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Grant Proposal Presentation Example

A grant proposal is an investment request for a nonprofit or a for-profit project. A successful grant proposal shows the grantee (the organization or individual investing) that the investment is worth their time and money. 

To be successful, a grant proposal needs to define your organization’s goals, explain the impact of those goals, how you plan to achieve them, and how your grantee can make a difference with their funds. Using a grant proposal template can ensure that your presentation has everything it needs to wow your potential investors.

The most effective grant proposal presentation examples are used to:

• Convince grantees to invest in your project
• Raise funds for your nonprofit or business
• Explain to stakeholders how you’ll achieve specific objectives

A Grant Proposal Presentation Example

Each slide in your grant proposal plays an important role. Drive your point home by adding images, tables, charts, and video to your grant proposal. Each of these is available with your template and can be added with a single click. The slides used in our grant proposal presentation example are:

Pro Tips from our Grant Proposal Presentation Example

Here are a few ways you can customize a grant proposal presentation template:

Give your audience the basics up front: your organization, your mission, and why your proposed project fits that mission.

A grant letter is a shorter document, around a few pages, that’s less formal and more succinct. A full grant proposal is more detailed and can be as long as 20 to 25 pages.

Do your research on your grantees. Explain why funding your project will benefit their values and goals.

Stick to one topic or idea per slide. Your presentation will flow more smoothly and give your audience time to absorb what you’re saying.

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4 Steps for Preparing a Grant Proposal Presentation

If you have a lot of experience researching and writing grant applications, your nonprofit might turn to you as your team’s grant proposal writing wizard . But surprise—the next grant you’re applying for requires not just an application but a grant proposal presentation! The grant funder would like to speak with you in person to learn about your nonprofit and understand your request for support.

That means it’s time to put your public speaking hat on and prepare an engaging presentation that helps your organization win the grant. In this post, we’ll explain four steps to building an effective grant proposal presentation:

• Get to know your audience.
• Choose your presentation format deliberately.
• Build a streamlined presentation.
• Add engaging design elements.

You might already have some public speaking experience from presenting at nonprofit conferences and other events. Your grant presentation will require the same level of preparation and confidence even though you’ll be speaking to a much smaller audience. Keep this in mind as you move through these steps.

1. Get to know your audience.

One of the most important considerations for any presentation is knowing who your audience is. When you’re clear on whom you’re speaking to and why you can design your presentation to resonate with your target audience.

So, step one of your presentation planning process is to understand the grant funder’s perspective. What are their stated goals? What types of projects have they funded in the past? What aspects of their mission align with your nonprofit’s mission and goals? Consider contacting the funding organization’s program officer to gather this information.

After answering these questions, you can use your research to design your presentation to appeal to the grant funders. In addition to incorporating audience-specific information into your presentation, keep these other tips in mind:

• Make your presentation accessible to your unique audience. Accessibility means that all audience members can hear and understand your presentation. For example, if your audience members speak more than one language, offer your presentation in alternative language formats. If grant committee members have hearing impairments, provide live captions for your speech or recruit a sign language interpreter.
• Use your grant management software to track information about the funder. Grant management software is an online hub that tracks every aspect of the grant application process, from finding new opportunities to managing relationships with prospective funders. You can use this platform to create a workflow that helps your team research funders, coordinate proposal elements, and keep important files on hand. Grant management software can also help you organize and save the information you gather about funders in a central database where you and your colleagues can easily access it for future presentations to these funders or follow-up reports. These activities can help you create a well-researched presentation that speaks directly to your grant funders’ interests and objectives.

If this is your first time thinking about audience research strategically, you don’t have to do it alone. And, you don’t have to wade through heaps of advice articles on the internet, dodging public speaking cliches to find true guidance. According to Be Brilliant Presentation Group , a speaking coach can work with you to develop effective presentation skills and leverage your unique perspective and strengths. They can help streamline the presentation process and act as a sounding board to bounce ideas off.

Working with a public speaking coach can be worthwhile to ensure your presentation is as effective as possible before delivering it to potential grant funders. 

2. Choose your presentation format deliberately.

After conducting audience research, you’ll be ready to start structuring your presentation. But don’t log into Google Slides or fire up PowerPoint just yet! Think deliberately about how you want to deliver your grant presentation for maximum impact.

Before choosing your presentation format, answer the following questions:

• Will you be able to use visual aids such as a slideshow, video, or handout? Or will you have to rely on your speech alone to make your case? You’ll have to structure your presentation differently depending on whether you can use visual aids.
• Will the presentation be in person or on a video meeting platform like Zoom? If you are presenting in person, you’ll have to determine whether there will be a screen you can use to display visual aids. If you’re presenting over video chat, you’ll have to practice with the video tools and prepare your background.
• Do you have any time constraints? If your presentation has a time limit, you’ll have to design it to fit within the restrictions. If the limit feels short to you, think strategically about including only the most critical information that will help you get your point across succinctly and effectively.

After answering these questions, you’ll have a clearer understanding of the types of presentation aids and tools you can use during the presentation. Then, you can craft a presentation that smoothly guides audience members from point to point and makes a strong case for why your organization deserves the grant.

3. Build a streamlined presentation.

If you’re required to submit both a grant application and an oral presentation, use your presentation time wisely. Don’t read your grant application word for word—just hit the highlights. Supplement the information in your application with stories, examples, and visual aids to build a well-rounded presentation.

Follow these steps to craft your streamlined grant presentation:

• Provide background information on your nonprofit. Make sure the grant committee understands your organization’s mission and how your nonprofit was started. Explain the day-to-day programs and projects you manage that help work toward your mission.
• Explain your need and how you plan to use the funding. Next, describe why you’re seeking grant funding and how you plan to put the funding to good use. The grant committee will need specifics here, so be very clear about your plans. Describe what the funding will go toward and why the project matters in the grand scheme of your mission. Learn more about Simple Steps to Write an Executive Summary .
• Use data and research to build credibility. Use data from your past projects and general research to make specific projections for what you can achieve with grant funding. For example, let’s say you’re hoping to earn grant funding to expand your community garden . In your presentation, you might reference studies that show how expanding community gardens reduces violent crime. You might also include evidence from your organization’s research and surveys that shows that your community garden increased community wellbeing. 
• Wrap up with a compelling final appeal. Finishing with an appeal to emotion can make your presentation memorable and persuasive. For example, you might tell a story at the beginning of your presentation that you wrap up at the end. Or, you might leave the grant committee with one final look at an image of a community member who will be able to access help because of grant funding.

Make sure to follow any specific guidelines required by the grant committee as you build your presentation. Create a checklist based on the tips above and the grant funders’ requirements to ensure your presentation includes the content it needs to be effective and meet all guidelines.

4. Add engaging design elements.

Any visual presentation aids should support your argument, not distract from it. When you choose engaging, informative visuals, you can appeal to the visual learners in the audience and create a more interesting presentation overall.

