News Release for Immediate Release June 29, 2004 OPGD Hosts Training on Revised Common Grant Application Formats The Mayor’s Office of Partnerships and Grants Development (OPGD), in partnership with Washington Grantmakers, will host a training session for local nonprofits and community-based organizations to learn how to use the newly revised Common Grant Application Formats (CGAF).     Washington Grantmakers, a membership organization serving grantmakers in the region, recently unveiled the revised Common Grant Application and Report Formats and the new Letter of Inquiry Format, which are intended to increase ease, efficiency, and the quality of proposals grantseekers submit.  The goal of the CGAF is to serve the regions’ grantmaking and grantseeking communities by streamlining the private foundation grant application process.  It makes grantseeking easier as one standard proposal can be created and then customized for multiple funders.  Members of Washington Grantmakers developed the format, with input from grantmakers, grantseekers, and evaluation experts.    The CGAF training session will be held on Thursday, July 22, 2004, 9:30 am-noon, at One Judiciary Square, 441 4th Street, NW, Citywide Conference Center, Room 1104.  This session is free, but registration is required.  For further information on the training session or to register, contact OPGD at (202) 727-8900 by July 16.  To access the CGAF, go to:  http://www.washingtongrantmakers.org, Grantseeker Resource section.