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Purpose Obtain federal funds to support the non-profit organization

Benefits Regional Approach Principle Investigator (PI) Grant Application Grant Administration Share in Grant Award (Participation)

Objectives Eligibility Opportunities Register Federal Grant Outline Assistance .

Eligibility Government State County City Non-Profits (501(c) (3) status) Institutions of Higher Ed Other than Higher Ed Educational Organizations Independent School Districts Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Ed Private Institutions of Higher Ed Public Housing Organizations Public Housing Authorities Indian Housing Authorities Native Americans Federally Recognized Other than Federally Recognized .

26 Federal Agencies Agency for International Development Corporation for National and Community Service Dept of Agriculture Dept of Commerce Dept of Defense Dept of Education Dept of Energy Dept of Health and Human Services Dept of Homeland Security Dept of Housing and Urban Development Dept of Interior Dept of Justice Dept of Labor

26 Federal Agencies Continued Dept of State Dept of Transportation Dept of Treasury Dept of Veterans Affairs Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Institute of Museum and Library Services National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) National Archives and Records Administration National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Humanities National Science Foundation Small Business Administration (SBA) Social Security Administration

What does the Government Buy?

20 Categories Agriculture Arts Business and Commerce Community Development Disaster Prevention and Relief Education Employment Labor and Training Energy Environmental Quality Food and Nutrition

20 Categories Continued Health Housing Humanities Information and Statistics Law Justice and Legal Services Natural Resources Regional Development Science and Technology Social Services and Income Security Transportation

How Big is the Bag of Money?

Federal Grant Awards USA 460 Billion

What do I do now?

GET REGISTERED WWW.GRANTS.GOV WWW.SAM.GOV System Automated Management Organization Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) WWW.SAM.GOV System Automated Management WWW.IRS.GOV Federal Tax Identification Number www.dandb.com Dun and Bradstreet

Grant Opportunities Find a Grant Opportunity at www.grants.gov Download the Grant Application Package/Instructions Complete the Grant Application Package Submit the Grant Application Package Track the Status of the Completed Grant Application

Teaming Within your organization Other non-profits Government For-Profit Businesses (subcontractors)

Federal Grant Proposal Outline Proposal Summary Introduction of Organization Problem Objective Method of Approach

Federal Grant Proposal Outline Continued Project Evaluation Future Funding Project Budget with Justification Grant Administration and Reporting

Assistance Grant Resources at www.grants.gov PTAC Locations at www.fsbdcswfl.org and www.fptac.org

Summary Eligibility Opportunities Register Federal Grant Outline Assistance .

Q & A www.fsbdcswfl.org www.fptac.org Point of Contact Daniel Telep Jr. dtelep@fgcu.edu 239.745.3708 www.fsbdcswfl.org www.fptac.org