Keep these tips in mind as you design your presentation : 

• Brand the presentation to your organization. According to Getting Attention’s nonprofit branding guide, your brand affects how people view and engage with your organization, “impacting whether or not they’re willing to support your mission in any way.” When you brand your presentation to your organization, you can reinforce brand recognition and enhance the professionalism of your speech. This helps build trust with your audience, showing the grant committee that your nonprofit is well-established and can be relied on to use funding wisely.
• Include compelling images. Choose original images your organization owns (not stock photos) to bring your presentation to life. Include photos of your volunteers, staff, and individuals that your organization helped. Specifically, select visuals that illustrate your nonprofit’s mission in action. For example, if you’re a conservation organization, you might include a before and after picture of the forest that your organization has worked to restore.
• Consider incorporating audience engagement. Including interactive elements within your grant presentation can help it stand out. A few audience engagement ideas include asking for a volunteer to complete a demonstration, handing out a survey for the grant committee to fill out during your presentation, or taking polls throughout with a show of hands.

As you finalize your presentation, ensure your visual elements are uniform and cohesive. For example, double-check that your font sizes are consistent throughout, your logo use is identical across slides, and the colors you use on each slide are visually appealing. Perfecting even the most minor details of your presentation will make a difference by adding credibility to your grant request.

As your grant presentation date approaches, you may start growing anxious. You might think, “I need to deliver a flawless presentation, or we may lose out on important grant funding.” While these thoughts are natural and understandable, step back every so often and take a deep breath throughout your planning process.

Know that when you follow these tips (and work with a presentation coach as necessary), there’s no reason you shouldn’t be able to create a compelling presentation that makes a strong case for your organization. You’ll be well prepared with the tools and strategies you need to impress the grant committee and hopefully earn funding for your mission. Good luck!

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Getting the Grant: A Guide to Your First Grant Presentation

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If you are new to grantmaking, preparing for a grant presentation can be a confusing and overwhelming task. Whether in person, over the phone, or on a video call, a presentation is an opportunity to convince a funder that you should be invited to apply for a grant. It doesn't take the place of a proposal, but rather gives the funder a taste of the work you are doing in order to decide whether they should invite your proposal. Read on for a guide on landing a grant presentation, what to include, and how to make the most of the opportunity.

Doing the Groundwork

Some grantmaking organizations do not accept unsolicited proposals or cold emails. This means that in order for a funder to read your proposal or listen to your presentation, you've got to build a relationship first. Utilize any preexisting relationships between people on your staff team or board and the staff at the foundation you're interested in. Once you've got a foot in the door, ask for an introduction to the relevant program manager, as this is ultimately who you'll want to build a relationship with. In the absence of any preexisting relationships, you can try to find a staff member's email on the website, or reach out on LinkedIn.

Preparing Well

So, you've opened a door with the organization and set up a meeting with the program officer. Great! As you prepare for your conversation, there are a few things you can do to ensure that you're as informed and prepared as you can be.

The first, vital step is to ensure that your project is within the parameters of what the foundation might fund. Look through their website and try to find guidelines on the types of projects they give grants to, as well as some organizations they've funded in the past. This will help you to evaluate whether your project fits with their goals. If it doesn't align, you may be wasting your time by chasing the grant. Most grantmaking organizations have tight guidelines on which kinds of projects they will fund. If your project sits outside those guidelines, you'll most likely be turned away, and you're better off finding a funder that aligns more closely with your project.

If your organization's work does sit within the parameters of the foundation's goals, use the website to gain a deeper understanding of the grantmaking process in this organization. Take note of the language they use when talking about the kind of work you do, and try to (subtly) reflect this in your presentation. You may also be able to find information on the timelines they operate on and the amounts they award. This way, you'll go into the presentation well informed about what you might ask from the funder.

Consider the format of your meeting as you prepare. If it's in person or on a video call, bring a slide deck with some high-level information about your organization and its work. If it's an in-person meeting, you can also bring some materials to leave with the program manager — perhaps a one-pager summarizing the project and your organization's background. You may also want to bring someone else with you. The person who made the initial introduction to the organization might be a good pick, or a subject matter expert if the project is particularly technical. If the meeting is over the phone, it may be more casual and conversational, and less in the style of a presentation.

Delivering the Presentation

During the presentation, remember that in most cases the aim is simply to have the program manager accept a grant proposal from you. For that to happen, they need to be convinced of the value of the work you are doing and that it fits within the grantmaker's funding goals. With that in mind, here are some guidelines for how to structure your presentation and curate the information you include.

History and Impact

Give the program officer an overview of how your organization came to be and your impact to date. Don't flood them with statistics, but explain the work you are currently doing and back it up with some compelling metrics that show its value. If your organization has been around for a while, a growth curve can be a helpful way of demonstrating the development in your work.

Once you've helped the program officer understand your organization as a whole, zoom in on what specifically you are fundraising for. This might be a project, an event, or perhaps general operational support for your organization. If you're running more than one project that you think they might fund, explain each one and give them options: you might be surprised at which project they are more interested in. Incorporate the research you did before the conversation, thinking about the language you use and how to best align it with the funder's theory of change.

A Conversational Approach

A grant presentation is both an opportunity for the grantmaker to learn about your organization and for you to learn more about them. Ask questions in order to better understand what they are looking for and pay attention to the language they use when talking about the issues you're working on. You may want to incorporate some of the language they use into your proposal, if the presentation goes well.

Give the program officer plenty of space to ask you questions, too. This is an opportunity to fill any gaps in your presentation, and possibly to dive deeper into certain elements of the project. Don't be afraid to get back to them later on if there's a question that requires some research or the help of a colleague.

Following Up

Make sure you don't leave the meeting without a specific, next-step request. Ask the program manager outright if they think this could be a good fit and if they would be willing to read a proposal. It's helpful to have them explain the next steps of the process to you, even if these details are on their website. If it's relevant and the funder is local, you could invite them to a site visit: some program officers do this anyway as part of their process. This can provide a more holistic view of what you do, as well as an opportunity to meet other members of your staff. By the end of the meeting, you should aim to have a clear yes or no answer about whether you will be moving forward with the proposal process. If the answer is no, ask the program officer if they have any suggestions on funders who might be more likely to support your effort.

Importantly, you should maintain a relationship with the program manager, even if you are unsuccessful in proceeding with the grantmaking process. Connect with them on LinkedIn and keep them on your mailing lists if you can, as you never know when this kind of relationship will be useful for a future grant or project. 

Getting the Grant

Applying for grants is a delicate and sometimes frustrating process, and the first grants you win may well be the hardest. A grant presentation is a great way to build a relationship with an organization, and a way in with funders who do not accept unsolicited applications. Use a conversational and informative approach to showcase your brilliant work and get your project funded.

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Lately, we’ve heard from some of our Grant Writing Made Easy students about their experiences giving presentations as part of the process for some grant competitions. Their success stories have been so inspiring to us, and they got us thinking about what makes a good presentation.

