March 18, 2008 From Martha Runyon:

Grant-Writing Workshops Offered for County Arts and History Organizations

MERCER COUNTY DIVISION OF CULTURE AND HERITAGE HOSTS GRANT WRITING WORKSHOPS

For Immediate Release
Contact: 609-278-2712
March 17, 2008
Idamis Perez Margicin, Division Chief

Trenton, NJ - Mercer County Executive, Brian M. Hughes, the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders, and the County Division of Culture and Heritage are offering two sessions of a grant-writing workshop on Monday, March 31 and Thursday, April 3, 2008. The March 31st session of “Grant Writing De-Mystified,” takes place in the evening from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the Lawrence H.Q. Branch of the Mercer County Library system, located at 2751 Brunswick Pike (off Darrah Lane) in Lawrenceville. The April 3rd session takes place from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Mercer County ’s Joyce McDade Administration Building , 640 South Broad Street, Trenton, NJ, Room 211.

Division Staff Member, Tricia Fagan, a non-profit administrator and consultant with more than 20 years experience, will conduct the workshops. The workshop offers a practical, interactive experience for staff, board members and volunteers from the County’s non-profit arts and history organizations that are new to grant-writing or are looking for tips for developing successful grants. The application process and eligibility requirements for the County’s Local Arts and History Regrant programs will be reviewed.

The workshops are free and open to the public, however, seating is limited so pre-registration is required. Light refreshments will be served. For additional information and to register for either workshop, call Mercer County ’s Division of Culture and Heritage at 609-278-2712, NJ Relay Users dial 609-989-6865 (TTY) or email ltramo@mercercounty.org. Registration deadline is Friday, March 28, 2008.

This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and the New Jersey Historical Commission/Department of State.