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About This Workshop
The Grants Workshop will
provide you with important information about
federal agency plans for over $3 billion in
grants to first responders for training,
communications and outfitting. Attendees will
learn where the funding is located, how to
obtain, win grants and how to survive the
audit process. The instructor will also
address such subjects as writing grants, how
grants are evaluated, key actions to undertake
while preparing for release of the grant
notice, how to prepare for the audit and
compliance checks, and resources for tracking
new grant releases.
What You Will Learn
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What are the programs and funding sources
and their outlook
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New products in development and on the
drawing boards
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Special needs and requirements for
outfitting
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New initiatives being planned at the
federal, state and local levels
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The role of grants in funding local needs
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Civil agency organization and planning
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Legislative initiatives that are expected to
determine new programs and funding sources
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How to write your grants proposal
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Strategies to prepare for grants audits and
compliance checks
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Regional, state and local emergency
management executives and senior staff
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Federal and DoD managers with an assigned
mission in homeland defense
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Industry executives with products and
services that support homeland defense
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Trainers and instructors in emergency
response
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State and local grants staff interested in
updating their understanding of available
grants and grants application techniques
Sample List of Early Registrants
Include:
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Anoka County, Minnesota, Administrative
Specialist
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Arapahoe Community College, Grant Writer and
Criminal Justice Dept. Administrative
Coordinator
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Benton County, Washington Coroner's Office,
Deputy Coroner
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CACI Technologies, Inc., Vice President of
National Solutions
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Colorado Department of Transportation, ITS
Planner
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Colorado Division of Water Resources, Deputy
State Engineer
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Colorado Springs Utilities, Business
Continuity and Security Manager
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Douglas, Wyoming Police Department,
Administrative Assistant
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Environmental Compliance Services, Inc.,
Senior Project Manager
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Frontier Systems Integrator, LLC, Associate
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Iowa Department of Transportation, Division
of Motor Vehicles, TraCS Program Manager
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ITT Systems, Division, Capture Manager
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Knox County, Tennessee Government, Manager
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Laramie County, Wyoming, Grants Manager
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Medtronic, Grant Consultant
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Plymouth County, Iowa, Emergency Management
Coordinator
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Scott Community Foundation, Grant Writer
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SSC SD, Technical Specialist
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State of Washington, Office of Finance
Management, Criminal Justice Grants
Coordinator
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TantaComm Systems, National Account Manager
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University of Kansas Medical Center,
Preventive Medicine & Public Health Dept.
Chair
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U.S. Geological Survey, Manager, Land
Characteristics Manager
Diana Amy Chidsey offers over
ten years of governmental research,
evaluation, program administration and
successful grant writing expertise, focusing
on the public safety sector. Mrs. Chidsey
currently shares this expertise with her
governmental and non-profit clientele,
affording them the benefit and advantage of
her knowledge in the competitive world of
grant funding.
During her tenure with the Massachusetts
Executive Office of Public Safety Programs
Division, Diana Chidsey served in the
following capacities: Acting Executive
Director, Acting Deputy Director, Director of
Research and Evaluation, Director of the
Massachusetts Statistical Analysis Center,
Director of Program Evaluation, and Research
Analyst. In addition, she also served as Chief
of Staff for the Executive Office of Public
Safety Secretariat.
Mrs. Chidsey has vast resource development
experience with a particular focus on
Department of Justice grant funding. During
her tenure with the Programs Division, she
worked diligently to prepare quality
applications for grant funding, and was
successful in securing support for initiatives
from a variety of federal agencies, including
the Departments of Justice and Homeland
Security. Her experience as a member of the
agency’s senior staff, combined with periods
of serving in top management, afforded Mrs.
Chidsey continuous opportunity to provide
fiscal and programmatic oversight of state and
federal funding. In addition to her resource
development and grant management experience,
Mrs. Chidsey also conducted numerous research
and evaluation projects, central to her role
as the Director of the Statistical Analysis
Center.
Mrs. Chidsey received a Bachelor of Science
degree in Criminal Justice from Northeastern
University and a Master of Arts degree in
Applied Sociology from the University of
Massachusetts.
Agenda
7:30 – 8:30am Registration and
Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:35am
Welcome/Introduction
8:35 - 9:30am The Scope of Funding for
FY05
This session will cover the FY05
appropriations and how these funds will likely
be administered, compared with past years.
This session is a must for anyone who is
seeking funding, whether or not they have any
grants development experience.
9:30 - 10:00am First Responder Funding
This session will illuminate the
sometimes murky process by which State
Homeland Security grants and their counterpart
Urban Areas Security Initiative grants are
being administered in 2005. The session will
also include tips for maximizing your agency's
share of these funds.