There are quite a few instances where you might be required to give a presentation to a grantmaker, including grant competitions, site visits, and other meetings with grantmakers. 

These presentations are generally an opportunity for a nonprofit to share more information about their program and organization that they might not have had space to include in the proposal itself as well as providing that information in a more visual way. 

Today, we want to share some of our best strategies for giving presentations, so that when the time comes, you can have the same kind of successes that our students have had recently.

Here’s what you’ll learn to do:

Understand grantmaker expectations for the presentation

Make a timeline and plan for the presentation, define your goals for the presentation, create an effective powerpoint slide show, speak with ease.

Have you ever found yourself stumbling over a question you didn’t expect to have to answer in an interview? Or maybe you know what it feels like to talk about a topic that just came right out of the blue in a casual conversation. These can be seriously stressful situations.

It never feels good to be caught unaware, especially when the focus is on you.

One of the best ways to avoid feeling this way when you give a presentation is to do your research on what the expectations are for the presentation.

For example, can you expect a question and answer period? How many people will be in the room? Are you expected to have a visual aid, like a PowerPoint presentation? How long are you expected to speak? Is it advisable for you to have another person from your organization give the presentation with you or is it more of a solo thing?

These are some of the questions you will want to know the answers to long before you walk into the room to give a presentation. In fact, the answers to these questions will be important as you prepare for the presentation.

So, if you don’t know the answer these questions, make sure you get in touch with the grantmaker for clarification. You’ll also likely receive some bonus points with them for knowing to ask and for being engaged in the process.

Once you have an idea of what the grantmaker is expecting from your presentation and when the presentation will occur, you can start planning the work leading up to the big day.

A lot of this is going to be very specific to each nonprofit’s situation and the expectations of the grantmaker, but I want to offer some advice on how to go about the presentation planning process.

First of all, it is important to set a timeline for the planning process. Work backwards from the date that you will be giving the presentation.

A few days before that date, plan to give a practice version of the presentation to others in your organization. Ask them for their feedback on the delivery and content of the presentation.

Before giving the practice presentation to your colleagues, you’ll want to have a plan for what to say and the visual aid developed. What we recommend when planning (or blocking out) what you’ll say in the speech is to first write a word for word version of what you want to say.

After you have the full text, then condense that down further into a shorter outline, with just a few key phrases. This is the version that you want to memorize. 

Sometimes, people try to memorize word-for-word what they plan to say, but that usually makes the speech come out stilted and robotic. When you memorize the key phrases outline, you’ll be better able to extemporize and sound natural when you give the presentation.

If you have enough time, plan to spend a week or two working on this part of the planning process. I really cannot overstate how important it is to spend enough time on a writing project. Coming back to a draft with fresh eyes after a few days of being away from it is one of the best ways to catch awkward and unclear writing.

While working on the plan for what you’ll say, design your PowerPoint slideshow or other visual aid, if that is appropriate for the circumstances. I’m going to share some more advice below on how to design successful slideshows.

As you make a plan for developing your presentation, write down each of the steps and the dates by which you want to accomplish them. Share this schedule with a few other people in your organization, so that they can help keep you accountable!

Like I said above, the goals of each presentation will vary from nonprofit to nonprofit and from grantmaker to grantmaker. 

But generally, they will fall into one of two categories: presentations that seek to convince the grantmaker to fund your work and presentations that report on the successes of a program the grantmaker is already funding. 

Essentially, the point of both of these types of presentation is the same. You’re trying to persuade the grantmaker that the work you do is worthy of their interest, time, and funding, but they will vary in the amount of detail you need to provide.

So that’s the first question that you have to ask when defining the goals of the presentation—how much detail do I need to include?

If you’re giving the first type of presentation, another question to ask yourself as you define the goals of your presentation is how much time you want to devote to a couple of important sections, including the need, your past successes (or organizational history), and the program design. 

If you have already submitted a proposal to the grantmaker and the presentation is an opportunity for them to learn more about your program and organization, make sure to include information in the presentation that you feel needs to be further explained .

If you’re giving the second type of presentation, which is essentially part of the grant reporting process, you will want to ask yourself how you can best convey the results of your program. I recommend using a blend of quotes and statistics. 

You can get a little more creative if you have the time and resources and include a short video testimonial from a program participant in the presentation to encourage a powerful emotional connection between the audience and your program. Of course, you’ll have to get permission to film and share such a video.

We have all seen ineffective PowerPoints. You know the ones with the walls of text? And the strange font choices? Yeah, those are examples of what not to do.

And even though it’s usually easy to identify an ineffective PowerPoint, it is much more challenging to articulate what makes a successful slideshow.

One of the most important qualities of a good PowerPoint is that it is not distracting. You are the one giving the presentation, so don’t let the slideshow hog the audience’s attention. To keep the presentation working as an aid and not as a distraction, you can make use of the animations tool. 

I encourage you not to get too fancy with these. Usually, a simple “appear” animation will do the job. Making the text appear as you talk about each point will keep your audience from reading ahead of you and not focusing on what you are saying.

Another key to creating a strong PowerPoint presentation is to use images on the slides. If you have photographs from your program, include these when you describe the program design. (Again, make sure that you have consent from anyone pictured before sharing them in a presentation.) 

When describing the need, you will want to share some statistics about the demographic you serve. But, you surely don’t want to put a long list of numbers on the slide, or worse yet, read them to your audience.

In this case, you can create a small graph or chart that will quickly communicate the gist of the numbers.

My final piece of advice on designing effective PowerPoints is to make it look polished and professional. Pick a readable font and make sure it is large enough that people sitting far away can still read it.

Use the templates PowerPoint provides to make the slideshow more visually interesting. 

(Pro tip: turn on PowerPoint design insights. They sometimes have great ideas for how to make your slides more appealing.)

So far, I’ve shared a lot of advice on what to do leading up to the day of your presentation, including how to plan for it, how to define the goals of the presentation, and how to make a strong visual. What’s missing from this discussion? The delivery of the presentation itself, of course!

I’m not going to bore you with tips on how to dress for the presentation or how to keep from saying “ummmm” because I am sure you have all this down. Instead, I want to get a little more sophisticated with my advice.

Like I mentioned above, you will not want to sound stilted and robotic when you give the presentation. One way to sound more conversational and natural is to give yourself an opportunity to laugh in the presentation. 

Sometimes, this might not be appropriate, but if the room seems warm enough, don’t be afraid to loosen up, too. For example, if you drop the slide clicker, instead of appearing flustered, laugh it off.

Or, save some time to tell an emotional story about one of your program participants and don’t be afraid to share how much it matters to you.

Another strategy for sounding conversational is to take a break for questions in the middle of the presentation.

Even though most presentations save questions for the absolute end, there is no rule against pausing for a quick question part of the way through. 

Of course, you won’t want to get too sidetracked, so don’t take a five-minute break in the middle of a fifteen-minute presentation.

