Official Site of The State of New Jersey
Grants Management Office
Training Opportunities
The New Jersey Grants Office will compile and share trainings opportunities to help grant seekers throughout the various stages of the grant lifecycle. Information will be posted here when additional training opportunities are scheduled.
September 10, 2025 – 1:00 pm EST
Instructor - Elaine Griffin
Funders want to see the impact of their funding before, during, and after the proposal and funding cycle. This course is designed to help participants effectively document and share their project impact.
October 14, 2025
12 – 1:30 pm (includes a 30 minute Q&A)
Join BFS Strategic Partners for "Managing and Reporting Grants in the Age of AI: Smart Tools, Smarter Oversight".
AI tools can be powerful allies in managing and reporting on grants by helping speed up brainstorming, drafting, and organizing tasks. But they’re not a substitute for sound judgment, compliance awareness, or solid documentation.
In this session, you’ll learn how to effectively and responsibly use AI to support grant management and reporting. We’ll cover what AI can (and can’t) do, where human oversight is critical, and how to stay compliant while using these emerging tools.
Through a realistic, grant-focused example, you’ll discover how entering program-specific variables into AI generates draft content, and then how to proof and edit the results for accuracy, allowability, and audit readiness. Along the way, we’ll flag key risks including data privacy concerns, unsupported claims, and audit vulnerabilities. We’ll also investigate how to avoid the most common (and costly) AI missteps.
November 13, 2025
12 – 1:30 pm (includes a 30 minute Q&A)
Join BFS Strategic Partners for "Budgeting for the Fiscal Cliff".
The “fiscal cliff” is coming into sharper focus as pandemic-era funding expires, political priorities shift, and compliance demands increase. This session goes beyond budget math to focus on strategy, clarity, and adaptability. We’ll cover budgeting fundamentals, the role of performance measures, and the warning signs that an organization may be vulnerable to funding shortfalls. Attendees will learn practical strategies to adjust their baseline budgets, create contingency plans, and communicate early with stakeholders.
December 16, 2025
12 – 1:30 pm (includes a 30 minute Q&A)
Join BFS Strategic Partners for “Executive Orders and Federal Grants – What You Need to Know ".
Executive Orders (EOs) can reshape grant requirements and priorities overnight, sometimes without directly changing a single regulation. In this session, we’ll break down what EOs are, how they influence federal grant policy, and why understanding their impact is critical for compliance. Using recent and historical examples, we’ll show how EOs have affected procurement rules, eligibility criteria, reporting requirements, and funding priorities. Participants will learn how to identify relevant EOs, assess their compliance implications, and implement proactive strategies to mitigate risk, adjust budgets, and maintain alignment with shifting federal priorities. They’ll walk away with practical tools for monitoring EO changes, building flexibility into programs and budgets, and communicating effectively with funding partners.
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