OCR Text |
Show January 8, 2009 Page 5 The Garfield County Insider Strategic Grant Writing Proposal Workshop Institute for Strategic Funding Development Location: University of Utah , University Guest House & Conference Center January 14-16, 2009 • 8:30AM - 4:30 PM CFRE Accredited Course on a first-come-first serve knowledge. The workshop and individual consultafor 20 contact hours or 20 basis. Please forward, post, will provide an intensive tions, you will learn how CFRE Continuing Educa- and distribute this e-mail and interactive grant pro- to strategically identify aption Points! Participants to your colleagues and list- posal development experi- propriate funding agencies. completing the ISFD grant servs. ence, where you will learn This course will expose you writing workshop will reThe Institute for Strate- the proposal writing process to database applications, ceive the following: a Cer- gic Funding Development’s in its entirety and have great online research tools, as tificate of Completion ac- grant writing workshop is confidence in writing future well as traditional publicacredited by CFRE, grant a 3 day course designed to proposals. As an extra add- tions that contain informafunding CD, bonus fund- teach the basics of grant ed bonus, you will also be tion about multiple grant raising CD, expert grant writing for industry pro- able to develop a draft pro- opportunities. Once identitraining instruction from fessionals. It provides a posal or have our instructor fied, you will learn how to grant industry leaders and comprehensive overview review one of your existing initiate contact and cultivate much more! Please visit of effective grant develop- grant proposals. effective relationships with our website at www.isfdon- ment techniques, includThe Strategic Grant Writ- potential grant makers. line.com or give us a call ing: finding best fit funding ing Proposal Workshop will Tuition for our three-day 877.414.8991 to sign up sources, creating innovative be presented in 3 sessions: grant writing workshop is $ now. Strategic Proposal Writ- 598 per person, with a $50 programs, and planning for Educators, non-profit funding sustainability. ing Preparing a successful discount for early sign-ups professionals, graduate The workshop is great for written proposal requires an (14 business days or more students, administrators & government, academic, re- organized, systematic ap- before the workshop). researchers in the sciences search, health and non-prof- proach to effectively conStandard Tuition: $598 and social sciences should it professionals new to the vey your story. It demands per person. register as soon as possi- grant writing world as well disciplined strategies to Each student will receive ble. Spaces fills up quickly, for professionals looking to align your content to what a the following: which means registration is expand their grant writing grant maker is looking for. * ISFD Certificate of This workshop provides a Completion accredited by step-by-step writing pro- CFRE cess to deal with any and all * 20 Continuation Educaapplication requirements. tion Units (CEU) or 20 What’s more, you will learn Contact Hours why proposal writing is * Strategic Grant Proposal much different than other Writing Workbook * Strategic Grant Proposal kinds of writing. Strategic Program Plan- Research CD * Strategic Grant Proposal ning Planning a winning propos- Personalized Materials al requires developing ideas * Bonus Fundraising Matethat are clear, significant rials (Strategic Fundraising and compelling. Your ideas CD) must not only meet the cri- * On-Going Consulting teria of a grant maker, but Services with ISFD Instructhey must also demonstrate tors & Staff your in-depth knowledge Registration: about a grant maker. Ef- Online – http://www.isffectively strategizing your donline.com proposal idea is what this Phone - Call us at 877.414.8991. An ISFD workshop will emphasize. consultant will be more than happy to assist you Strategic Grant Research Through interactive exer- with your registration and cises, discussions, appli- answer any questions or cable research assignments concerns PARTICIPANTS SOUGHT FOR BREAST CANCER CLINICAL TRIAL The NSABP (National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project) in conjunction with the University of Vermont Medical Center and Intermountain Healthcare are conducting an oncology clinical trial for early-stage breast cancer bone marrow analysis entitled BP-59. If you have been told that you have early-stage breast cancer and you will be having either a mastectomy or lumpectomy to remove the tumor in your breast, this is a clinical trial that may be of interest to you. If you participate in this bone marrow analysis study, a sample of the spongy tissue inside bones where blood cells are made would be taken at the time of surgery. The purpose of this study is to learn if finding cancer cells in the bone marrow has importance in predicting the time of survival after a diagnosis of breast cancer. The comparison is being done to compare how long patients with breast cancer live when they have cancer cells in the bone marrow with how long patients with breast cancer live who do not have cancer cells in the bone marrow. From these trials, novel and proven therapies can emerge and become treatment options of the future. This progress would not be possible without clinical trial volunteerism. If you are interested in participating in this clinical trial, please talk to your surgeon or Intermountain Healthcare Oncology Clinical Trials personnel to see if you may be eligible to participate. For more information, call 435.688.4168. RSVPlumbing, Inc. Specializing in New Construction & Remodels Repairs & Emergencies Located in Hatch for 3 + Years 10 Years Experience - Licensed & Insured Ryan VonCannon (435)690-0948 USDA Announces 2009 DCP Sign-Up Begins Today Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program Sign Up to Begin in the Spring January is National Radon Awareness month In the United States nearly 1 in 15 homes are estimated to have elevated levels of radon. In Utah, one in three homes tests high. The Utah Safety Council is urging Utahans to test their homes for radon during the month of January. Radon is a naturally occurring, odorless, tasteless, radioactive gas produced by the breakdown of uranium in rocks and soil. Radon enters homes and buildings through cracks and other openings surrounded by soil. Radon is not dangerous when diluted by outdoor air, but when trapped inside a home or building it can build to dangerous levels. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States. An estimated 15,000-22,000 people die each year from radon-related cancer. After being inhaled, radon gas decays into radioactive particles. As the particles break down in the lungs they release small bursts of energy that can damage sensitive lung tissue and lead to lung cancer. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Surgeon General have strongly recommended that all residences (except those above the second floor in multi-level buildings) be tested for radon. Because radon gas is impossible to see, smell, or taste; testing kits are necessary to detect a radon problem. Testing your home or business for the presence of radon gas is the only way to determine if elevated levels exist. While your neighbor may have an acceptable level, this is not an indicator of radon in your home. Home construction differences, outside draft patterns, indoor appliances and even indoor activities can make a difference in the radon level in your home. Radon detection kits are inexpensive and easy to use. You can obtain radon test kits from the Utah Safety Council at www.utahsafetycouncil.org. After you have completed a test, simply mail in the entire kit for analysis to the manufacturer (a postage paid envelope as well as the lab analysis are included in the $12 price of the kit). The results will be returned via mail or email. For more information www.utahsafetycouncil.org, or contact the Utah Safety Council at (801) 478-7878, ext. 303 or (800) 933-5943, ext. 303 outside the Salt Lake Metro area. Bruce Richeson, State Executive Director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Utah announced that enrollment for the 2009 Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment (DCP) Program for farms with base acres begins today both online and at local USDA service centers and continues until June 1, 2009. “I encourage all producers to examine their options under this important revenue stabilizing Farm Service Agency program,” said Richeson. “Producers can view their options on the FSA website www.fsa.usda. gov and can visit any FSA office or Service Center to complete their 2009 DCP contract.” The June 1, 2009 deadline is mandatory for all participants. USDA will not accept any late-filed applications. The electronic DCP (or eDCP) service saves producers time, reduces paperwork and speeds up contract processing at USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices. It is available to all producers who are eligible to participate in the DCP Program and can be accessed at www.fsa.usda. gov/dcp. To access the service, producers must have an active USDA eAuthentication Level 2 account, which requires filling out an online registration form at www.eauth.egov.usda.gov followed by a visit to the local USDA Service Center for identity verification. Note that some forms for eligibility verification still must be submitted to your local office or Service Cen- ter to complete the sign-up. USDA computes DCP Program payments using base acres and payment yields established for each farm. Eligible producers receive direct payments at rates established by statute regardless of market prices. For 2009, eligible producers may request to receive advance direct payments based on 22 percent of the direct payment for each commodity associated with the farm. USDA will issue advance direct payments beginning Dec. 2008. Counter-cyclical payment rates vary depending on market prices. Counter-cyclical payments are issued only when the effective price for a commodity is statutorily set below its target price. The effective price is the higher of the national average market price received during the 12-marketing year for each covered commodity and the national average rate for a marketing assistance loan for the covered commodity. Producers who are eli- gible for the DCP Program will also be eligible to enroll in the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program. The enrollment period for the ACRE Program will begin in the spring. Producers may first enroll in the DCP Program, elect to receive advance direct payments and then later modify their enrollment to include the ACRE program or they may wait and elect to enroll in DCP and ACRE at the same time in Spring 2009. The optional ACRE Program provides a safety net based on State revenue losses and acts in place of the price-based safety net of counter-cyclical payments under DCP. A farm’s payment is based on a revenue guarantee calculated using a 5-year average state yield and the most recent 2-year State price for each eligible commodity. For the 2009 crop, the 2-year price average will be based on the 2007 and 2008 crop years. An ACRE payment is issued when both the State and the farm have incurred a revenue loss. The payment is based on 83.3 percent (85 percent in 2012) of the farm’s planted acres times the difference between the State ACRE guarantee and the State revenue times the ratio of the farm’s yield divided by the State expected yield. The total number of planted acres for which a producer may receive ACRE payments may not exceed the total base on the farm. In exchange for participating in ACRE, in addition to not receiving counter-cyclical payments, a farm’s direct payment is reduced by 20 percent, and marketing assistance loan rates are reduced by 30 percent. The decision to enroll in the ACRE Program is irrevocable. The owner of the farm and all producers on the farm must agree to enroll in ACRE. Once enrolled, the farm shall be enrolled for that initial crop year and will remain in ACRE through the 2012 crop year. |