Representatives of nonprofits, local government, schools and other organizations are encouraged to register for a Grant Writing 101 workshop, which will be presented at Iowa Central Community College, Triton Cafe, in Fort Dodge from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 19. Iowa Central Community College and Webster County Extension and Outreach are partnering to provide this workshop.

Grant Writing 101 will provide hands-on training in finding grants and writing successful grant applications. The fee to register is $40. Included with the price of the workshop, Iowa Central Community College will provide a meal and refreshments.

Participants may register to attend through the following URL: https://go.iastate.edu/IDG228 or by calling the Webster County Extension office at 515-576-2119. The deadline to register is Oct. 18 at 4 p.m.

Grant Writing 101 will be presented by Lindsay Henderson, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Community Development Specialist. She has extensive experience writing and reviewing grant applications and working with various federal, state, local and private foundation grant programs.

Henderson will assist workshop participants in exploring various public and private funding sources, and provide instruction and tips on planning projects and writing successful grant applications.

For more information about the workshop, contact Lindsay Henderson at lindsayh@iastate.edu or 515-835-6605.