Over the past 26 years, Laura Hart has received three NSF’s. Ms. Hart runs a small company in NYC that partners nationally with community organizations and schools to write curriculum, teach educators and run creative and effective tech programs. Currently she is implementing award number 2147699 Promoting learning and interest in mathematics for urban Black and Latinx children through culturally relevant daily robot coding activities In 2008 she was awarded grant number 0833751for a project called GreenFab: Sustainable Design Through Engineering and Technology. In 2005 she received her first award: 0525162 called SoBRO TEC. Ms. Hart will talk about each grant and will discuss her strategy for receiving funding so that you may be better equipped to write a winning proposal. - Why do I believe each one was funded? - What strategies do you use to create a winning proposal? - How long should you plan for writing? - How should you determine your subject? - How should you determine your grant writing and grant implementing team? - What to be aware of when working with the National Science Foundation - What is crucial for developing a winning grant? - What is crucial for successful implementation of the grant?