ROI’s Grant Writing Fellowship helps Indiana Uplands organizations secure grant funding from various local, regional, state, and federal sources.

Fellows learn from experts how to effectively move ideas from concept to grant submission and beyond, including identifying opportunities, strengthening proposals, building partnerships, and much more. This Fellowship also supports a network of grant writers across the Indiana Uplands who pursue projects and programs that improve quality of life for residents across a variety of community needs.

By The Numbers: Grant Writing Fellowship

55 Participants
across 3 Cohorts

42 Organizations Represented

$3.2+ Million in Grants Secured by Fellows

Applicants selected for this program:

  • learn to identify grant opportunities that are ideal for their community or organization (state, federal, and philanthropic opportunities)
  • develop skills in writing proposals in accordance with grant guidelines 
  • explore ways to tell your community’s unique story
  • discover how to develop partnerships with other community stakeholders 
  • develop detailed budgets
  • identify metrics that can show community impact 
  • determine how to best visualize and present impact data 
  • learn about long-term program sustainability and managing grants to a successful conclusion

Eight sessions are delivered through a combination of in-person and virtual sessions, coupled with office hours, to address individual grant topics that Fellows would like to discuss with instructors. ROI covers the following for selected fellows: tuition for all grant writing training sessions, program materials, meals during in-person sessions, and travel stipends.

Applicants selected for this fellowship must attend all eight sessions and are selected through an application process. View the 2027 Schedule (Jan – April).

Selection criteria will be based on your commitment to expanding resource capacity, passion for improving quality of life in your community, and willingness to collaborate with partners across the Indiana Uplands region.

If you have any questions, please contact Julie Halbig, Vice President of Economic and Community Development, at (812) 287-8116 ext. 115 or juliehalbig@regionalopportunityinc.org.