Homeland Defense Training Workshop®:

The Grants Training Workshop
February 8, 2006
Holiday Inn City Centre
Peoria, IL

Registration: 7:30 a.m.
Program Starts: 8:30 a.m.
Adjourn: 3:00 p.m.
Reception: 4:00 p.m.

NOTE: On-line registrations for this workshop are now closed. Space is available for walk in registrants. To register the day of the conference, please bring your payment and the attached registration form.

About This Workshop

The Grants Training Workshop will provide you with important information about federal agency planning for $3.7 billion in grants for first responders including grants to high threat areas, firefighters, and emergency management. Attendees will learn where the grant funding is located, the grant writing process, how to write a winning grant, and how grant applications are evaluated.

Attendees of the Grants Training Workshop are also invited to attend the Opportunities for Manufacturers in the Homeland Security Market Conference on February 9th. This free conference, sponsored by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity's Homeland Security Market Development Bureau and Illinois Central College's Procurement Technical Assistance Center, will provide Illinois businesses with information on who is buying homeland security products, what they are buying and what future needs and challenges have to be met by homeland security manufacturers. Attendees will hear directly from industry experts on how to stay competitive and meet the critical national need for new homeland security products and services; how to negotiate federal and state homeland security procurement systems; and what current and future standards and needs in homeland security technologies.

What You Will Learn

• Grant Programs and their outlooks
• Funding sources and keys to researching grants
• Roles of grants in funding local needs
• How to determine if a grant is the correct fit for your organization
• Individual components of a grant application
• Grant evaluation process
   

Who Should Attend

• Regional, state and local emergency management executives and senior staff
• Federal and DoD managers with an assigned mission in homeland defense
• Industry executives with products and services that support homeland defense
• Trainers and instructors in emergency response
• State and local grants staff interested in updating their understanding of available grants and grants application techniques

A List of Early Registrants Include:

• Amboy, IL Fire Protection District, Captain
• Amboy, IL Fire Protection District, Firefighter
• Amboy, IL Fire Protection District, Lieutenant
• Anteon, Director of Marketing for Law Enforcement & Homeland Security
• Anteon, Proposal Manager
• Art's Investigations, Vice President
• Bradley University HITEC, Account Manager
• CardSmart Systems, Inc., Government Market Manager
• CH2M Hill, Grants Coordinator
• Champaign-Urbana Public Health District, Communications Coordinator
• Cicero School District 99, Director of Security
• Cicero, Illinois Police Department
• Coot2, Inc., President
• Decatur Electronics, Inc., Bid Specialist
• Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc., Michigan Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
• Henry County Health Department, Administrator
• IDC Digital Solutions, Project Development Manager
• IL Homeland Security Research, Acting Director
• IL Homeland Security Research, Assistant to the Director
• IL PTAC, Director, Fiscal Officer (Public Service Administrator)
• Illinois Department of Natural Resources,
• Innovative Technology of America, President
• Integrated Resource Technology, Management/Operations Assistant
• International Supply Company, Engineering Manager
• IL Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity, PTAC Program Manager
• Kim Laboratories, Inc., Director of Research & Development
• LaSalle County Emergency Mgmt Agency, Coordinator
• Lee/Ogle County Regional Office of Education, Educational Consultant
• Madison County, KY, Madison County CSEPP
• Maine Township, Grant Coordinator
• Marion, Indiana, Police Department, Sergeant
• Maroon Biotech, Corporation, Administrative Manager
• Maroon Biotech, Corporation, Director of Operations
• Methodist Medical Center of IL, Coordinator of Grants
• NORBIC PTAC, Director
• Peoria City/County Health Department, Director of Finance
• Peoria City/County Health Department, Grants Manager
• Rantoul, IL Police Department, Lieutenant
• South Suburban College, Manager, PTAC
• Tippecanoe County, Grant Coordinator
• Village of Rantoul, IL, Community Development Director
• Waukegan, IL Police Department, Police Grant Manager
• Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Transportation Planner
• Workforce Development, Management Analyst
   

About Your Speaker

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 joined CH2M HILL as their Grant Coordinator in January 2005, assisting CH2M HILL clientele in strategically securing homeland security and public safety grant funding. CH2M HILL clients are afforded the benefit and funding advantage of Mrs. Chidsey’s knowledge in the competitive world of grant funding.