When answering questions, respond using the name of the person asking, if you know it. This will make the audience feel a stronger personal connection to you.

There is a lot that goes into giving a great presentation, but it does not have to be as intimidating as it sometimes seems. 

One of the best ways to avoid feeling those presentation jitters is to practice giving the presentation to people you’re comfortable with before you present to the real audience. Practice a few times, if you need, until you feel comfortable enough with the content that you don’t have to peek over your shoulder to remember what comes next.

If you loved this article and want to learn more about how you can write proposals that get you in the room giving that presentation to a grantmaker, please check out our comprehensive online grant writing course, Grant Writing Made Easy.

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Session 4 TEACH Grant Program Gail McLarnon and Melissa Hannum – Dec. 2015 U.S. Department of Education 2015 FSA Training Conference for Financial Aid Professionals

Agenda • Program Overview & Eligibility • Counseling Requirements • Service Obligation • TEACH Grant Servicing

TEACH Grant Program Summary • Non-need based program that provides up to $4,000 per year to students enrolled in a TEACH Grant-eligible program who agree to teach as a highly-qualified teacher, in a high-need field, at a low-income elementary or secondary school for four years within eight years of completing the program • Failure to complete the required teaching service results in conversion of the TEACH Grant to a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan with interest accruing from the date the grant was disbursed

TEACH Grant Amounts • Grants of up to: • $4,000 per year for 1st undergraduate degree or post-baccalaureate credential (up to an aggregate amount of $16,000) • $4,000 per year for master’s degree (up to an aggregate amount of $8,000) • Grants are prorated for less than full-time • Amount of TEACH Grant, in combination with other assistance, may not exceed COA

TEACH Grant Student Eligibility • Applicants can be: • Undergraduate students • Graduate students pursuing a master’s degree (but not a doctorate) • Students enrolled in a post-baccalaureate teacher credential program • Current or former teachers • Retirees

TEACH Grant Student Eligibility • All applicants must: • Meet requirements of 34 CFR 668, Subpart C – General Provisions of Student Eligibility • Submit a completed FAFSA • Sign an Agreement to Serve • Enroll in a TEACH Grant-eligible program • Be completing, or intend to complete, coursework necessary to begin a career in teaching • Not have already earned a first BA or post-baccalaureate (post-bacc)

Required Academic Achievement* Undergraduate, Post-bacc and Graduate Student • Cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 from: • High school for first year undergraduate or post-baccalaureate student, or first semester of college • College or post-bacc coursework for undergraduate and post-bacc students beyond the first year • College for first year graduate student, or first semester of graduate program • Graduate coursework beyond first year • Or score above the 75th percentile on one of the batteries of a nationally-normed admissions test (e.g. SAT, ACT, GRE) *Some exceptions apply

TEACH Institutional Eligibility • Must be financially responsible in accordance with 34 CFR 668, subpart L, or meet an alternative standard • Must apply to participate in the TEACH Grant program and be approved by the Secretary • Application via E-App • Details in Dear Colleague Letter GEN-08-07 • May establish eligibility in any of 4 ways

1st Way to Establish Institutional Eligibility • Provide a high-quality teacher preparation program at the baccalaureate or master’s degree level that is: • Accredited by an agency specializing in professional teacher education programs (NCATE, TEAC); or • Approved by a State and includes at least 10 weeks of full-time pre-service clinical experience and provides/assists in providing pedagogical coursework

1st Way to Establish Institutional Eligibility High-quality teacher preparation program (cont.) • Must provide or assist in providing supervision and support services to teachers such as: • Information on effective teaching strategies • Information on effective practices in supervision and coaching of novice teachers • Mentoring focused on effective teaching skills

2ndWay to Establish Institutional Eligibility • Institution provides a two-year program that: • Is acceptable for full credit in an eligible baccalaureate teacher preparation program; or • Is acceptable for full credit in a high-need field offered by a TEACH Grant-eligible institution • Institutions must be able to “demonstrate” this relationship

3rdWay to Establish Institutional Eligibility • Institution offers a baccalaureate degree that, in combination with other training or experience, will prepare students to teach in a high-need field and • Has entered into an agreement with an eligible institution that offers a high-quality teacher prep program or one that offers a post-baccalaureate program

4thWay to Establish Institutional Eligibility • Institution provides a post-baccalaureate program of study that: • Does not lead to a graduate degree • Consists of courses required by a State for professional certification or license to teach in an elementary or secondary school in that State • Is an undergraduate program for Title IV student financial assistance purposes

TEACH Grant Program Eligibility • TEACH Grant-eligible institutions have wide latitude to designate the TEACH Grant-eligible programs offered by the institution • Programs must be designed to prepare an individual to teach as a highly-qualified teacher in a high-need field and lead to a baccalaureate or master’s degree, or be a post-baccalaureate program • Post-baccalaureate program is not a TEACH Grant-eligible program at institutions that offer both a post-baccalaureate program and a BA in Education

TEACH Grant Program Eligibility • High-need fields • Mathematics • Science • Foreign language • Bilingual education & English language acquisition • Special education • Reading specialist • Other high-need field documented by local, State or Federal government

TEACH Grant Program Eligibility • Teacher Preparation NPRM would: • Link the classification of teacher prep programs under HEA title II reporting to TEACH Grant eligibility • Only programs determined to be “effective or better” by States would be TEACH Grant eligible • Effective July 1, 2017

Counseling Requirements • TEACH Grant-eligible institutions must provide initial, subsequent, and exit counseling to TEACH Grant recipients that covers: • Terms and conditions of Agreement to Serve • Information on how to identify low-income schools and documented high-need fields

Counseling Requirements • Counseling must cover (cont.): • How to request a suspension of the eight-year period for completion of service • Conditions under which the Grant coverts to a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan • Terms and conditions of a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan • Initial and subsequent counseling must be provided annually prior to first disbursement

Counseling Requirements • Online counseling resources are available at www.studentloans.gov or at the following websites: • Initial & subsequent Counseling – https://teach-ats.ed.gov/ats/index.action • Exit Counseling – http://www.nslds.ed.gov/nslds_SA/SaEcWelcome.do

Service Obligation An “Agreement to Serve” obligates the grant recipient to: • Teach full-time as a highly qualified teacher in a high-need field at an eligible low-income elementary school, secondary school, or educational service agency for at least four academic years • Complete the required four years of teaching within eight years of completing or otherwise leaving your TEACH Grant program of study • Certify within 120 days of completing or otherwise leaving your TEACH Grant program of study, and each year thereafter, that you are meeting (or intend to meet*) the requirements of your service obligation

Service Obligation • Service obligation may be “suspended” for TEACH Grant recipients who have completed or ceased enrollment • Service obligation may be “discharged” if TEACH Grant recipient dies or becomes permanently and totally disabled

Conversion to a Loan • Failure to complete the required teaching service results in conversion of the TEACH Grant to a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan with interest accruing from the date the grant was disbursed

