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The Evolving Federal Grant Landscape: What You Must Know (FREE Event)
What You Must Know About New Funding Priorities, Agency Upheavals, Award Terminations, and Process Changes Now
September 16 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm CDT
Virtual Workshop – Live/Online
Fee: FREE
If there is one word that sums up the current state of federal grants, it is the word ‘change.’
During this virtual event, Grants Works’ CEO Patrice Davis will provide a comprehensive overview of the evolving federal grant landscape and its immediate and long-term impacts on nonprofits around the country. She will provide an in-depth summary of agency upheavals and what they mean for grantees and applicants, shed light on thousands of award terminations, lay out your options if your award is terminated, explain how agency changes are impacting grant writing and grant management, spotlight the administration’s funding priorities, and share her recommendations on how to adapt.
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the current administration’s funding priorities and examples of terminated federal grants across different federal agencies
- Understand how federal agency work force reductions and changes will impact local nonprofits, especially how grants are monitored and managed
- Understand options available to nonprofits if a federal grant is terminated and how to develop a more nuanced funding strategy
Event Details
This virtual event will take place on the Zoom platform. Your access link will be emailed to you the day before the event after 12 p.m.
This session will be NOT BE recorded.
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Speaker Information
Patrice Davis is the founder and CEO of Grants Works and the lead trainer for Grants Works Academy.
She has 18+ years of experience obtaining and managing over $300 million in federal and other government grants.
Before starting the firm, she obtained and managed multimillion dollar federal and other government grants for nonprofits and managed grants as a research program manager at Georgia Tech University. She was also a public health analyst at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) where she reviewed research grant continuation applications, collaborated with grantees, and coordinated reverse site visits.
She is one of approximately 350 Certified Grant Management Specialists (CGMS) in the US, a member of the Thompson Grants Expert Panel, the creator of a 4.7 out of 5 star rated federal grant management training series, and a former fiscal consultant who conducted monitoring visits of state agency recipients of federal grants. She has also spoken about federal grants on several podcasts and stages. Finally, Patrice is a mom of three who enjoys international fiction and foreign films, and she is a world travel enthusiast.
