a recovery act update for maine nonprofits
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A Recovery Act Update for Maine Nonprofits. July 9, 2010 ARRA Webinar. Dial In to Hear Webinar “A Recovery Act Update”. Dial 1-866-740-1260 Enter Access Code 871-1885. What We’ll Cover. Update on MANP’s ARRA Nonprofit Capacity Building Grant – Brenda Peluso - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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A Recovery Act Update for Maine Nonprofits
July 9, 2010
ARRA Webinar
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Dial In to Hear Webinar“A Recovery Act Update”
Dial
1-866-740-1260
Enter Access Code
871-1885
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What We’ll Cover
• Update on MANP’s ARRA Nonprofit Capacity Building Grant – Brenda Peluso
• Overview of ARRA, Basics of Federal grant writing– Anne Gass, Owner, ABG Consulting
• Time for your questions
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Nonprofit Capacity Building Grant
• Strengthening Communities Fund, State of Maine Designee
• Build the Capacity of NPOs to help constituents participate in the economic recovery
• Free to Eligible Participants
• Multiple Opportunities over the next 15 months
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Nonprofit Capacity Building Grant
• SkillBuilder Coupons – Contact [email protected] to request application
• Viability Program – Health & Human Service Provider Session – Info @ blog.nonprofitmaine.org/
• Network Technical Assistance – Apply @ www.mainenetworkpartners.org
• 2011 Leadership Institute – Detail coming late fall early winter
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Nonprofit Capacity Building Grant
Subscribe to
the Nonprofit Weekly
at
www.nonprofitmaine.org
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What is ARRA?American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009Signed into law February 17,
2009$224 billion for education,
health care, entitlement$275 billion for federal
contracts, grants & loans
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ARRA’s 3 GoalsCreate new jobs and save
existing onesSpur economic activity and
invest in long-term growthFoster unprecedented levels
of accountability and transparency in government spending
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Are You Ready for ARRA?Previous experience with
federal grants? Reporting & audit capacity? Ability to meet tight
deadlines?If not, consider a fiscal
agent/other lead applicant
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Get Set….Understand the context
ARRA’s 3 goalsGoals of federal administering
agencyFind out who else has been
awarded in your field, & for what purpose(s) Locally & nationally
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Get Set (continued)Learn about upcoming deadlinesLine up partnersResearch needs & opportunitiesRegister with www.grants.gov
(or update registration information)
Do as much advance planning as possible
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GO!Deadlines are immutableBring together
partners/stakeholders ASAP to read and interpret NOFA
Review all grant requirementsIncluding reporting
Assign responsibility for completion
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GO! (continued)
Write and review several draftsFollow the directions to the
letter!Ask for clarification if you don’t
understandPlan to submit at least 48 hours
before deadline
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Where to Find Information?ARRA related research/wave of
the future?www.Recovery.govwww.maine.gov/recovery
Grants www.grants.gov
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Where to Find Information?Federal Departments Department of Education:
http://e-grants.ed.gov/egWelcome.asp
HUD (Continuum of Care): http://www.hudhre.info/index.cfm
National Institutes for Health (NIH): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm
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Where to Find Information?Contracts www.fbo.govOther
Trade associations Peers
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A Recovery Act Update for Maine Nonprofits
Questions?•Anne Gass, ABG Consulting, 657-4935, [email protected]
•Brenda Peluso, MANP, 871-1885, [email protected]