Agenda

7:30 – 8:00am: Registration; Coffee and Pastries

8:00– 8:15am: Welcome/Introduction

8:15 - 8:45am: Introduction to the Grant Writing Process
This session will review the critical differences between reactive grant writing and program planning, and will describe the planning efforts that need to occur for proposals to be seriously considered by funders.

8:45 - 9:45am: Locating Grant Funding
This session will review sources of federal, state, and private funding, and will demonstrate effective methods for researching grants and maintaining relationships with funders.

9:45 - 10:00am: Break

10:00 - 10:30am: Assessing the Funding Opportunity
This session will explain how to assess each funding opportunity to determine if it is a good fit for your organization.

10:30 - 11:15am: Grant Writing Starters and Keys to Writing Winning Grants
This session provides direction on how to plan for and begin the grant writing process properly, and will provide an introduction to the key grant writing points required to write a winning grant.

11:15 - 11:30am: Questions and Answers on Grant Writing Pre-Planning

11:30 - 12:30pm: Lunch on your own

12:30 - 1:45pm: Grant Application Components
This session will review the individual components of a grant application, explaining the purpose of each section, what funders are looking for, and key tips. Successful samples of grant application components will be reviewed.

1:45 - 2:15pm: Break

2:15- 2:45pm: Post Grant Submission Processes
This session will review the grant evaluation process, and will teach you how to handle a rejection as well as an award.

2:45-3:00pm: Wrap up and Additional Questions and Answers

4:00pm: Networking and Welcoming reception for attendees of the February 9th event

Media Sponsors

The Homeland Defense Journal is free to government managers and decision-makers! Visit us at www.homelanddefensejournal.com
 

IT*Security magazine is the nation's first professional journal focusing on the nexus between IT security and infrastructure protection. The monthly magazine, debuted in February 2005, and is written by leading experts from industry, government and academia. For more information or subscribe to IT*Security magazine go to our website www.itsecuritymagazine.com.

Organizational Sponsors

The Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity’s (DCEO) Homeland Security Market Development (HSMD) Bureau is pleased to help facilitate the venue for this event and partner with HDJ to present a conference in conjunction with the training workshop.

HSMD and Illinois Central College’s Procurement Technical Assistance Center will host Opportunities for Manufacturers in the Homeland Security Market on February 9 at the Peoria Holiday Inn City Centre.

Click here to register for Opportunities for Manufacturers in the Homeland Security Market.

Telemus Solutions provides customized security consulting, advisory, research and training services to both public and private sector markets throughout the world. Our company headquarters is located in Falls Church, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C., with branch offices in Boston and Miami. For more information on Telemus Solutions please call (703) 893-0550.

 

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 or exhibitor at this event, please contact Andrea Feinberg
at (201) 592-6477.

Registration Fee

• Industry - $295 per person
• Small Business (100 employees or less) - $245 per person
• Government - $195 per person

  Your registration includes refreshments, continental breakfast, 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 conference. 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 3 business days prior to the conference start date or later. PLEASE NOTE: No shows will be liable for the entire registration fee.

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Location/Hotel Accommodations

The conference will be held at the Holiday Inn City Centre at 500 Hamilton Blvd. Peoria, IL 61602 (Main number is 800-474-2501)
 

A small block of sleeping rooms at the Holiday Inn is being held for attendees offering $82 per night. To make a reservation, please call 800-474-2501 before January 7, 2006 and be sure to mention you are attending the "Homeland Security Workshop." After this date, rooms and rates are subject to availability.

Contact Us

• For registration information, contact Pamela Greenstein, (703) 807-2758
• For government speaking and best practices presentation opportunities, contact Kim Hovda,
  (703) 894-1096
• For product and solutions companies interested in sponsorship information and related peaking opportunities, contact Andrea Feinberg, (201) 592-6477

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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 20 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, Vice President, at ljohnson@marketaccess.org or call (703) 807-2747.

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