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DESCRIPTION:Making a Local Impact: Securing Grants and Greenback Incentives
 \n9:30 – 10:00 am CHECK-IN\, NETWORKING & COFFEE\n10:00 – 10:50 am Greenba
 cks and Grants\nSpeakers: Jennie Urquiza-Whitiker\, Senior Grants Coordina
 tor\, Peoria Police ‎Department and Seth Crackel\, Strategic Energy Adviso
 r\, Nania Energy Advisors\nDescription: During this session\, panelists wi
 ll present the different types of grants available to Illinois municipalit
 ies along with the resources that can be leveraged to identify and evaluat
 e such opportunities. Panelists will also explain the Inflation Reduction 
 Act\, the types of projects that could qualify for Federal tax incentives 
 and how the current administration could impact these funding opportunitie
 s.\nLearning Objectives: Participants completing this session will be able
  to:\n\nList three different types of grants and understand the importance
  of studying the notice of funding opportunity.\nUnderstand the main resou
 rces for finding grant opportunities and have a general knowledge regardin
 g “grant readiness” as it relates to municipalities.\nDetermine which type
 s of projects qualify for the Inflation Reduction Act incentives for their
  municipality.\nUnderstand the key energy related provisions of the Inflat
 ion Reduction Act\, as well as the anticipated changes\, as it relates to 
 municipalities.\n\nCPE: 1 hour\nField of Study: Finance - Technical Level:
  Overview\n10:50 – 11:00 am BREAK\n11:00 – 11:50 am Tricks of the Trade fo
 r a Winning Grant Proposal\nSpeaker: Kristin Olson\, Grant Writing Special
 ist\, Grants Galore\nDescription: This session will describe the grant rev
 iew process and the screen-out factors that grant makers use to narrow the
  field before the scoring begins. Then the presenter will cover various tr
 icks of the trade to help grantseekers improve their chances of opening a 
 letter that begins\, “Your proposal has been selected for funding.”\nLearn
 ing Objectives: Participants completing this session will be able to:\n\nU
 nderstand the grant review process.\nBe able to identify and avoid grant m
 akers’ screen-out factors.\nApply strategies to achieve higher grant score
 s.\n\nCPE: 1 hour\nField of Study: Finance - Technical Level: Overview\n11
 :50 am – 1:00 pm LUNCH & NETWORKING\nAgenda\nSpeaker Bios\nEvent Timing: 9
 :30 am – 10:00 am Check-in\, Networking & Coffee10:00 am -10:50 am Present
 ation I 10:50 am – 11:00 am Break 11:00 am – 11:50 am Presentation II 11:5
 0 am – 1:00 pm Lunch & Networking \n\nIntended Audience: Finance Professio
 nals Delivery Method: Group Live Program Level: Overview Prerequisites: No
  prerequisites required Advanced Preparation: No advanced preparation requ
 ired Field of Study: Finance - Technical Last Review/Revision/Update: May 
 29\, 2025 NASBA CPE Credits: Earn About 2.0 CPE credit Last Day to Registe
 r: 5/23/2025\n
DTEND:20250529T130000
DTSTAMP:20260427T033412
DTSTART:20250529T093000
LOCATION:Peoria Police Department Training Room\, 600 SW Adams St\, Peoria\
 , IL 61602
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:DIGFOA Central Region - Half Day Seminar
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