Responsible for grant awards totaling over $600,000,000. Each award made a difference to the recipients – and to the people they serve.
Federal Agencies
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF the Treasury
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- Coronavirus Relief Fund
- Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
United States Department of Justice
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- Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies
- Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program
- COPS Technology Grant
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Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
- Emergency Care Partnership Grant
United States Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Urban Areas Security Initiative
- Metropolitan Medical Response System
- Indiana Department of Homeland Security State Homeland Security Grant Program
Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
- Victims of Crime Act (VOCA)
- Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors (STOP)
- Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)
- Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
QUICK FACTS
- Waiting until the last minute to write your application can result in an unsuccessful application.
- Most grant applications require letters of support, job descriptions, resumes, a detailed budget, and a grant narrative.
- Although federal funding has decreased over the past few years, there is still ample funding available for hiring law enforcement officers, domestic violence prevention, and crime prevention programs.
- Understand the competition. If a national funder only intends to make 4 awards, consider whether it makes sense to apply.
Private Foundations
- Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust
- Central Indiana Community Foundation
- Home Instead Senior Care Foundation
- Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County
- Lilly Endowment, Inc.
- Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation
- USA Funds
- Petsmart Charities
- Tony Stewart Foundation
QUICK FACTS
- Most private foundations and federal agencies want to fund programs that are innovative. Compelling applications will stand out from the rest.
- Research is important. Grant applications require an assessment of a community’s need, and a persuasive need statement can win the award for you.
Other Awards and Compliance Activities
- Well-versed in compliance and audit regulations governing federal COVID-19 programs.
- Taught grant writing class to university faculty wanting detailed instruction on grant writing basics.
- Authored “Best Practices for Grants Management” for a large urban municipality wishing to consolidate grant management services.
- Resolved several aged single audit findings for municipalities and implemented a corrective action plan for better compliance.
QUICK FACTS
- Be prepared to open your books. Agencies that spend more than $750,000 in federal funds must have an annual audit.
- What you don’t know can hurt you. Inexperience is not an excuse for a poorly managed grant program and could result in repayment of funds.