Grant Readiness, Empowerment and Advocacy Training
Grant Readiness, Empowerment and Advocacy Training
GREAT leverages University resources to provide technical assistance to South Carolina
organizations pursuing grants. GREAT builds on the work of the former South Carolina
office of a southeastern TCTAC (Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center).
GREAT services are open to any South Carolina municipality or community-based organization,
including for-profit organizations. GREAT is supported by a grant from the Henry H.
Luce Foundation.
What GREAT Offers
“As someone who has spent countless hours searching for financial assistance to fund
various initiatives, receiving help evaluating, writing, and applying for grants was
a great personal relief.”
Keisha Long South Carolina Public Health Association President
Grant Writing Assistance Awards
Provides several months of free technical assistance from Master students in Public
Health working with a faculty supervisor. Awards typically run from January to May.
Assistance helps with goals that awardees have identified related to grant support,
such as developing an empirically supported narrative for grant applications, assistance
in finding grant applications, and building organizational capacity. One possible
result is submitting a completed grant application to a funder.
GRACE Webinar Series
The Grant Readiness and Capacity Empowerment (GRACE) webinar meets at 6 pm on the
first Tuesdays of the month to provide free information and support related to winning
grant funding.
GRACE webinar sessions are led by Mary Louise Resch from the South Carolina Office
of Resiliency (SCOR). Mary Louise is a Senior Certified Grants Specialist with nearly
four decades of experience.
This session focuses on grant basics and fundamentals, including what a grant is and
how it is different from a loan.
July 7, 2026
Finding Grants to Support Your Mission
This session focuses on how to find grants to support your mission, primarily through
identifying different sources of funding.
August 4, 2026
Typical Documents Needed to Prepare a Grant Proposal
This session focuses on the documents you will need for your grant proposal, including
what those documents are and how to prepare them.
September 1, 2026
Common Components of a Solid Grant Proposal
This session focuses on the components of a strong grant proposal, including identifying
and evaluating components of a grant proposal.
October 6, 2026
Grant Funder Panel
In this session, attendees will have the opportunity to engage one-on-one with invited
grant funders.
How to Apply
Award Calls
Calls for the award are announced through the GREAT listserv. The deadline for each award will be included in the award call.
Webinar notifications, award calls and deadlines will be announced through our listserv.
Join the GREAT Listserv
To subscribe to the GREAT listserv, send an email toLISTSERV@LISTSERV.SC.EDU. In the body of the email, writeSUBSCRIBE GREAT-Lfollowed by your first and last name.
