Basics of State & Federal Grants

About the Workshop:

 So often we hear someone say “That’s a great idea, we should write a grant for it”, yet the process of seeking and securing grant funding can be daunting, especially when it comes to applying for and administering state or federal grants.  The objectives of this workshop will be to discuss the grant writing profess for state and federal grants from abstract to annual reporting.  During the workshop we will review state and federal grant prospecting and proposal reviews.  We will discuss the importance of pre and post award planning for state and federal grants as well as making the decision to pursue or not to pursue or when to “wait for the next cycle” before applying for and anticipating state and federal grant dollars for that great idea.

About the Presenter:

Trent Ball currently serves as the Associate Dean of Students and Director of Student Retention at Southeast Missouri State University and provides leadership and management of the Academic Support Centers (ASC’S). Mr. Ball is the immediate past Board Chair for the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE). The Council is dedicated to furthering the expansion of college opportunities for low-income, first-generation students, veterans, and students with disabilities throughout the United States. He is a past president of the MO-KAN-NE Chapter of The Educational Opportunity Association (EOA) EOA and past president of EOA. Currently, Mr. Ball serves on the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri’s Education and Employment Council, the UNCF, Inc. St. Louis Leadership Advisory Council, is the TRIO Representative on the Council for the Advancement of Standards (CAS) Board of Directors, serves on the Board of Gene Slay’s Girls and Boys Club and is working with St. Louis Graduates and the St. Louis Regional Chamber on the new Lumina Foundation projects. He has presented numerous programs at the local, state, regional and national level, wrote and submitted over 20 state and federal grant proposals and is a senior consultant and co-owner/operator of LEAD Consulting and Training. Mr. Ball has 20 years of professional experience working in Higher Education.