Career and Technical Education Competitive B ased on merit and eligibility Scored by peer review What is a discretionary grant 2 1 What c ould I be doing now 2 Where could I look for federal grant ID: 718614
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Finding federal grants:
Advancing your work in
Career and Technical
Education
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Competitive
Based on merit and eligibilityScored by peer review
What is a discretionary grant?
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1. What
could I be doing now?
2. Where could I look for federal grant opportunities?
3. How could
I construct a strong application?
Discretionary Grant Funding Opportunities
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Know your organizationConduct a needs assessmentKnow the strengths of your organizationUnderstand your organization’s priorities and goalsAlign needs and strengths to your goals
1. What could I be doing now?
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Get
an inside view of the grant-making process
Explore the Grants Learning Center on Grants.govBecome a peer reviewer
1. What
could I be doing now?
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Grants 101
:
An introduction to the key phases of the federal grant lifecycle
Grant Terminology
:
Key terms used in the federal grant-making process
Grant Reporting:
Explains Federal grant reporting requirements and other oversight
Grant Events
:
Upcoming grant trainings,
conferences, and webinars
Grant Programs
:
Where to search (Federal and Nonfederal)
Grants.gov: Explore the Grants Learning Center
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Professional development opportunity
Opportunity to serveInside look at a federal grant competition
Consider becoming a peer reviewer
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d.gov
2. Where could I look for federal grant
opportunities?
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Search by: Keyword, CFDA, or Opportunity#Search by:
Funding Instrument (grant, cooperative agreement, procurement contract, etc.)Search by: Eligibility (independent school district, IHE, Nonprofit, For profit, state government, etc.)
Search by:
Category (Agriculture, Arts, Education, Employment, Labor and Training, etc.)Search by: Agency
Grants.gov - Search Grants tab
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Grants.gov –
Applicants Tab
Applicant Resources: Videos, User Guide, Training Content, FAQs and More
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Align to program’s purpose
Solve your need
Deliver what you promise
Build upon efforts
Leverage other funding sources
3. How could I construct a strong application?
Future speak
Square Peg-Round Hole
Leap of Faith
May wish to avoid:
Parroting
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1. What
will I do now?2. Where will I look
for federal grant opportunities?
3. How
will I construct a strong application?
Next steps
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College
and Career Transitions BranchDivision of Academic and Technical EducationOffice of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE)
U.S. Department of Education