TEACH Grant Servicing From disbursement on, TEACH Grants are serviced by FedLoan Servicing FedLoan Servicing responsibilities include: • Customer Support • Processing applications and forms related to the service obligation • Monitor and track recipients progress toward the required service obligation Customer Support • Trained a specialized customer service and processing team • Customer service representatives available from Monday through Friday 8:00 A.M. – 9:00 P.M. (ET) • A dedicated site, MyFedLoan.org/TEACH, for TEACH recipients • TEACH Grant recipient portal to assist in tracking their service obligation

TEACH Grant Servicing Unless the recipient receives temporary suspension of the 8-year period for completing their service obligation, or the service obligation has been discharged, the recipient must annually certify their teaching service or their intent to teach. FedLoan Servicing will remind recipients upon separation from their school and annually thereafter when it is time to certify that they are teaching or that they intend to teach to satisfy the service obligation. • Verification of the intent to teach is required if the recipient is still enrolled in a TEACH Grant eligible program of study, but hasn't received additional TEACH Grants • If the recipient has a qualifying teaching job, certification is required stating that they are currently performing teaching service that meets the requirements of the service obligation, as explained in the Agreement to Serve

TEACH Grant Servicing To complete the certification requirement, the recipient must: • Sign in to Account Access and take the TEACH Grant Certification Quiz to prepopulate a TEACH Grant Certification Form or download/complete a blank form. • From their online account, the recipient can select the link to “Provide Certification Now” which takes the TEACH Grant recipient through the TEACH Grants Certification Quiz.

TEACH Grant Servicing The TEACH Grant self-service Certification Quiz will prompt the recipient to provide details of their employment. • Once the recipient has selected the “I am currently teaching in an approved field…” option, the recipient will be asked to identify their situation. • The recipient will be asked to give the details of their employment using a series of drop down menus to identify their location, school, and institution type.

TEACH Grant Servicing The recipient then needs to confirm their demographic information.

TEACH Grant Servicing Teaching certification requires validation from the Chief Administrative Office (CAO) at the recipient’s place of employment, the recipient is then provided with a prepopulated form and instructions to print. An alert will display until the certification is received.

Suspension • A TEACH Grant recipient who has completed or ceased enrollment in a TEACH Grant-eligible program may request a “suspension” of the eight year period for completion of the service obligation based on: • Enrollment in a TEACH Grant-eligible program or a State-approved teacher certification program • A condition that is a qualifying reason for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) • A call or order to qualifying active duty status for more than 30 days as a member of Armed Forces reserves or National Guard • Suspensions are granted for periods of one year at a time. Suspensions based on enrollment in a qualifying program of study or an FMLA condition cannot exceed a combined total of three years. Suspensions based on qualifying active duty service cannot exceed a total of three years. • Suspensions must be requested prior to recipient being subject to a condition that converts the recipient’s TEACH Grant to a loan.

Suspension Recipients may request a temporary suspension of the service obligation online. When requesting a temporary suspension, the recipient will indicate that their existing circumstance falls into the approvable suspension reasons, as detailed in the Agreement to Serve (ATS).

Discharge The Service obligation will be discharged if: • The grant recipient dies. Original, certified or photocopy of death certificate required • The grant recipient becomes totally and permanently disabled and applies for and satisfies the eligibility requirements for the discharge under the Direct Loan Program Recipients that have used three years of suspension time due to time spent on active military duty can request a proportional discharge of the four year service obligation.

Conversion of Grant to Loan As explained in the Agreement to Serve, TEACH Grants will be converted to Direct Unsubsidized Loans that must be repaid in full, with interest charged from the date of disbursement, if: • The Grant recipient requests the conversion • Within 120 days of ceasing enrollment before completing the TEACH Grant-eligible program, the recipient fails to notify FedLoan Servicing that he or she is employed as a full-time teacher performing qualifying teaching service, or that he or she is not yet employed but intends to satisfy the service obligation • Within one year of ceasing enrollment before completing the TEACH Grant-eligible program the recipient— • Has not been determined eligible for a suspension • Has not re-enrolled in a TEACH Grant-eligible program, or • Has not begun qualifying teaching service

Conversion of Grant to Loan TEACH Grants will be converted to a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan if: • The Grant recipient completes program and: • Does not actively confirm to FedLoan Servicing, at least annually, his or her intention to satisfy the Agreement to Serve • Fails to begin or maintain qualified employment within a timeframe that would allow recipient to complete the teaching service • Requests that the TEACH Grants be converted to Direct Unsubsidized Loans • A grant recipient whose TEACH Grant is converted to a Direct Unsubsidized Loan will receive a 6-month grace period before the loan enters repayment. The grant recipient will be given the opportunity to pay the interest that has accrued since the date of the first TEACH Grant disbursement. If the grant recipient does not pay the interest, it will be capitalized when the loan enters repayment at the end of the grace period.

Conversion of Grant to Loan From Account Access, a recipient can initiate a grant-to-loan conversion request at any time by selecting “I’d like to convert my TEACH Grants to loans” If the recipient hovers over this option, they will receive a tooltip to help them determine if the option is right for them. Once selected, the recipient will be prompted by the self-service tool to provide details about their employment and reason for the grant-to-loan conversion request.

Conversion of Grant to Loan Recipients can select the TEACH Grants to be converted to loans using the selection box beside each TEACH Grant. The recipient must agree to the Terms and Conditions of the grant to loan conversion request by checking the “I have read and agree …” box.

Conversion of Grant to Loan The recipient will then receive confirmation that their grant to loan conversion request has been accepted. Recipients will also be encouraged to look into eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness and will also receive a confirmation e-mail. A TEACH Grant recipient whose grant has converted to a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan • Enters repayment following a six-month grace period and • Is eligible for the benefits of the Direct Loan program, including an in-school deferment

School Support & Resources • Toolkits for outreach to current and past grant recipients • Reporting Available • Customized email communications showing the number of recipients for your institution who have submitted a TEACH Grant Certification Form • Student detail information through the FedLoan Servicing School Portal • Training resources and personalized support • Presentation available for download • Sector-based, personalized support The toolkit contains: • Flyer/Handout • Various Web and Print Ads

General Resources • TEACH Grant Home Page https://teach-ats.ed.gov/ats/index.action • Frequently Asked Questions https://teach-ats.ed.gov/ats/faq.action • Low-Income School Directory https://www.tcli.ed.gov/CBSWebApp/tcli/TCLIPubSchoolSearch.jsp • Highly Qualified Teacher Fact Sheet www.ed.gov/nclb/methods/teachers/hqtflexibility.html • Teacher Shortage Areas Nationwide Listing www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/pol/tsa.pdf • TEACH Grant Certification Form http://www.myfedloan.org/pdf/teach-grants/certification.pdf

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What Is a Small-Business Grant?

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Small-Business Grants: Everything You Need to Know

A small-business grant is an award, usually financial, given by one entity (typically a company, foundation, or government) to a company to facilitate a goal or incentivize performance. Grants are essentially gifts that usually do not have to be paid back.

Small-business grants are targeted to a variety of purposes, from starting a company or helping it run more efficiently to aiding its expansion. Grants are not simply free money, however. The funds must be used in accordance with the terms of the grant, and if they are not, they will have to be paid back—possibly with interest.

Key Takeaways

• A grant is a gift to an individual or company that does not need to be paid back.
• Grants usually involve a three-phase lifecycle: pre-award, award, and post-award.
• The five main grant types for small businesses are federal, state or regional, corporate, specialty, and startup.
• Grants are considered income and thus subject to taxation, unless the law says otherwise.

Grants are tailored to a specific purpose, and the application process is generally rigorous and time-consuming. The federal government delineates what it terms “the grant lifecycle,” which has three phases.

• Pre-Award Phase: During this phase the grant-awarding government agency decides what it wants to fund, announces a grant (or grants), and accepts and reviews applications.
• Award Phase: Applicants are told whether or not they have been approved, the agency works with the grantee(s) to finalize the legal framework for the funding, and the funds are disbursed.
• Post-Award Phase: A grants management officer is assigned to oversee grant compliance during the life of the grant(s) through regular reports submitted by the grantee(s) and on-site audits. Eventually, each grant is closed out once it is determined that the goals have been attained and the funds spent.

Non-federal grants, of course, may vary in how closely they are scrutinized and monitored, but the process remains largely the same.

There are at least five different general types of small-business grants, available from myriad grantors. Within these five categories are opportunities too numerous to elucidate in one article, and the categories can sometimes overlap.

The most comprehensive source for federal business grants is the government website grants.gov, which maintains a database of thousands of available business grants. GrantWatch is on online database of over 27,000 grants, including more than 1,000 small-business grants. It has a free membership, or you can pay for a subscription lasting a week ($18), a month ($45), a quarter ($90), or a year ($199), which provides added benefits such as keyword search and full grant info.

Here are some grant examples that will help you understand what kind of help is available and where to look for it.

Federal small-business grants

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) , a federal agency, is a principal source of limited small-business grants for certain defined purposes. These include:

• Research and development : If your business does scientific research and development, you might qualify for a grant from the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.
• Management and technical assistance : The SBA’s 7(j) Management and Technical Assistance Program helps small businesses that give management and technical assistance and guidance to other eligible small businesses. The intent is to help them be competitive in landing federal, state, and local government contracts as a prime or subcontractor.
• Export development : The SBA’s State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) “provides financial awards to state and territory governments to assist small businesses with export development.” To date it has awarded more than $200 million to help small businesses learn how to export their products, participate in foreign trade missions, design international marketing products and campaigns, support website globalization and e-commerce possibilities, pay for subscription services provided by federal agencies, and participate in export trade shows and training workshops.
• Entrepreneurship promotion : These grants do not go directly to small businesses. Instead, they go to community organizations that promote entrepreneurship through counseling and training programs, including organizations that support veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses and government-sanctioned “ small business development centers .”

The U.S. Department of Agriculture also has grants for rural small businesses.

• USDA rural business development grants : These USDA grants pay for technical assistance and training for small rural businesses, which are defined as having “fewer than 50 new workers and less than $1 million in gross revenue.” The money must be used for “projects that benefit rural areas or towns outside the urbanized periphery of any city with a population of 50,000 or more.”

Federal small-business grants cannot be used for starting or expanding a business.

State or regional small-business grants

As noted above, the SBA provides grant money through STEP and its Small Business Development Centers that eventually funds small business support and development on the state or regional scale. In addition, the U.S. Department of Commerce has two programs that fund a variety of grants distributed statewide or region-wide. They are:

• Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) : The MBDA serves minority business enterprises owned and operated by African Americans, Asian Americans, Hasidic Jews, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders. Through a network of business centers, specialty centers, and grantees , it offers at the state and regional level “customized business development and industry-focused services to provide greater access to capital, contracts, and markets.”
• Economic Development Administration (EDA) : The EDA has a grant investment portfolio that ranges from planning to infrastructure construction designed to enhance “local efforts to build, improve, or better leverage economic assets that allow businesses to succeed and regional economies to prosper and become more resilient.” Its investment priorities include projects that advance equity for underserved populations and communities, recovery and resilience from economic shocks, workforce development, manufacturing, technology-based economic development, environmentally sustainable development, and exports and foreign direct investment. Its grants are competitive, and each state has its own agency.

There are also states and regions that offer small-business government grants. Here are just two examples from New York and Texas.

• Neighborhood business grants : The Citizens Committee for New York City (CitizensNYC) offers neighborhood business grants of up to $10,000 to “fill gaps in funding by prioritizing businesses owned by people of color, immigrants, and women .” These grants prioritize small businesses that give back to the communities they serve.
• Skills for Small Business grants : The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) and its Skills for Small Business program has a budget of up to $2 million and provides grants for employees to pay for “training offered by their local community or technical college, or the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX).” To qualify, a business must have fewer than 100 employees, and the grant can be used either to train new workers (up to $1,800 per person per year) or improve the skills of current employees (up to $900 per person per year). Employees must be full-time workers.

Corporations may offer grants as a way to burnish their image since philanthropy usually plays well to the public.

Corporate small-business grants

Corporations are usually concerned about projecting a positive image to the public, and philanthropy is one way to do that. This can take the form of grants to worthy causes, often nonprofit ones, but it can also take the form of small-business grants. Here are but a few of what is out there.

• DoorDash Disaster Relief : The ubiquitous food delivery company maintains a relief fund that makes $10,000 grants to “selected restaurants across the United States, Puerto Rico, New Zealand, Australia, and Canada affected by natural disasters like fires, floods, and hurricanes.” The restaurant must have a brick-and-mortar location (and no more than three of them), employ 50 or fewer people, have been open for at least six months, and have revenues of $3 million or less per location.
• Visa Everywhere Initiative : The company behind the internationally accepted credit card stages a worldwide competition among fintech startups from five regions—North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Central Europe, Middle East, Africa (CEMEA)—for a $50,000 Overall Winner grant. Visa is looking for companies that have “products that deliver innovative payment and commerce solutions to consumers and businesses.” Also available are an Audience Favorite grant of $10,000 and a Visa Direct grant of $10,000. Local and regional grants ranging from $10,000 to $40,000 are also awarded. Applications are closed for 2023, so get on your mark for 2024.
• FedEx Small Business Grant Contest : The famed delivery company offers grants to small businesses “to be applied toward growing or enhancing their business.” To be eligible, a company “must be for-profit, have a valid FedEx business shipping account number, currently ship with FedEx, and have fewer than 99 employees.” Grants of $30,000, plus $1,000 worth of FedEx Office print services were awarded to 10 small businesses in 2023.

