GRANT SEMINAR October 22, 2014 Location Centerville Police Department - Training Room 155 W. Spring Valley Road Centerville OH 45458 Directions Accreditation Ohio GFOA’s Grant Seminar will provide 8 CPE hours in category MS. Registration The cost of the program is $75/members and $100/non-members. The fee includes a continental breakfast, lunch, refreshments and seminar materials. Cancellations Cancellations must be received in the Ohio GFOA office by Wednesday, October 15, 2014 to receive a full refund. There are no refunds after October 15. Questions Contact Tracy Barker at 614.228.4727. 9:00 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast 9:25 a.m. Welcome and Introductions 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. BEST PRACTICES TO INCREASE YOUR GRANT WINS Speaker: Linda Gatten Butler, President, Butler Consulting, Inc. 11:00 – 11:15 a.m. Break 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. FEDERAL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES Speakers: Peter Stickl, Grant Program Specialist, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS); Lee Shirey and Darrin Fleener, Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce; and Tom Leach, Field Office Director, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 12:15 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. HELPFUL HINTS IN SEEKING GRANT FUNDING Speaker: Carri Brown, Executive Director, Board of Fairfield County Commissioners 2:30 – 2:40 p.m. Break "Shared Knowledge for Effective Government" By Promoting the Exchange of Information Among Finance Officers of all Local Governments, Ohio GFOA works to Meet the Challenges of the EverEvolving Profession of Government Finance and Fosters Increase Cooperation Among Governments and Private Financial Institutions. 2:40 – 3:30 p.m. MORE FEDERAL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES Speakers: Julie Ewart, Director of Communications and Outreach, Great Lakes Region, U.S. Department of Education; Vikki Hanson, Fire Program Specialist DHS/FEMA Region V; and Tony Logan, State Director, Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. TOOLS FOR FINDING AND MANAGING GRANT FUNDING Speaker: Lauren Powell, Account Executive, eCivis Grants Network 4:00 p.m. Adjourn