Transforming an idea into a project plan is essential for winning grants: funders and voters want projects that are realistic, viable, and sustainable. Project development helps ensure you know what resources are needed to build, operate, maintain, and eventually replace a grant-funded project. It identifies red flags, builds a realistic timeline and budget, and aligns expectations among stakeholders.

Join VLCT’s Federal Funding Assistance staff to learn about project development and ways to fund your project. Topics include:

• The project lifecycle and the products that help move you toward grant success
• The important role of capital stacks in the project’s funding package
• What to know about grants and how they work, and what funders want to see in an application.

Presenters
Katie Buckley, Federal Funding Assistance Program Director, VLCT
Bonnie Waninger, Federal Funding Assistance Program Specialist, VLCT