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State Library to Host Grant Writing Webinars Online

The State Library is offering a webinar “Grant Writing: Creating a Winning Proposal," Dec. 11, 2024. The webinar is free but registration is required. Visit the State Library website for more details and registration. Questions? Contact Dawn Mullin at dmullin@statelibrary.sc.gov.

Carolinas Renewable Energy DASH Community Meetings

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced six state-based project to receive federal funding through the Renewable Energy Siting through Technical Engagement and Planning grant, including a collaborative project between North and South Carolina called the Carolinas Renewable Energy Development Assistance and Siting Hub (DASH). Multiple agencies in North and South Carolina are partnering to carry out the project.

As part of the project, there will be community meetings to allow attendees to voice their thoughts, concerns and questions about large-scale renewable energy planning, siting and permitting in their area and learn more about the Carolinas Renewable Energy DASH project and its impacts on the region.

The meetings scheduled so far for South Carolina will focus on solar development

  • March 13, 2025
    6–7:15 p.m.
    Marion County Administrative Building
    2523 East Highway 76, Marion, SC 29571

  • April 10, 2025
    6–7:15 p.m.
    Hartsville Memorial Library
    147 W College Ave, Hartsville, SC 29550

More dates/times are being added for next year.

Register to attend a meeting

Anyone can RSVP and join a meeting; meeting hosts ask those with accessibility and accommodation concerns to fill out the form so that they can best prepare and respond to registrants before they attend their chosen meeting.

Grant Writing USA and Central Midlands Council of Governments Cohost Grant Writing and Grant Management Workshops

Central Midlands Council of Governments and Grant Writing USA will present two grant training opportunities in Columbia, SC.

Learn where to find the grants and how to get them.

On Nov.14-15, 2024, the Central Midlands Council of Governments hosts Grant Writing USA's two-day grant writing workshop. Attendees will learn how to find grants and write winning grant proposals. Beginning and experienced government, education and nonprofit personnel are welcome to attend.

Tuition is $495; Single registrants receive $50 off tuition with code "Holiday".  Early registrants with a group of three or more will each receive an additional $50 discount. Groups of 3 or more gets $100 off of tuition. Please use the code "Holiday" at the time of registration.

Learn more and register for grant writing class.

Learn how to stay in compliance and keep the money.

The Dec. 9-10, 2024, class covers federal grant rules, the 2024 Uniform Guidance updates, evaluation, project and record management, internal controls, cost principles, time and effort, procurement, indirect costs, and much more. Beginning and experienced grant managers, grant writers and administrators from city, county and state agencies, healthcare organizations, nonprofits, K-12, colleges and universities are encouraged to attend.

Tuition is $595 and includes all materials; however early registration discounts are available through Nov. 30, 2024. Single registrants will receive $50 off of tuition. Early registrants part of a group of three or more will receive an additional $50 discount. Groups of three or more get $100 off their tuition. Please use the code "Holiday" at the time of registration.

Learn more and register for the grant management class.

 

Payment is not required at the time of registration. Checks, credit cards, and purchase orders are welcome. City, county, and state agencies have 30 days after the training to pay.

Questions? Email Anna Lipscomb or call (702) 677-0402.

Stormwater Training

American Stormwater Institute, LLC is offering stormwater training. The full class schedule is available on the ASI website.

The National Stormwater Center offers certified stormwater inspector training classes. Information on classes and how to register is available on the National Stormwater Center website.

Vector Control for Environmental Health Professionals - Free Training

Environmental health professionals are on the frontline of helping individuals, institutions, and communities reduce threats from mosquitoes, ticks, and other vectors. This training—Vector Control for Environmental Health Professionals—emphasizes the use of integrated pest management to address public health pests and vectors that spread pathogens, including Zika virus and others. The training offers Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

The training includes 11 courses. Take all of them or pick and choose (the first three are required, then take courses in any order):

  1. Vector-Borne Diseases of Public Health Importance
  2. Integrated Pest Management Basics
  3. Performance Assessment and Improvement of Vector Control Services
  4. Tick Biology and Control
  5. Mosquito Biology and Control
  6. Toxicology of Pesticides
  7. Rodent Management
  8. Pests and Vectors in Food and Housing Environments
  9. Special Pest Management Considerations for Schools
  10. Risk Communication Basics
  11. Bed Bug Biology and Control

Visit the following website to register and to learn more about the training: https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/elearn/vcehp.html.