Get Ready, Get Set, Go

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Get Ready, Get Set, Go!

• How to be a Successful DFC Grantee

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Whats to Come

• Tips for a successful DFC grant start up strategy
• Highlights from the Grant Terms Conditions
• Examples from CSAP Project Officers of successful
  grantee efforts
• An understanding of the role of the Project
  Officer

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What a Quandary

• Compliance Issues
• Grantee/ Coalition Relationships
• Staffing Issues
• Managing Grant Funds
• Work Plan? Strategic Plan? Logic Model?
  Evaluation Plan?
• Coalition Structure

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Assessment

• Baseline Data
• Identifying Resources, Barriers and Policies
• Community Readiness
• Determining Local Conditions

5
Capacity

• Coalition Readiness
• Structure
• Staff Driven vs. Coalition Drive
• Coalition Networking
• Coalition Development

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Planning

• Community Involvement
• Ready? Set? Go?
• Dynamic vs. Static

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Implementation

• Kick Off
• Plan to Implement and Implement your Plan
• Environmental Strategies
• Pace Your Efforts

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Evaluation

• Documenting Population Level Change
• Internal and External Evaluation
• Benefits of having a skilled evaluator

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Cultural Competence

• Know About
• Be Aware of
• Recognize
• Distinguish
• Acknowledge
• Appreciate
• Admit
• Understand
• Learn

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Sustainability

• The Sustainability Plan
• Sustaining the Change
• Sustaining the Coalition
• Expanding Maintaining Financial Support

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Your DFC Project Officer

• Building Relationships
• First point of contact
• Regular and ongoing communication
• Help us, Help you

• Role Responsibilities
• Monitors all aspects of program
• Coordinates with Grantee and Division of Grants
  Management
• Takes corrective action as required

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In Conclusion

• Congratulations!
• Working together
• for a
• Strong Brilliant
• DFC Start!