10:00-10:15am- Break
10:15 - 11:45pm Review of Funding
Streams
Some programs are open only to
specific types of agencies, others only fund
specific types of purchases. This session will
review the available funding by federal
agency, for specific first responder groups,
and identify cross-functional and
collaborative opportunities as well.
11:45– 12:45pm Lunch on
your own
12:45 - 2:45pm Making the Cases: Tips
on Writing Proposals that Win Funding
Whether you're writing a letter to
your Congressman or responding to a strictly
regimented Request for Proposals from the
National Science Foundation, your proposal
must tell a persuasive story. This session
will help you as a grantseeker to position
your project in a compelling way that will
make you more likely to get funded.
2:45-3:00pm- Break
3:00- 4:00pm Wrap-up/Putting Together
a Grants Strategy that Works!
The close of the program will include
strategies for moving your grants development
goals forward. The session will include
anecdotes on what has worked for first
responders around the country to:
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identify fundable projects
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research qualified funders
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assemble a realistic work plan
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implement a grantseeking plan that generates
results.
4:00pm Course Adjourns
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Organizational Sponsors
INPUT is the essential market intelligence
resource for companies doing business with
government. INPUT provides market development
services, advisory services, and software
solutions to help clients secure new business,
address new markets, and manage business
development. For more information about INPUT,
visit
www.input.com
or call (703) 707-3500.
Founded in 1988, the
Wireless
Communications Association, International
(WCA) is the principal non-profit trade
association representing the wireless
broadband industry. WCA membership, which
includes the industry's leading carriers,
vendors and consultants, has grown to over 530
member companies spanning six continents.
The WCA organizes the world's largest annual
business conference and exhibition devoted
exclusively to wireless broadband. This
conference and exhibition annually convenes
experts from around the world to discuss
market strategies, emerging technologies, new
applications and financing/regulatory options.
Become a Sponsor
If you would like to become
a sponsor at this Homeland Defense Training
Workshop, please download and complete our
set of sponsor forms.
(Forms require
Acrobat Reader.)
For more information on sponsor/exhibitor
arrangements, please contact
Cara Lombardi,
(703) 807-2743.
Registration Fee
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Industry - $495 per person
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Small Business (100 employees or less) -
$395 per person
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Government - $295 per person
Includes refreshments and contintental
breakfast on both days and your course
handouts.
Registrations are payable by Visa, Mastercard,
American Express, company check or government
purchase order.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
You may designate a substitute in writing any
time before the event. If you need to cancel
your registration, you must send your notice
in writing and will be subject to a $50
processing fee. No refunds are given for
cancellations received 48 hours prior to the
event start date or later.
We're sure you'll be satisfied with the
content of our conferences.
If you're not, please tell us why in a brief
letter and we will credit your investment
towards another Market*Access event.
You risk nothing!
Location/Hotel
Accommodations
The conference will be held at the Sheraton
Colorado Springs at 2886 S. Circle Drive in
Colorado Springs, CO 80906. The hotel offers
free parking and complimentary shuttle service
to and from the Colorado Springs Airport.
A small block of rooms at the Sheraton is
being held for attendees offering $104 + tax
per night for single occupancy and $124 + tax
per night for double occupancy. To make a
reservation, please call (719) 576-5900 and be
sure to mention you are attending the "Grants
Workshop."
Contact
Us
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For registration information, contact
Pamela Greenstein, (703) 807-2758
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For information on exhibitor or
sponsor arrangements, contact
Cara Lombardi,
(703) 807-2743
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For general information
about this workshop, contact
Kim
Hovda, (703) 894-1096
If you have any questions about Homeland
Defense Journal events in general, please see
our
Event FAQ
(Frequently Asked Questions).
On-Site Training
Have a Large Staff to Train? Can't
Make These Dates? Tight Travel Budget?
Homeland Defense Journal
can provide grants
training, wherever and whenever you need,
including on-site at your facility. Our staff
will cost-effectively implement training
customized to your needs. If you have group of
attendees (usually 15 or more), we can bring
this course to you and help save you time,
travel costs, and more!
To request a proposal and schedule training,
e-mail
Laura Johnson, Director of Conferences &
Strategic Planning, at ljohnson@marketaccess.org
or call (703) 807-2747.
Other
Dates/Locations
Can't make these dates? We'll also be offering
a Grant Writing workshop on September 7, 2005
in
New Orleans, a Grants Conference on
October 25, 2005 in
Arlington, Virginia, and a Grant Writing
Workshop on December 7, 2005 in
Orlando, Florida. (Please click on the
link for more information.)
Marketing, Conference Management and
Production by:
Homeland Defense Journal, Inc.
4301 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 1003
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 807-2755
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