experts who administer grant competitions and manage successful grants.
- Washington Meetings
For more than 40 years, GRC has hosted two meetings per year in Washington, DC. The quality of GRC conference programming leads members to report time and again that this is the one professional meeting they cannot afford to miss, even when institutional budgets dip and state travel evaporates. Federal agency leaders and program officers rely on GRC conferences for opportunities to meet face-to-face in an intimate setting, delivering information that elevates the overall quality of the applicant pool.
- Virtual Meetings
GRC hosts a minimum of two web conference training sessions per month. For a fee of $120, participating members interact directly with agency representatives and other experts. In many cases, especially involving short-turnaround grant competition deadlines, GRC web conferences present the only formal agency outreach.
- Campus Visits
The GRC staff is available to conduct on-campus training and consultation on a range of strategic, regulatory, and proposal development issues. Members may request one- or two-day visits during which GRC can meet with faculty, campus leadership, and community partners to deliver briefings and proposal development training. The campus covers staff travel and per diem costs, but there is no honorarium associated with these visits.
- Agency Outreach
GRC staff members attend Washington workshops, technical assistance meetings, and budget briefings on members’ behalf. Notes and handouts are posted to the GRC website, and staff is positioned to follow up with agency contacts to facilitate direct communication between funders and member applicants.