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Essentials for Successful Grant Writing Webinar</h1>
<span style="caret-color:rgb(82, 82, 82);color:rgb(82, 82, 82);font-family:Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">On Wednesday March 2, 2022 from 2pm to 4pm ET (1pm-3pm CT) please
plan to participate in a grant writing webinar on the essentials for successful grant writing to improve your chance at getting your grant applications funded. Common tips to "wow" reviewers, as well as common mistakes to avoid distracting reviewers will be
shared. Great ideas, when well-articulated, can result in successfully getting your project funded. Advanced planning and preparation are the keys to successful grant writing.</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;transition-property:background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform;transition-duration:0.2s;transition-timing-function:linear;caret-color:rgb(82, 82, 82);color:rgb(82, 82, 82);font-family:Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">
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Audience: </strong><span style="caret-color:rgb(82, 82, 82);color:rgb(82, 82, 82);font-family:Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>NIFA
applicants that have not been awarded grants and new applicants (up to the limit of 1,000 Zoom participants), with specific emphasis for institutions and organizations with less experience submitting and obtaining competitive grants.</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;transition-property:background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform;transition-duration:0.2s;transition-timing-function:linear;caret-color:rgb(82, 82, 82);color:rgb(82, 82, 82);font-family:Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">
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<span style="caret-color:rgb(82, 82, 82);color:rgb(82, 82, 82);font-family:Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">To register for the webinar: <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_rfXg1QNkT66EHvCZV0sWRg" target="_blank" data-extlink="" style="box-sizing:border-box;transition-property:background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform;transition-duration:0.2s;transition-timing-function:linear;background-size:100%;background-image:linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 1px, rgb(170, 170, 170) 1px, rgb(170, 170, 170) 2px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 2px);color:rgb(0, 119, 181);text-shadow:rgb(255, 255, 255) -1px -1px 0px, rgb(255, 255, 255) 1px -1px 0px, rgb(255, 255, 255) -1px 1px 0px, rgb(255, 255, 255) 1px 1px 0px;outline-offset:0.125em;font-family:Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_rfXg1QNkT66EHvCZV0sWRg <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="ext" style="box-sizing:border-box;transition-property:background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform;transition-duration:0.2s;transition-timing-function:linear;background-image:url("/sites/all/modules/contrib/extlink/images/extlink_s.png");width:10px;height:10px;padding-right:12px;background-position:2px center;background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat"><span class="element-invisible" style="box-sizing:border-box;transition-property:background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform;transition-duration:0.2s;transition-timing-function:linear;height:1px;width:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px)">(link
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Session: 2:00-3:00 ET (1:00-2:00pm central time)</strong><br style="box-sizing:border-box;transition-property:background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform;transition-duration:0.2s;transition-timing-function:linear;caret-color:rgb(82, 82, 82);color:rgb(82, 82, 82);font-family:Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">
<span style="caret-color:rgb(82, 82, 82);color:rgb(82, 82, 82);font-family:Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">Grant Writing Tips for Success-Ten Things You Must Do</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;transition-property:background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform;transition-duration:0.2s;transition-timing-function:linear;caret-color:rgb(82, 82, 82);color:rgb(82, 82, 82);font-family:Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">
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Sessions: 3:00-4:00 ET (2:00-3:00pm central time)</strong><br style="box-sizing:border-box;transition-property:background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform;transition-duration:0.2s;transition-timing-function:linear;caret-color:rgb(82, 82, 82);color:rgb(82, 82, 82);font-family:Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">
<span style="caret-color:rgb(82, 82, 82);color:rgb(82, 82, 82);font-family:Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">At the end of the General Session participants will be able to choose
between one of 4 sessions on the following programs or topics: Grant Opportunities, Finding Partners, Agricultural Food Research Initiative, Common Mistakes to Avoid.</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;transition-property:background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform;transition-duration:0.2s;transition-timing-function:linear;caret-color:rgb(82, 82, 82);color:rgb(82, 82, 82);font-family:Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">
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