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Grant funding is to hire, not necessarily for projects but to support programs

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Friends: Funds projects of districts' choosing

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Friends: Funds projects of districts' choosing

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Online form, no account creation needed. Applicants identify their needs, submit a budget worksheet

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TA: Awards process is a partnership approach that aims to spread the funding widely

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TA: Awards process is a partnership approach that aims to spread the funding widely

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State partners identify high priorities, awards aim to spread the funding as widely as possible and can include negotiations with grantees pre-award to make this happen

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Makes it hard for grantees to plan beyond a year. Given the uncertainty, staff may be hired as contractors with limited or no benefits instead of employees with benefits packages.

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Of the 25% required match with federal funds, 5% is provided by NACD, 20% provided by grantee

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TA: Funding must be spread across the nation, making it competitive at the state/territory/district levels

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TA: Funding must be spread across the nation, making it competitive at the state/territory/district levels

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TA: Federal funding could stop at any time

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TA: Federal funding could stop at any time

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E.g., administration changes

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Grants go to districts able to provide that match, whether cash or in-kind

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Allows for flexibility meeting the match

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Friends: Applicants required to pay dues to apply

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Friends: Applicants required to pay dues to apply

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Dues can be paid at any amount ($1+), but are a requirement to apply for a Friends of NACD District Grant

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TA: Districts may lack skills and experience to manage and administer grants

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TA: Districts may lack skills and experience to manage and administer grants

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NACD provides some guidance, but no training on grants management and administration. Quarterly reports are challenging for some districts to complete without this skillset.

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TA: Past grantees given first access to funds through priority request process

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TA: Past grantees given first access to funds through priority request process

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Friends: Funding dependent on fundraising and can fluctuate year-to-year

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Friends: Funding dependent on fundraising and can fluctuate year-to-year

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Friends can be used for match on another grant?

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Friends can be used for match on another grant?

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Present on DEIJ Committee, Coastal and Urban calls

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Present on DEIJ Committee, Coastal and Urban calls

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(Rich) NACD decides to add DEIJ components to its TA or other grants

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(Rich) NACD decides to add DEIJ components to its TA or other grants

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TA: Collect metrics on DEIJ through reports 

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TA: Collect metrics on DEIJ through reports 

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"What gets measured gets improved."
Rich: We are tracking who is being hired. Good male/female ratio, but not other areas.
Rich: Data shows that 30% being reached with EQIP.

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TA (Rich): Add language to the RFPs to give more credit to applications that demonstrate a commitment to DEIJ. Provide extra points to these applications.

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TA (Rich): Add language to the RFPs to give more credit to applications that demonstrate a commitment to DEIJ. Provide extra points to these applications.

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TA (Karla): Challenge TA grantees to make more diverse hires

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TA (Karla): Challenge TA grantees to make more diverse hires

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Add to MOA?
Offer training on diversity recruiting?

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TA (Rich): Carve out "no match required" funding in TA cycles

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TA (Rich): Carve out "no match required" funding in TA cycles

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Meg: Suggested carving out $250,000 in TA2022 funding
Rich: Leverage state assoc. and partners to identify high need applicants with inability to supply match

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Rich: Make outreach materials available in other languages to reach different groups

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Rich: Make outreach materials available in other languages to reach different groups

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Rich: We have the Tribal RPG and are hiring a consultant for DEIJ
Rich: We've also faced federal pressure for years to show diversity in publications (e.g., Soil Health report)

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TA (Candice): Offer webinar for new applicants to explain ins and outs of applying, match, etc.

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TA (Candice): Offer webinar for new applicants to explain ins and outs of applying, match, etc.