Grant Professional Certification (GPC) Exam Prep

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: OVERVIEW: Orientation and GPC Exam Registration

Lecture 1: Orientation & Faculty Introductions

Lecture 2: What is the GPC Exam?

Lecture 3: Why is the GPC Exam important?

Lecture 4: What is the GPC exam timeline?

Lecture 5: Where can you take the GPC Exam?

Lecture 6: How To Get Your Eligibility Packet Approved

Lecture 7: How the Registration Process Works and After You Pass

Lecture 8: The Grant Professor's Story

Chapter 2: GPC Competency 1 – Funder Research

Lecture 1: Overview of Competency 1

Lecture 2: 1.01 Trends in Public Grant Funding

Lecture 3: 1.02 Trends in Private Grant Funding

Lecture 4: 1.03 Methods of Locating Funding Souces

Lecture 5: 1.04. Identify techniques to learn about specific funders.

Lecture 6: 1.05 Methods of Tracking Funders

Lecture 7: 1.06. Identify effects of applicants’ organizational cultures, values, etc.

Lecture 8: 1.07 Fundable Programs & Projects

Lecture 9: 1.08. Determine best matches between funders and specific programs.

Lecture 10: 1.09. Interpret grant application request for proposal (RFP) guidelines

Chapter 3: GPC Competency 2 – Organizational Dev/Grant Seeking

Lecture 1: Overview of Competency 2

Lecture 2: 2.01 Coordinating, 2.04 Grant Readiness, 2.05 Strategic Plans

Lecture 3: Part 1 of 2 – 2.02 Capacity, 2.03 Readiness, 2.06 Needs Assessments

Lecture 4: Part 2 of 2 – 2.02 Capacity, 2.03 Readiness, 2.06 Needs Assessments

Lecture 5: 2.07 Obtaining Internal Institutional Support

Lecture 6: 2.08 Working with Local/State/Federal Agencies & Stakeholders

Lecture 7: 2.09 Practices Outside Boundaries of Applicable Laws

Chapter 4: GPC Competency 3 – Program and Project Design

Lecture 1: Overview of Competency 3 and Sub-Competencies 3.01-3.08

Lecture 2: 3.01 Stakeholder Input – Poll & Group Discussion

Lecture 3: 3.02 Collaborations – Poll & Group Discussion

Lecture 4: 3.03 Accountability, 3.08 Evaluations – Poll & Group Discussion

Lecture 5: 3.04 – Logic Models, Part 1 of 2

Lecture 6: 3.04 – Logic Models, Part 2 of 2

Lecture 7: 3.06 Data-Based Decisions – Resources

Lecture 8: 3.07 Community Resources – Poll & Group Discussion

Chapter 5: GPC Competency 4 – Effective Grant Applications

Lecture 1: Overview of Competency 4

Lecture 2: 4.01 Interpretting RFPs 4.02 Elements of Applications

Lecture 3: 4.02 Part 2 – Review of 2 Applications

Lecture 4: 4.03 Strategies for Submitting High-Quality Proposals on Time

Lecture 5: 4.04 Data Sources

Lecture 6: 4.05 Narrative Elements and 4.07 Visuals

Lecture 7: 4.06 Approaches, Styles, Tones and Formats for Audiences

Lecture 8: 4.08 Realistic, Accurate Line-Item and Narrative Budgets

Lecture 9: 4.09 In-Kind Matches

Lecture 10: 4.10 Factors That Limit How Budgets Should Be Written

Lecture 11: 4.11 Evaluation Models – Part 1 of 2

Lecture 12: 4.11 Evaluation Models – Part 2 of 2

Lecture 13: 4.12 Submitting Proposal Electronically – Part 1 of 2

Lecture 14: 4.12 Submitting Proposal Electronically – Part 2 of 2

Chapter 6: GPC Competency 5 – Post-Award Grant Management

Lecture 1: Overview of Competency 5

Lecture 2: 5.01 Standard Elements of Regulatory Compliance

Lecture 3: 5.02 Grant Management Key Functions

Lecture 4: 5.03 Roles and Responsibilities

Lecture 5: 5.04 Transitions to Implementation

Chapter 7: GPC Competency 6 – Ethics

Lecture 1: Overview of Competency 6

Lecture 2: 6.01, 6.03, 6.04 Representations, 6.05 Heritage, 6.06 Conflicts of Interest

Chapter 8: GPC Competency 7 – Professionalism

Lecture 1: Overview of Competency 7 and 8

Lecture 2: 7.01 Grant Reviewers and 7.04 Building Social Capital

Lecture 3: 7.02 Professional Associations

Lecture 4: 7.03 Grant Professional Networks

Chapter 9: GPC Competency 8 – Relationship Building

Lecture 1: Overview of Competency 8

Lecture 2: 8.01 Mutually Beneficial Relationships 8.03 Collaborations

Lecture 3: 8.02 Funder-Relations 8.04 Appealing to Funders

Chapter 10: GPC Competency 9 – Writing Convincing Cases for Funding

Lecture 1: Scoring Criteria for Sub-Competencies 9.01, 9.02, 9.03, 9.04, 9.05

Lecture 2: How the Writing Prompt Works 9.01, 9.02, 9.03, 9.04, 9.05

Lecture 3: Format – Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Lecture 4: Format – Letter of Inquiry

Chapter 11: Final Thoughts

Lecture 1: Exam – What to Expect

Lecture 2: Consultant Information