Testimonials
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My department sent me and another guy to one of Kurt's seminars in Philadelphia, PA about 3 or 4 years ago. It was the best money our department has ever spent. We had been succesful one time through AFG and several small local grant programs before attending this seminar. Since then we have been doing very well with grants. I would estimate in the last 3 years we are in the $750,000-$1,000,000 dollar club for grants.
Our department is very small and gets very little support from local government and $0.00 from taxes. So Grants are our livelyhood along with fundraisers. As we all know you can only hold so many Bingo's and breakfasts, and ticket raffles before you get burnt out. So we have been lucky and I would highly recommend going to one of Kurt's seminars.
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Nick Cook
Lieutenant - Bendersville Community Fire Co
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After years of doing grant writing on my own, I went to one of Kurt Bradley’s conferences this year and then hired him as a consultant. All I can say is that I could not possibly be happier, it was well worth the time and money spent! I would highly recommend the combination local writer / professional consultant & editor approach as Kurt recommends. It results in a good mix of locally specific information, yet still hits the points that the granting agencies are looking for.
I would also like to recommend to anyone looking to hire a consultant writer to look for a Public Safety specific Grant Writer. We have used local general grant writers in the past, they charge more and just don't understand the Fire Act / FEMA system.
I can tell you the applications filed since hiring Homeland Defense Grants are the best ever filed by my agencies. I am looking forward to dealing with Kurt for years to come.
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Michael Ten Kate
Chief,
Virgil Fire Department
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I gained a great deal of knowledge in your seminar. I am actually able to bring something back and put it to use for a change. Thank you for all of your valuable information and guidance, as well as the continued support.
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Randal K. Schlauch,
Chief of Police,
Hallettsville, Texas |
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Hazard Fire and Rescue started to pursue grants for our department in the year 2000. Prior to that we had just made do with what we were given. We attended Kurt’s seminar and have had excellent success since then. We have been awarded 78% of the grants that we applied for.
The seminar presents the information to the students in a format that is easy to comprehend and easy to follow. The instructor emphasizes the points that the reviewers look for in successful grants. The seminar helps to point out a lot of little details that are easily overlooked and may make the difference in getting a grant or getting rejected.
Kurt has answered many emails, and is great to return calls (usually within a few minutes). We feel so confident in this seminar, that we have attended additional seminars and have involved the city police department as well.
The department made an excellent investment in our future by sending a member to this seminar. We invested less than $1,000 dollars, and to this point we have received a total of over $1.9 million dollars in grants altogether. To say the least, we are very happy with our investment. I would encourage any department to take advantage of this excellent training.
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Derrick Hall,
Assistant Chief/Paramedic, Hazard Fire & Rescue, Kentucky |
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