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Institutional Grant Capacity Assessment

 

Identify your team’s priorities. Plan your next step.

Does your institution have the skills and coordination to turn promising ideas into well-developed grant proposals?

This brief assessment from Grant Central USA helps identify your team’s grant development experience, training priorities, and current challenges—from finding suitable funders to developing narratives, aligning budgets, and coordinating review.

Afterward, you can request an intake call to explore training for your staff, faculty, or development team, including cohorts of 20–30 participants.

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No completed proposal or confirmed training date is needed.

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Question 1 of 15

1. What type of institution do you represent?

A

College or university

B

Community college or technical college

C

K–12 school or school district

D

Nonprofit or community organization

E

Government agency or public entity

F

Healthcare organization

G

Other institution

Question 2 of 15

2. Which option best describes your role?

A

President, executive director, or senior administrator

B

Dean, department chair, or academic leader

C

Sponsored programs, research administration, or grants professional

D

Development, advancement, or fundraising professional

E

Faculty member, researcher, or program leader

F

Human resources or professional development

G

Other role

Question 3 of 15

3. Approximately how many people could benefit from grant development training?

A

1–9 people

B

10–19 people

C

20–30 people

D

31–50 people

E

More than 50 people

F

We have not determined the group size

Question 4 of 15

4. How would you describe your institution’s current grant development capacity?

A

We have an experienced team and a coordinated process

B

We have experienced grants staff, but other contributors need training

C

Some individuals have experience, but our process is inconsistent

D

We are beginning to build our grant development capacity

E

I am unsure how to assess our current capacity

Question 5 of 15

5. What is your institution’s primary goal for training?

A

Equip more staff or faculty to contribute to proposals

B

Improve the quality of proposal narratives and budgets

C

Identify funding opportunities that fit our priorities

D

Establish a more consistent grant development process

E

Develop project ideas into proposals ready for internal review

F

Explore whether grant training is appropriate for our institution

Question 6 of 15

6. What is your institution’s biggest grant development challenge?

A

Limited proposal development experience

B

Difficulty identifying suitable funders

C

Project ideas need clearer plans, outcomes, or evidence

D

Difficulty developing or aligning project budgets

E

Limited staff time and competing responsibilities

F

Difficulty coordinating information and internal review

G

We have not yet identified our main challenge

Question 7 of 15

7. How clearly defined is your internal proposal review and approval process?

A

Responsibilities, deadlines, and approvals are clearly established

B

A process exists, but it is not consistently followed

C

The process varies by department or project

D

I am unsure

E

We are still developing a formal process

F

New Choice

G

New Choice

Question 8 of 15

8. When would you ideally like training to take place?

A

Within the next 30 days

B

Within 1–3 months

C

Within 6–12 months

D

Within 3–6 months

E

We are exploring options without a set timeframe

Question 9 of 15

9. Which training format would you prefer?

A

In-person training hosted at our institution

B

Sending participants to a scheduled Grant Central USA workshop

C

Live online training for our institutional team

D

We are open to a recommendation

Question 10 of 15

10. What would be the most helpful next step?

A

An intake call to discuss training for our institution

B

Information to share with leadership before scheduling a call

C

Guidance on selecting participants and training priorities

D

General information while we explore our options

Question 11 of 15

Full name

Question 12 of 15

Institution or organization name

Question 13 of 15

Work email address

Question 14 of 15

Phone number

Question 15 of 15

Is there a specific project, funding priority, or question you would like us to know about? Your responses will help Grant Central USA understand your institution’s needs and respond to your selected next step.

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