Linda,

Interesting question.

The Grant Institute "appeared" on our campus. They contacted our
Conferences Division, reserved space on campus, and spammed the
University community advertising the event and implied that we were a
sponsor. My office (Sponsored Programs) received several calls
requesting information. Evidently this is their modus operandi. I talked
to representatives at several other institutions at the time which
experienced similar situations - none of them were particularly happy.
At the time, I did send out a note to the University community
indicating that we were not a sponsor, and that we could not vouch for
the legitimacy of the organization. We subsequently barred them from
using our campus facilities in the future and blocked their domain name
from access to our e-mail system.

All that said, there were two individuals who attended the session
here. They felt that it was a valuable experience.

Larry Waxler, Director
Office of Sponsored Programs
University of Southern Maine
P.O. Box 9300
Portland, ME  04104-9300
Telephone: 207-780-4413
Telefax: 207-780-4927

>>> xxxxxx@UMBC.EDU 09/14/05 3:54 PM >>>
Has anyone had any experience with the workshops given by The Grant
Institute.  I am thinking of taking GRANTS 101.  This organization
gives
workshops all over the country.  It is a 3-day workshop and costs $597.

Does anyone know anything about them?  LB

--
Linda Brown, Associate Director
Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, Maryland 21250
Public Policy Building, room 425
(410) 455-1083   phone
(410) 455-1184   fax
xxxxxx@umbc.edu
http://www.umbc.edu/mipar

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