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Building Communities: Sharing Strategies to Secure Grant Funding"

April 16th Conference at Our Lady of Snows Shrine in Belleville.

Topics to be covered:

What are the federal grant opportunities available and how can local governments and nonprofits successfully navigate these tools like grant.gov?

What capacities are necessary to succeed with a federal grant?

What pre-grant writing preparation is necessary?

And much more! To register go the Program Registration to your right titled "Building Communities: Grant Funding Conference"

"A Gardener's Guide to Plant Propagation" Gardening Series Program

March/April 2010 issue of the 4-H Newsletter. Important information about deadlines for those members that plan to participate in the 4-H County shows this summer.

Find information on several available scholarships on page 8.

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A Gardener's Guide to Plant Propagation
Register by March 22, 2010

Building Communities: Grant Funding Conference
Register by April 8, 2010

Upcoming Events

Master Gardener Training - Vegetables
Belleville, Illinois (St. Clair County)
March 23, 2010

Plant Propagation
Belleville, Illinois (St. Clair County)
March 23, 2010

Basket Raffle
Fairview Heights, Illinois (St. Clair County)
March 23, 2010

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Illini Pet Pod

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Illini Farm Report

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Closing Market Report

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Challenges at the Supermarket

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Spotlight on Natural Resources

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