Specialty small-business grants

All grants are targeted to a specific goal, but some are aimed solely at a defined group. It could be the LGBTQ+ community, veterans, or—as with DoorDash above and the SoGal Foundation below (see "Start-up grants for small businesses")—restaurant owners (DoorDash) and self-identified Black women and nonbinary people (SoGal). Here are a couple of other examples.

• Queer to Stay Initiative : A joint venture of the Human Rights Campaign and Showtime, partnering with Visa, the Queer to Stay Initiative will award grants to at least 25 LGBTQ+ small businesses across the country in 2023. A prime goal is simply to keep safe spaces for the community open. You must be a U.S.-based for-profit business, primarily serve/cater to the LGBTQ+ community, and explain how you have been negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Special consideration will be given to businesses that are community-owned. Application deadline is Aug. 31, 2023.
• Military Entrepreneur Challenge : Run by the Second Service Foundation, the Military Entrepreneur Challenge "is a nationwide grant program that gives veteran, military spouse, and Gold Star family entrepreneurs the opportunity to network, learn, and compete for capital to grow their small business." You prepare a pitch for your business that must be delivered first to a panel of judges and then to a live audience. The judges decide who gets to the final round, and the audience decides the winner. Grant amounts and prizes vary based on event. In the upcoming 2023 Challenge round in Arlington, Texas, due to be held Oct. 4-6, cash grants are $1,000 or $2,000, plus a $5,000 PR package and a $25,000 in-kind legal services package.

Startup grants for small businesses

As mentioned above, federal small-business grants cannot be used for starting a business. Fortunately, plenty of other entities are more than happy to help out in that regard. Here are just three.

• Incfile's Fresh Start Business Grant : Incfile helps birth small businesses by managing all the complicated filing and paperwork, offering tax advice , and providing other support services for nearly one million customers. Its Fresh Start Business Grant gives $2,500 to help start your business, as well as offering Incfile's Gold plan for free, which usually costs $385 and includes incorporation and registered agent services plus tax consultation. There are three deadlines per year, with one still to go in 2023 on Sept. 30.
• Black Founder Startup Grant : The SoGal Foundation was formed in 2015 “to close the diversity gap in entrepreneurship and venture capital.” It has teamed up with sponsors such as Winky Lux, bluemercury, twelveNYC, Twilio, Walmart.org’s Center for Racial Equity, and others to offer $10,000 and $5,000 grants to people who “self-identify as a Black woman or Black nonbinary entrepreneur (inclusive of multiracial Black women and multiracial Black nonbinary folks).” Applicants must “have a legally registered business, plan to seek investor financing in order to scale, now or in the future, and have a scalable, high-impact solution or idea with the ambition to be the next billion dollar business.”
• Cincinnati Chamber Foundation Startup Grant : Thanks to a grant from the Johnson Foundation, this Ohio organization has established a $100,000 grant program “to support women-, minority-, or LGBTQ-owned small businesses that are opening in downtown, Over-the-Rhine, and Pendleton.” The goal is to support the revitalization of vacant retail storefronts in the city while creating new jobs and fostering minority-business growth. Grants of $5,000 and $10,000 are available.

No, it is not. A loan must eventually be repaid, usually with interest, while a grant does not need to be repaid.

Yes, it is, which means that it is considered taxable at both the federal and state level unless the law dictates otherwise.

This really depends on the grantor's terms for the use of the grant, but it is possible if those terms allow it.

No, it does not, unless the grantee fails to satisfy all the obligations of the grant.

Small businesses are an important component of the American economy, which is undoubtedly why there is such a plethora of support for them in the form of grant money. That support can come from the government—federal, state, or regional—corporations, private companies, nonprofit foundations, and other entities. It usually must be used for targeted goals and is often aimed at specific communities. So don’t by shy about it. If you and your small business are in need, go out and find the grant that’s designed for you.

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$8 million grant establishes multi-agency program to mitigate vector-borne diseases

Vector program to establish, enhance vector control efforts across texas, louisiana.

November 6, 2023

A collaborative, grant-funded program called Vector Educational Center for Training, Outreach and Resources, VECTOR, aims to expand and improve control capacity against vector-borne diseases across Texas and Louisiana.

A vector-borne disease is one transmitted to humans and animals by blood feeders like ticks and mosquitoes.

The City of New Orleans Mosquito Control Board , in partnership with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service , received a five-year grant totaling more than $8 million, about $1.6 million per year, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . The funding will buttress regional outreach efforts focused on mosquito abatement by creating the Gulf Shores VECTOR program.

The VECTOR program’s leaders are principal investigator Claudia Riegel, Ph.D., with the City of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board and Janet Hurley, AgriLife Extension integrated pest management specialist, Dallas. Their plan is to educate the public and municipal decision-makers, and to train public and private pest management professionals.

The grant came from an $8 billion investment by the CDC to support local public health departments and pest control programs across the country against vectors like mosquitoes, flies, ticks and fleas.

“This grant is a large investment,” Hurley said. “Over the past couple of decades, we’ve seen a surge in bubonic plague, dengue fever, anthrax and other diseases that were considered eradicated. COVID-19 also exposed vulnerabilities on the infectious disease front. As a result, they are ramping up efforts to take more of a proactive approach to public health, and vector management is a big part of that.”

Building, boosting network to fight vector-borne diseases

Hurley said VECTOR will succeed by building relationships. She and Riegel have a long-standing relationship built on the premise that communication and cooperation make them better at protecting the public.

VECTOR will also include collaboration and cooperation across federal, state and local agencies, including CDC, the U.S. Department of Agriculture , Texas Department of Agriculture and Texas Health and Human Services . Established collaborators will also include academic institutions like Center of Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health at the University of Georgia , and organizations like the National Environmental Health Association .

At the local level, Hurley, Riegel and Sonja Swiger, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension entomologist and professor in the  Department of Entomology in the Texas A&M  College of Agriculture and Life Sciences , will engage with urban and rural municipalities, school districts and private pest control operators to educate and coordinate efforts against disease vectors.

“We are working with everybody,” Hurley said. “We’re working with partners and building partnerships by engaging with stakeholders from Texas, Louisiana and across the southeast. We want to get everyone on the same page and working toward the same goal.”

Bringing awareness, control capacity to vector-borne diseases   

VECTOR will capitalize on AgriLife Extension’s educational capacity, its presence in all 254 Texas counties, and the combined expertise of two of the nation’s top integrated pest management programs. Outreach will focus on core vector control topics aimed at four levels – awareness, beginner, intermediate and expert.

“Monitoring and control programs will have a bigger impact if everyone is working together,” Hurley said. “We want to provide the expertise and tools that will help cities with vector programs improve their effectiveness, and we want to help leaders in smaller, rural communities develop a program that is effective within their capabilities.”

She said the goal is to raise awareness within the general public and among local leaders like mayors, city council members, county commissioners and school board members who make decisions regarding pest abatement program funding.

