Writing Effective Public Health Grant Proposals

Note: This is a self-paced online course.

Training Overview

Successful grant proposals clearly describe community needs, align program or project activities with funder priorities, and present a realistic plan for implementation and evaluation. Strong proposals also demonstrate an organization’s capacity to carry out the work and clearly communicate how the proposed program or project will make a meaningful impact on community health. 

This course teaches learners how to develop competitive public health grant proposals by writing strong needs statements, designing clear program plans, demonstrating organizational capacity, and using AI tools responsibly to support the grant writing process.

The course contains three modules: the content module, a resources module, and an evaluation. After finishing all three modules, learners will earn a certificate of completion. When the certificate is available, learners will see a Certificate button on their dashboard.

The entire training is expected to take 1 hour to complete. Participants will need a broadband internet connection (Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred browsers) and computer speakers. For technical support, please contact emoryphtc@emory.edu.

About the Course Developers

This course was developed by the Region IV Public Health Training Center at the Emory University Rollins Schools of Public Health. We would like to thank Tom Stevenson, MPH for his contribution as the subject matter expert. We would also like to thank Sheryl Golub, MPH of Lexicon Strategies for her contribution to the instructional design of this course.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31680, Public Health Training Centers for $4,348,992. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.