Funding Your Vision: A Grants Workshop for School Personnel and Community-Based Programs
Brought to you you by MTPLC and SSoM
Missoula on October 1, 2025 (Hybrid option available)
Bozeman on October 3, 2025
Funding Your Vision: A Grants Workshop for School Personnel
Brought to you by MTPLC and SSoM
📍 Missoula, University Center at University of Montana – October 1, 2025 Hybrid option available (in-person & virtual)
📍 Bozeman, Willson Building - Library/Board Room, 2nd floor –– October 3, 2025
Virtual Follow Up/Consultation:
November 3, 2025 9:00-10:00 AM
December 1, 2025 9:00-10: 00 AM
January 5, 2026 9:00- 10:00 AM
Join us for a hands-on workshop designed to help school personnel discover, apply for, and secure grant funding to support innovative projects.
Facilitator: Susi Epperson
Susi Epperson is a dedicated former teacher and school principal who, through Susi Epperson Consulting LLC, has empowered educators with actionable grant-writing strategies. Her workshops have collectively secured over $125 million in grant funding, with roughly half directed specifically to school districts via the GRANTS 4 SCHOOLS initiative
Susi’s in-person and online sessions are infused with practical tools, proven approaches, and real-world grant samples—including successful applications for education, literacy, and technology grant—that participants can use immediately to craft compelling proposals. Her workshops not only demystify the grant process, they also guide participants through writing an easy-to-win grant before the training ends.
Workshop Description -- By the end of this workshop, participants will:
Bozeman: Willson Building (Bozeman School District central office) – Library/Board Room (2nd floor)
Missoula: University of Montana – University Center (UC), 3rd Floor, Rooms 330–331 Hybrid option available (in-person & virtual)
🅿️ Parking Information: Please park in green-coded lots on campus.
Use the maps below to find the best parking options: https://www.umt.edu/transportation-parking-services/drive/files/umparkingmap2024.jpg
🎟️ Parking Permits:
Day passes are required and can be purchased here:
👉 UMT Parking Permit Portal: https://umt.t2hosted.com/cmn/auth_ext.aspx
📅 Date: October 01, 2025 or October 3rd
🕣 Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
🎓 OPI Renewal Units: 6
Standard Rate:
🔎 Check if your school is a member: mt-schools.org/members.html
After School, Community-Based Programs, or Early Childhood Centers serving youth DiscountUse promo code ‘G4U25’ to receive a 20% discount.
For more information, contact [email protected]
Register: https://forms.gle/HdxsRMFPMqvgNYEz8
Brought to you you by MTPLC and SSoM
Missoula on October 1, 2025 (Hybrid option available)
Bozeman on October 3, 2025
Funding Your Vision: A Grants Workshop for School Personnel
Brought to you by MTPLC and SSoM
📍 Missoula, University Center at University of Montana – October 1, 2025 Hybrid option available (in-person & virtual)
📍 Bozeman, Willson Building - Library/Board Room, 2nd floor –– October 3, 2025
Virtual Follow Up/Consultation:
November 3, 2025 9:00-10:00 AM
December 1, 2025 9:00-10: 00 AM
January 5, 2026 9:00- 10:00 AM
Join us for a hands-on workshop designed to help school personnel discover, apply for, and secure grant funding to support innovative projects.
Facilitator: Susi Epperson
Susi Epperson is a dedicated former teacher and school principal who, through Susi Epperson Consulting LLC, has empowered educators with actionable grant-writing strategies. Her workshops have collectively secured over $125 million in grant funding, with roughly half directed specifically to school districts via the GRANTS 4 SCHOOLS initiative
Susi’s in-person and online sessions are infused with practical tools, proven approaches, and real-world grant samples—including successful applications for education, literacy, and technology grant—that participants can use immediately to craft compelling proposals. Her workshops not only demystify the grant process, they also guide participants through writing an easy-to-win grant before the training ends.
Workshop Description -- By the end of this workshop, participants will:
- Be motivated to establish a grant writing or grant leadership team within their district.
- Gain knowledge of grant opportunities for schools, including:
- Easy Grants
- Foundation Grants
- State & Federal Grants
- Grants for After-School Programs, Literacy, Science, STEM, Math, Technology, Health, Physical Activity, Safety, Arts, and Music
- Donation Requests & “Magic Letters”
- …and many more Easy Grants for Schools.
- Receive a basic overview of grant writing and strategies for sharing opportunities with staff through professional development.
- Eliminate fears about the complexity of grants and required follow-up reports.
- Access data resources to help create a strong school profile for grant applications.
- Learn how to use academic scores and data effectively when writing grants.
- Leave the workshop ready to “wave their own magic wand”—equipped with tools, knowledge, and motivation to encourage their district to begin writing grants and securing funding
Bozeman: Willson Building (Bozeman School District central office) – Library/Board Room (2nd floor)
Missoula: University of Montana – University Center (UC), 3rd Floor, Rooms 330–331 Hybrid option available (in-person & virtual)
🅿️ Parking Information: Please park in green-coded lots on campus.
Use the maps below to find the best parking options: https://www.umt.edu/transportation-parking-services/drive/files/umparkingmap2024.jpg
🎟️ Parking Permits:
Day passes are required and can be purchased here:
👉 UMT Parking Permit Portal: https://umt.t2hosted.com/cmn/auth_ext.aspx
📅 Date: October 01, 2025 or October 3rd
🕣 Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
🎓 OPI Renewal Units: 6
Standard Rate:
- $500 each – 1 participant
- $450 each – 2 participants
- $400 each – 3+ participants
- $400 each – 1 participant
- $360 each – 2 participants
- $320 each – 3+ participants
🔎 Check if your school is a member: mt-schools.org/members.html
After School, Community-Based Programs, or Early Childhood Centers serving youth DiscountUse promo code ‘G4U25’ to receive a 20% discount.
For more information, contact [email protected]
Register: https://forms.gle/HdxsRMFPMqvgNYEz8