Many municipalities have well-established vector management programs with dedicated personnel and annual budgets. Others are not aware of the need or resources available to monitor and control pests like mosquitoes, and many hire external pest-prevention operators only when infestations or disease outbreaks reach a critical point.

Informing leaders about resources and the network of AgriLife Extension integrated pest management, entomology and public health experts while establishing relationships will be key to addressing the varying and inconsistent levels of vector prevention across the state.

Hurley and Swiger are actively evaluating the effectiveness of existing programs and assessing needs and capabilities across the state. They are presenting leaders with a range of options that reach minimum and maximum standards when it comes to vector pests.

Outreach efforts will also be directed toward increasing vector-borne disease prevention and control education and training opportunities for students and pest management professionals, Hurley said. The success of outreach efforts will be evaluated based on how municipalities’ vector management programs improve individually and as part of an overall network dedicated to monitoring and controlling vectors.

Buy-in to proactive approaches are key, Hurley said. VECTOR hopes to level off the peaks and valleys of reactive approaches to controlling vectors that rise and fall based on disease outbreaks, Swiger said.

“VECTOR is good for us and good for our ability to educate stakeholders, professionals and the next generation of vector control experts,” Swiger said. “There is so much we want to do, and over time we will show the value in what we do. Then we can continue to leverage strategic partnerships to improve the entire network that safeguards this critical aspect of public health.”

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Can federal grant provide a boost to food supply chain in middle Alabama?

• Published: Nov. 10, 2023, 6:32 a.m.
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Alabama agriculture officials are hoping a new federally funded grant program will strengthen the middle of the state’s food supply chain, help Alabamians access more locally grown foods and reduce food waste.

The federal Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program was funded with $420 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, $6.4 million of which was dedicated to Alabama projects to support businesses in the middle of the food supply. Those are the entities that can take the products from farms and package and distribute them to end markets, including stores or schools.

“We see the RFSI program as a win-win, as it bridges the gap in the middle of the food supply chain,” Rick Pate, Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, told Alabama Daily News. “It will help farmers with direct consumer sales by providing funding for processing, storing, transporting and distributing their farm fresh products.”

The minimum grant amount is $100,000 and applications are due Jan. 15.

“This is one of those really unique opportunities where not only are we investing in communities, but we’re getting to bring the agriculture and the economic development pieces together,” said program coordinator Meredith Casey.

Casey said the middle of the supply chain could be anything from storage to aggregation, processing, transportation and distribution.

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Florida Senate passes new bill to add $176M to My Safe Florida Home program. What to know

Republican lawmakers in Florida failed to address concerns about the exorbitant rise in the cost of home insurance during this week’s special legislative session. Instead, they directed homeowners to the state’s home-hardening program, called “ My Safe Florida Home ,” which depleted its funds earlier this year but is now set to be replenished with $176.17 million Wednesday should Gov. Ron DeSantis sign a new bill passed Wednesday.

The Florida Senate passed the $416 million bill, HB 1C, in a unanimous vote that will provide needed assistance to rural areas in Florida that were hit by Hurricane Idalia and provide the My Safe Florida Home program with enough money to clear its backlog of nearly 18,000 applicants.

Florida’s My Safe Florida Home program is a grant homeowners can apply for that arms them with a free home insurance inspection report that provides them with information about their home’s hurricane readiness.

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The program also offers recommended improvements to further storm-harden homes and potentially provides $2 to match every $1 the homeowner uses toward the cost of an authorized storm mitigation project.

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Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis on Tuesday touted a plan to save Florida homeowners $1,000 on their home insurance premiums by utilizing the program, but those homeowners must still spend the money necessary to complete home-hardening projects.

Those savings aren’t guaranteed, however, as those estimates are based on discounts that the average My Safe Florida Home applicant receives after investing in the program. And the bill does nothing to address homeowners who have already invested in protecting their homes but are still facing rising insurance costs.

The new bill also prioritizes applications that were submitted before Oct. 15 and blocks the Florida Department of Financial Services that oversees the program from accepting new applications or creating a waitlist.

What is the My Safe Florida Home program?

My Safe Florida Home is a program created during the 2022 legislative session that provides qualifying homeowners with free wind mitigation home inspections and awards wind mitigation grants to go toward storm-hardening homes.

A wind mitigation inspection alone could save homeowners money on their insurance premiums if they have never submitted a form to their insurance company. The inspection documents the presence of common wind-damage mitigation features like roofing materials, roof shape, storm shutters, attachments for walls and roofs like hurricane clips and more.

Homeowners that have received a wind mitigation inspection could also be eligible to apply for matching grant funds that will help homeowners pay for recommended improvements. The state will provide $2 to match every $1 homeowners spend, up to $10,000.

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How Floridians can get a free wind mitigation inspection

Anyone who owns a site-built, single-family residential property can apply for and receive an inspection. You don’t have to apply for a grant to receive the inspection.

Who is eligible to apply for a mitigation grant?

Homeowners who have received a wind mitigation inspection can apply for a matching grant if they meet the following criteria:

• They must provide proof of homestead exemption.
• The home must be insured for $500,000. However, HB 811 extends this to $700,000 starting July 1.
• The home must be in the wind-borne debris region of the state. However, this requirement will no longer apply starting July 1.
• The building permit of the home must have been issued before Jan. 1, 2008.
• The homeowner must allow the home to be reinspected after the work is completed.

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How to apply for My Safe Florida Home

Homeowners interested in applying for a free wind mitigation inspection and the matching grant should visit this  website . Users will need to register an account, and then they will be taken through a step-by-step application process.

What mitigation projects does the grant cover?

The types of mitigation projects covered by the grant will be indicated on the associated wind inspection report. Grant funds can be used for all of the following improvements:

• Upgrade roof coverings
• Strengthen roof deck attachments
• Reinforce roof-to-wall connections
• Install a secondary water barrier (SWR) for the roof
• Exterior door upgrades
• Garage door upgrades
• Window upgrades

Will the My Safe Florida Home program pay for a roof replacement?

Grants will not typically cover roof replacements. However, inspection reports that recommend adding SWR can be used to justify funds covering the replacement, according to the official site.

Do I have to perform all of the improvements if I’m approved for a grant?

Nope. The wind inspection report will provide you with information you can use to make an informed decision, but they’re just suggestions. Florida will still match homeowners' contributions as outlined above, provided they are the recommended improvements from the report.

If money is tight, the Department of Financial Services recommends making the least-costly improvement that will give your home the most protection.

Will My Safe Florida Home reimburse me for materials I’ve already purchased?

No. The grant only covers labor costs and materials accrued after grant approval.

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Synonyms & Similar Words

• appropriations
• allocations
• subventions
• entitlements
• assistances
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• grants - in - aid
• set - asides
• trust funds
• foreign aids

Thesaurus Definition of grants  (Entry 2 of 2)

• acknowledges
• owns (up to)
• fesses (up)
• comes clean (about)
• communicates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contradicts
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