This session is based on conducted interviews of 25 people who are considered top grant writers about how they do their work and what makes them successful. The interviewees are from a variety of agencies—large and small, rural and urban, and span a wide spectrum of interests. Interviewees work on government, corporate and foundation grants. They collectively have over 500 years of experience, raised over half a billion dollars and written more than 10,000 grant applications. They shared their best tips and secrets so that you can have some valuable fresh ideas for approaching the grant writing process. The session will summarize the research and provide valuable nuggets for participants.