Program for Community and State College
Resource Developers:
http://gollygrantsonline.com/Florida-Council-for-Resource-Development.htm
Fall Conference Agenda – October 20, 2009
Seminole Community College

Dr. Jay S. Mendell
Florida Atlantic University (Retired)
MendellJay “at” gmail.com,
Subject Line, Florida Council for Resource Development


Difference between university and college grant writing

·       SCC teachers know and teach how to apply

·       Experience and degrees develop breadth

How to develop breadth

·       http://answers.com or http://wikipedia.com

·       Dummies books (http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=dummies&aq=f&aqi=n1g10&oq=&fp=d6985f0b1643625b) or (http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&tag=mozilla-20&index=blended&link_code=qs&field-keywords=dummies&sourceid=Mozilla-search )

·       Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (http://www.gale.cengage.com/OpposingViewpoints/ )

How to write grants

·       FOIA for federal grants (Remember to ask for free service, as an educational institution.) (http://brechner.org/foia%20request.asp ) and (http://brechner.org/resources.asp ). If they dawdle, complain to your congressional representative (http://house.gov )

·       Manuals on line (https://www.cfda.gov/index?static=grants&s=generalinfo&mode=list&tab=list&tabmode=list )

·       Jay’s webs (http://gollygrantsonline.com/index.htm ) and (http://gollygrantsonline.com/indexold.htm )

Examples of my proposals,

 

For examples of others’ proposals (http://www.google.com/#hl=en&safe=off&num=100&q=grants+proposals+samples&aq=f&aqi=&aq=f&aqi=&oq=&fp=d6985f0b1643625b ) and (http://guru/com )

 

About American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, aka or “stimulus” or “recovery.”

Deadline crucial

What can a government agency (federal, state, county, city, etc.) do with its funds?

  • They can expend dollars on agency operations and services.
  • They can  contract with private and nonprofit organizations for goods and services. (Lots more info is below.)
  • They can  pass dollars to a lower (more local) level via a formula grant.
     

 

Federal

State

County

Large city

Small city

Federal -->

 

y

y

y

 

State -->

 

 

y

y

 

County -->

 

 

 

?

?

·        Read about formula grants: (http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/about/formgrant.html)|
Scroll down to "What is the formula for the formula grants?" (http://www.eecbg.energy.gov)

  • They can pass dollars to a lower (more local) level via a discretionary or competitive grant.
     

 

State

County

Large city

Small city

Large nonprofit

Small nonprofit

Federal -->

y

y

y

y

y

 

State -->

 

y

y

y

y

y

County -->

 

 

y

y

y

y

Large city -->

 

 

 

n

y

y

Small city -->

 

 

 

 

y

y

Nonprofit -->

 

 

 

 

 

y

·        Read about discretionary grants: (http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/about/discgrant.html)

 ARRA What about federal dollars being disbursed by a "administering agency" or "point of contact" in your state's government?

ARRA Check the ARRA national Web page that links to your own state's ARRA site (http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/state-recovery-page).

ARRA Thanks to Mr. Henties of Rollins College, here is a list of the Florida governor's regional special assistants. Maybe they can help you track formula dollars.

Orlando

Emmanuel Torres, Special Assistant

UCF/Downtown Center, 36 West Pine Street, Orlando, FL 32801

Office Number: (407) 235-3921

 Counties: Lake, Volusia, Seminole, Orange, Osceola, Brevard

Flagler, Marion, Indian River. Highlands, St. Lucie, Okeechobee, Polk

Northeast Florida (Tallahassee)

David Mica, Special Assistant

Office of the Governor, The Capitol, Room LL-10, Tallahassee, FL 32399

Office Number: (850) 410-0501

 Counties: Gadsden, Liberty, Franklin. Leon, Wakulla, Jefferson,
Madison, Taylor, Hamilton, Suwannee, Lafayette, Dixie

Columbia, Gilchrist, Levy, Baker, Union, Bradford, Alachua, Nassau

Duval, Clay, St. Johns, Putnam

 

Northwest Florida (Escambia)

Mike Burns, Special Assistant

Pensacola Junior College, 1000 College Blvd., Governor’s Office

Pensacola, FL 32504

Office Number: (850) 471-4555

 Counties: Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton

Holmes, Washington, Bay, Calhoun, Jackson, Gulf

Ft. Lauderdale

Maureen Jaeger, Special Assistant

Florida Atlantic University, 111 East Las Olas Boulevard

Suite 1108, Fort Lauderdale, FL  33301

Office Number: (954) 762-5388

 Counties:  Palm Beach, Broward, Martin, Glades, Hendry

 

St. Petersburg

Michelle Todd, Special Assistant

Personal Cell: (813)598-9374

Valerie Houston, Office Assistant

University of South Florida, 140 7th Avenue South

Bayboro Hall 208, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

Office Number: (727)873-4760

Counties: Citrus, Sumter, Hernando, Pasco, Hillsborough,
Pinellas, Manatee, Hardee, Sarasota, De Soto, Charlotte, Lee

 

 

Miami

Armando Vilaboy, Special Assistant

University of Miami, Casa Bacardi

1531 Brescia Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33124

Office Number: (305) 284-8390

 Counties: Collier, Monroe, Dade

 

 Before you start your first proposal, see that the following are on hand.

 

Online Specimen
Official name of the federally tax exempt organization, as listed with the Florida Secretary of State. Permanent address.
Report from the Florida Secretary of State's Web page.
Copy of the most recent IRS letter of determination on 501 tax status
IRS letter of determination of a nonprofit.
List of the directors of your 501 organization, their names, occupations, places of business, and business phones.
 
Copy of the state charter.
A state of Florida charter.
Copy of the articles of incorporation.
Articles of a Florida nonprofit.
Annual budget, approved by the board of directors. Must show executive director's salary.
Annual budget of House of Hope.
Copy of audited financial statement
Audits from the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.

How to find grants

http://GRANTS.GOV

http://CFDA

Directory of State and Federal Grants (http://www.floridaresourcedirectory.org/)

 FDO (http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/welcome.php?fpc=1 ) and (http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/help/5srchtut.php ) and (http://foundationcenter.org/ )

Where to find FDO (http://www.foundationcenter.org/collections/ccfl.html )