Grant Ready: Building Capacity
Location
Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission
3019 Fair Street, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
Date
October 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM - October 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM
About
WHERE: Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission, 3019 Fair Street, Poplar Bluff, MO
WHEN:
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (lunch at noon) on Fridays, October 9th - October 30th
COST: None
This four-part grant workshop series is made possible at no cost to participants by funding from the Delta Regional Authority, and is intended to allow local governments and nonprofits to increase their capacity to find, apply for, and administer grants to serve their communities.
Sessions will be held each Friday from 1 pm - 4 pm, with a catered lunch available at noon. Session one will focus on how data about your community can be used to tell a compelling story that strengthens your grant applications. Session two will focus on engaging your community members to form effective partnerships and secure buy-in at all stages of the grant process. Session three takes a broader look at applying for various grants, helping participants think through several considerations of grant proposals to help participants move from idea to implementation. Session four dives into the actual fiscal management practices necessary to complete the work and report your successes to the funder.
Sessions
Oct. 9, 2026
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1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT How to Find and Use Data for Grants
Lunch provided at 12:00 pm
Location: Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission, 3019 Fair Street, Poplar Bluff, MO
Oct. 16, 2026
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1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT How to Engage Your Community to Support Your Proposed Project
Lunch provided at 12:00 pm
Location: Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission, 3019 Fair Street, Poplar Bluff, MO
Oct. 23, 2026
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1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT Considerations from Idea to Implementation
Lunch provided at 12:00 pm
Location: Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission, 3019 Fair Street, Poplar Bluff, MO
Oct. 30, 2026
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1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT Fiscal Administration and Reporting
Lunch provided at 12:00 pm
Location: Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission, 3019 Fair Street, Poplar Bluff, MO