The Southern Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors (SAAESD) and Northeastern Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors (NERA) are pleased to host a two-day workshop on grant writing. The November 16th portion of the workshop focuses on NIFA-USDA Funding Opportunities, which includes the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), Higher Education, Multicultural Alliances and International Programs, Integrated Research, Education and Extension Programs, Children Youth and Families at Risk Program, Pest Management Alternatives Program (PMAP), and Small Business Innovation Research Programs (SBIR). NIFA staff responsible for the administration of the various programs will make presentations.

The The November 17th Writing Winning Grants Workshop focuses on how to navigate the grant writing process. Participants will be walked through the process of developing a successful grant submission, how to participate in the review process, proposal organization, the development of integrated team proposals and will also highlight common errors and what should be avoided.

The workshops will be held November 16-17, 2009 at the Marriott Crystal Gateway, Arlington, VA as part of a two-day series offered by NERA, SAAESD, and Virginia Tech. When taken together, participants gain a complete understanding of the grant writing process.

The workshop is designed for an audience of researchers, extension specialists, educators and administrators.

• See Program Information for more details about the program.
  
  
• Download a Travel Grant Application (PDF - 85K)
  Deadline Date: August 15, 2009
  
  
• See AGENDA for schedule of events and breakout sessions.
  
  
• See Registration Information for information and online registration.

Crystal Gateway Marriott
1700 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202
1-703-920-3230, 1-800-228-9290
Website - www.marriott.com/wasgw

*to make hotel reservations for the USDA Grantsmanship Workshop on November 16 and the Writing Winning Grants Workshop on November 17, please go to https://resweb.passkey.com/go/ GrantsWorkshop

Attendees can also call to reserve their sleeping rooms:

Reservation Phone Number: 1-800-266-9432
Toll-Free Phone Number: 1-800-266-9432

The special room rate for the USDA Grantsmanship Workshop and the Writing Winning Grants Workshop ends on October 26, 2009. Reservations made after the cut-off date will be at the hotel's then current available rate.

Detailed street map of hotel location, including closest metro stops.
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Marriott Crystal City
1999 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202
1-703-413-5500
www.marriott.com

Sheraton Crystal City
1800 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202
1-703-486-1111
www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton

Courtyard by Marriott Crystal City
2899 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202
1-703-549-3434
www.marriott.com

Sponsors

SAAESD - Southern Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors (http://saaesd.ncsu.edu/ )

NERA - Northeastern Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors (www.agnr.umd.edu/users/NERA/ )

We look forward to seeing you on November 16-17, 2009 in Arlington, VA!

Please notify your faculty and graduate students of this important date. We look forward to your participation. If you have questions, please contact:

Alissa VanDeventer
Outreach Program Development

(540) 231-2014
avandeve@vt.edu