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Agenda Day One – Funding Review
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Koerner Distributor – 1601 Pike Ave, Effingham, IL
Topic | Time |
Welcome, Intros and Schedule Walkthrough | 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. |
Funding Reviews | 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Lunch Break (lunch provided) | 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Funding Reviews | 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
Recap and Prep for Day 2 | 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Agenda Day Two – Panels and Workshops
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Kluthe Center – 1204 Network Centre Dr A, Effingham, IL 62401
Panels/Workshops | Time |
Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 | 9:00 a.m. – 12 p.m. |
Small Business & Start-up Funding Opportunities Presented by U.S. Small Business Administration & USDA Rural Development Business Programs and IL Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunities *Please note this presentation takes place at a different location (TBA) and is targeted toward small business owners and start-ups | *9:00 a.m. – 11 p.m. |
Brown Bag Lunch Break Networking opportunity (attendees invited to bring their own lunch and use this time to talk with agency presenters and/or other attendees) | 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Grants R Us Interactive Workshop Step-by-step instruction on how to navigate Grants.gov/EnergyCommunities.gov, how to apply for a grant and what’s involved with managing a grant once you have it. (Bring laptop if possible. Computers available on first-come, first-serve basis.) | 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Signing up for Unique IDs in SAMS and GATA Interactive Workshop (Bring laptop if possible. Computers available on first-come, first-serve basis.) | 2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |