GPA Utah Chapter 2025 Fall Conference

Charting a Roadmap for Success

Friday, September 12, 2025
8:30 AM — 3:00 PM MT

Join us for the Annual Utah Grant Conference: themed “Charting a Roadmap to Success”. Our conference is the state’s premier gathering for grant professionals, nonprofit leaders, funders, and public agencies. This one-day event brings together changemakers from across Utah to share knowledge, build relationships, and strengthen the state’s funding landscape.

Through expert-led sessions, insightful panels, and practical workshops, attendees will gain tools to improve grant readiness, write more competitive proposals, connect with funders, and manage awards effectively. Whether you're new to grants or a seasoned professional, this conference offers valuable insights, networking opportunities, and resources to help you advance your mission.

Key Topics will include:

  • Navigating AI in the Grants Profession

  • Presentations from leading Utah philanthropists

  • Key insights from state and federal leaders

  • Grantmaker panels with some of Utah’s most impactful foundations

  • 2 CFR 200 & the Uniform Guidance Changes

  • Networking with funders, consultants, and fellow practitioners

Together, we’re building a more connected, informed, and grant-ready Utah.

Can’t wait to see you there! Register today by visiting https://grantprofessionals.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1983799&group=

  • Hunter Gabel, GPA Utah Chapter President

  • Laura Gabel, GPA Utah Chapter Vice President

  • Aaron Jones, GPA Utah Chapter Treasurer

  • Lucy Britton, GPA Utah Chapter Secretary

 

SPEAKER TOPICS

  • Navigating AI in the Grants Profession

    • Learn to level up your prompts, innovative uses of new technology, and pitfalls to avoid with UVU’s Curtis Pendleton

  • Key insights from state and federal leaders

    • Representatives from the office of Senator Mike Lee

  • Grantmaker Presentations

    • Representatives from the Eccles and Garff Foundations

    • Hear from the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity

  • 2 CFR 200 - Understanding Changes and Demystifying the Uniform Guidance

    • Hear from Curtis Pendleton, UVU’s Senior Director of Sponsored Programs, to level up your understanding of the crucial requirements for Federal awards

  • Foundation Panels

    • Engage with representatives from the Miller Family Foundation, Call to Action Philanthropies, Sorenson Impact Foundation, and the WL Eccles Foundation in an engaging panel format

  • Networking with funders, consultants, and fellow practitioners

    • Focus on key takeaways specific to your type of employer and the grants you write or manage

  • Approved for 4 sessions of GPCi continuing education credits and 3.25 points of CFRE credits

Registration

Early Bird Pricing - Aug 11 - September 1, 2025
GPA Members - $100
Non-Members - $120

Standard Pricing - September 2 - September 11, 2025
GPA Members - $110
Non-Members - $130

*Bulk discount codes available to organizations with multiple staff members attending. Reach out to utahgpa@gmail.com to see if your organization is eligible

Register Here today
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Parking Map

Questions?

Contact Hunter Gabel at utahgpa@gmail.com

We have applied to receive education points for GPCI and CFRE, and will update this page when we have approval on which sessions will provide credits under each category

Venue

University of Utah Stadium Complex - Ken Garff University Club
451 South 1400 East
Salt Lake City, Utah  84112
United States

Parking for the event will be at the South East lot at the corner of Guardsman Way and 500 S. Once there follow signage across 500 S then to the left until you see the welcome sign.