When: October 1, 2009 @ 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Where: Shawnee Community College, 8364 Shawnee College Rd. Ullin, Il 62992
Registration: Call- AJMPU Unit Office in Vienna at (618) 658-532.
Highlights from the Ullin Conference:
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What are the federal grant opportunities (stimulus funding included!) available and how can local government and nonprofits successfully navigate these through tools like grants.gov?
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What capacities are necessary to succeed with a federal grant?
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What pre-grant writing preparation is necessary?
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How can nonprofits assess readiness for submitting a completed grant proposal?
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What is Illinois ResourceNet and how can its resources to support nonprofit federal grant writing?
Meet and hear from speakers who have successfully applied and received federal funding to accomplish project goals and objectives as well as interact with federal representatives actively involved in grant development.
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), working closely with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA), the Illinois Housing Development Agency (IHDA) and inviting input by communities, individuals and other interested parties, has developed the following action plan to outline the eligible activities available to assist counties to meet unmet housing, business, public service, public infrastructure and other needs incurred by the 2008 disasters as well as addressing critical needs stemming from previous flooding in many of the same areas which impair long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and response to future disasters.
* The Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (Pub. Law 110-329), enacted on September 30, 2008, appropriated $6.5 billion through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG).
FY2010 Brownfields Job Training Grant
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Job Training Grants are funded up to $200,000 over two years. These Grants bring together community groups, job training organizations, educators, labor groups, investors, lenders, developers, and other affected parties to address the issue of providing environmental employment and training for residents in communities impacted by Brownfields.
The proposal deadline is December 1, 2009.
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Highlights from the Federal Funding grant process workshop held on September 17, 2009 include:
* Learning how to target workforce efforts and understand where to find valuable sources of information.
* Writing down your organization’s success stories and developing a consistent brand.
* Transitioning from a working outline to a ‘live’ submission.
