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Successful Grant Management: What Graduate School Never Taught You

Overview

Overhead view of a ruled notebook with written words How To Get A Grant and a green pen to the side

Live Online Workshop
January 13, 20, and 27, and February 3, 2021 (4-day event)
10:00am–1:00pm EST (all days)

NYSED and ASWB/ACE approved for 12 CE contact hours

This interactive skill building workshop will provide participants with an introductory framework of researching and applying for Grant funds in New York State. Participants will have the opportunity to analyze and critique a 400k SAMSHA grant award that the presenter received in 2014. Participants will review and analyze the different sections of the RFP and then review the critical content of the winning application. Participants will also gain the necessary skills as a Grant Reviewer by reviewing, scoring and providing feedback and recommendations on grant submissions that the presenter has recently funded through his Foundation work at the Joseph LeRoy and Ann C. Warner Fund. Please note that participation in this workshop series requires asynchronous work prior to each meeting.

Participants will receive a completion certificate at the end of the training.

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Learning Objectives

Day 1:

  1. Participants will understand the importance of researching and applying for grant funding.
  2. Participants will be introduced to the skills and knowledge necessary in applying for grant funding.
  3. Participants will gain a strong  understanding of the different components of a grant proposal.
  4. Participants will gain critical insight on where to search and locate federal and private grant funding opportunities. They will able to efficiently navigate and locate tools and resources that will support them in their journey of grant writing.

Day 2:

  1. Through intense analysis of each grant section, Participants will gain the knowledge and insight  on what  grant reviewers are looking for when awarding funding to an organization.

Day 3:

  1. Participants will gain the skills necessary to develop a strong and successful sustainability plan and comprehensive measureable goals and objectives.
  2. In a mock role as a grant funder, participants will acquire the insight and skills needed to effectively review and score pending grant applications that the presenter is considering funding.

Day 4:

  1. Participants will use the knowledge they've gained on the funding process to review and score a pending grant application. 
  2. Participants will develop a critical eye when identifying the strengths and weaknesses of each application section. 
  3. Using their awareness of the scoring criteria, participants will critique and redevelop the grant application.
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Presenter

Joseph MadoniaJoseph Madonia, LCSW-R, CASAC

Mr. Madonia is currently the Executive Director of the Joseph Leroy and Ann C. Warner Fund, a private grant-giving foundation. In this role he oversees all aspects of the foundation including administering grants to organizations that improve the lives of children with disabilities and children in foster care. He is laser focused on empowering these children to reach their full potential in new and innovative ways.

Mr. Madonia is also a Clinical Associate Professor at the New York University Silver School of Social Work where he lectures on graduate and post-graduate courses. He is also the 2019 recipient of the NASW (National Association of Social Workers) Emerald Award for Leadership and Innovation in the field of Social Work.

Prior to the Warner Fund, Mr. Madonia spent 15 years as the Director of the Brooklyn Treatment Court where he was responsible for the implementation of policy and planning for judicial diversion courts including Brooklyn Diversion, Veterans, and DWI courts. In this role he managed oversight of clinical operations, management of federal grants, and supervision of staff. He hosted numerous site visits to the court by international dignitaries and local and national visitors and was the chairperson for Brooklyn Treatment Court’s Clinical Advisory Board and the Brooklyn Veterans Stakeholder Board.

Mr. Madonia was the co-developer of the Brooklyn Treatment Court Training Academy and conducted training for drug court practitioners through the New York State Unified Court System and the Center for Court Innovation. He also conducted numerous workshops at the State and National levels and served on the curriculum development team for implementing veteran’s treatment courts in New York State. He stays close to court innovations by currently serving as an active board member of New York State Drug Court Professionals.

In September of 2009 Mr. Madonia was appointed by Governor David Patterson to sit on the New York State Board for Medical Misconduct and acted in that capacity for four years.

Mr. Madonia is a graduate of New York University and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. He holds several degrees and certifications including Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor and Forensic Mental Health Counselor and has over 27 years experience working with the Forensic and Co-Occurring Disorders populations. He conducts numerous professional development trainings for practicing clinicians throughout the United States and maintains a private psychotherapy and executive training practice in New York City where he treats adolescents and young adults with substance abuse and mental health disorders.

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Registration Information

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Attendance Fees

General Admission: $300.00

Discounts:

  • NYU Silver Alumni (Graduate and Undergraduate degrees): $225.00
  • NYU Faculty & Staff: $225.00
  • NYU Silver Post-Masters Certificate Program Alumni: $280.80
  • NYU Silver Current Field Instructors: $225.00
  • NYU Silver Retired Full Time Faculty: $225.00
  • NYU Silver Current Students: $150.00
  • Non-NYU Current MSW and PhD Students: $200.00
  • Veterans: $150.00
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Cancellations and Refunds

If after registering, you determine that you can no longer attend this event, The Office of Global and Lifelong Learning will issue refunds on the following basis:

  • Refund requests made on or before January 6 (by midnight): full refund
  • Refund requests made on or before January 12 (by midnight): 50% refund
  • Refund requests made on or after January 13: no refund

If this event is cancelled, all registrants will be fully reimbursed. To withdraw from and be reimbursed for this event, please complete the event withdrawal form.

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Continuing Education Contact Hours

NYSED and ASWB/ACE approved for 12 Continuing Education Contact Hours.

New York University Silver School of Social Work is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers {#SW-0012}.

New York University Silver School of Social Work is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors {#MHC-0083}.

For Mental Health Practitioners: Please check with your state, if you are not licensed in New York, to determine if these credits will be accepted for licensing renewal.

55 jurisdictions accept ACE-approved provider CE contact hours. ACE is not an approved Continuing Education provider in the states of New York (though NYU Silver is NYSED CE approved in NYS) and West Virginia, unless the event is outside of West VA. ACE only approves individual courses in New Jersey, though NYU Silver is CSWE-accredited and therefore accepted for licensed NJ professionals. Here is a full list of statutes related to social work CE.

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Special Accommodations and Grievance Policy

Special Accommodations:
Students requiring accommodations have the opportunity to make these known upon registering or by writing to silver.continuingeducation@nyu.edu.

Addressing Grievances:
For information on our grievance and complaint procedures, contact 212.998.9099 or silver.continuingeducation@nyu.edu.

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Contact Us

NYU Silver School of Social Work
Office of Global and Lifelong Learning
1 Washington Square North, G08
New York, NY 10003

Email: silver.continuingeducation@nyu.edu
Phone: 212.998.5973
Fax: 212.995.4497

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