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Federal Grants for Homeland Defense Programs - Training Conference

June 18, 2002 * Arlington, Virginia

*** SPECIAL NOTE:

THIS CONFERENCE IS DIRECTED AT FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT MANAGERS WHO

WANT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE FEDERAL GRANTS PROCESS FOR HOMELAND DEFENSE

AND

COMPANIES WITH PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THEY WISH TO SELL TO FEDERAL AND STATE

GOVERNMENTS FOR HOMELAND DEFENSE APPLICATIONS

AND

FEDERAL HOMELAND DEFENSE EXECUTIVES WHO WISH TO INTERACT WITH FEDERAL AND

STATE GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVES

SEE BELOW FOR A SAMPLE OF EARLY REGISTRANTS

WHEN

June 18, 2002

WHERE

NRECA Executive Conference Center

4301 Wilson Boulevard

Arlington, Virginia 22203

(One-half block off of the Ballston Metro Stop)

Time: 7:30 AM Registration

Program Starts: 8:30 AM

Wrap-up: 4:00 PM

Continental Breakfast, Refreshments, Lunch included.

HOTLINE AVAILABLE - Call 703-807-2027 to learn how you can register on-line

and view the most current agenda.

ABOUT FEDERAL GRANTS FOR HOMELAND DEFENSE

Federal domestic funding for homeland security is expected to top $42

billion in FY 2003. That substantial sum will be routed through not less

than 14 different federal agencies and take the form of at least 45 aid

programs. Each congressional appropriation is tied to a specific federal

agency charged with the responsibility of disseminating the funding

according to the legislation that created the program.

Each administering agency will operate more or less on its own time frame,

will administer the funds according to its own internal systems and

policies, and will probably require potential grantees to submit a unique

combination of project and budget narratives, standard forms and

certifications in order to receive funding. To top it all off, three of the

largest grant making agencies in Washington-Health and Human Services (HHS),

Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Office of Naval Research (ONR) - are

each piloting a new electronic grant application.

All of this rigor may leave you wondering whether you're better off holding

a bake sale to support your emergency management plan. Of course, the point

of all this bureaucracy is to ensure that the funding gets to the agencies

(and in some cases, the individuals) for which it is intended. To that end,

federal funds will be disbursed for three levels of implementation: local,

state and national.

CONFERENCE GOALS

Our goal is to provide a forum for contractors and state and local entities

to learn about federal grants for Homeland Defense and to meet the agency

executives who will set up and administer the funded grant programs for

Homeland Defense.

This conference will provide an opportunity for state and local emergency

management agencies (Grantees) and federal grants executives (Grantors) to

meet and discuss areas of common interest. Vendors who provide products and

services supported by federal grants will

want to be there to understand the process and meet with their potential

clients.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

* State and local managers responsible for grant applications

* Industry executives tasked with identifying funding opportunities

* Federal agency executives, managers and staff

* Emergency management agency staff and program managers

* Federal, state and local emergency planners

* Members of the emergency response community

* Government and industry homeland security directors and staff

* Functional area managers

* Congressional staff

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

* Federal agency plans, programs and new initiatives for Homeland Defense

* New tools, techniques, practices to implement Homeland Defense grants

* Successes and Lessons learned

* Innovative government and commercial approaches and applications

* New opportunities and management strategies - what is on the drawing

boards

* Understanding E-grants and the grant process

* Congressional activities and funding opportunities

* Commercial and government best practices

* New rules, new policies

SPEAKERS

* Michael Paddock, CEO of Grants Office, LLC.

* Sheri Rowe, Assistant Director, Office of Educational Initiatives,

Pennsylvania Department of Education.

* Steve D'Agostino, Customer Liaison Specialist on the Fire and Emergency

Services (F & ES) Team at the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP)

* Jacques Abadie III, CPCM, Chief Procurement Officer for the District of

Columbia, DC - Office of Contracting and Procurement

* Mr. Steve Kingsley, Vice President, Market*Access. Vice President for

Research and Government Relations.

* Invited Speakers:

HHS

GSA

FEMA

DC Office of Grants Management and Development

DOT

Texas State Grants Team

Department of Justice - Office of Domestic Support

STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES CURRENTLY REPRESENTED AT THIS CONFERENCE:

State of Utah

State of Washington

State of Maryland

State of Virginia

State of Vermont

State of Mississippi

State of New Mexico

State of Oklahoma

State of Colorado

State of Florida

State of Kentucky

State of Texas

State of Louisiana

State of Oregon

State of Massachusetts

State of California

State of Navada

DHHS

FEMA

NASA

DOT

DLA

DOJ

US TREASURY

ARMY

DOD

US Air Force

AGENDA

(To be announced)

SPONSORED BY:

* Homeland Defense Journal

* Department of Transportation TASC

* Grants Office

* Disaster Recovery Institute International

* Wireless Communications Association International

* Stateside Associates

* Contingency Planning & Management Magazine

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