GRANT WRITING BASICS Training. Loyola University of Maryland

Professional Grant Writing Basics   

Training

Sponsors: Institute for Interactive Instruction ● Educare Resource Center, Inc.

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
DECEMBER 6, 2011 ● 9:00AM – 5:-00PM

(PLEASE ARRIVE 15 MINUTES EARLY)

LOYOLA GRADUATE CENTER COLUMBIA CAMPUS
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
8890 McGAW ROAD-SUITE 130 COLUMBIA 21045

TEL: 410-617-7601

Price: $75.00
This intensive grant writing training is designed for community and faithbased
organizations, but will also appeal to other private and public agencies.
Participants will gain information and skills to write successful proposals, as
well as learn how to form collaborative partnerships with other community
stakeholders.

With experience in the utilizing hands-on exercises and interactive
activities, this training stands out from other grant-writing trainings
because it is designed to allow participants to practice and further develop
grant writing skills. Participants will also be given an “inside look” into the
grant review process, creating a proposal, defending your proposal and
increasing your potential fundability.

Who Should Attend?
      Faith and community-based  organizations
      Philanthropists
      Social and human services professionals who wish to contribute to theircommunities
      Healthcare professionals


Registration Form::    
                   http://www.iiiinc.org/catrice_pdf/professional_grant_writing_basics.pdf

Molds. After effects of flooding. Health Hazard.

Introduction to Molds

Molds produce tiny spores to reproduce.
Mold spores waft through the indoor and outdoor air continually.

When mold spores land on a damp spot indoors, they may begin growing and digesting whatever they are growing on in order to survive. There are molds that can grow on wood, paper, carpet, and foods.

When excessive moisture or water accumulates indoors, mold growth will often occur, particularly if the moisture problem remains undiscovered or un-addressed. There is no practical way to eliminate all mold and mold spores in the indoor environment; the way to control indoor mold growth is to control moisture.

The key to mold control is moisture control

It is important to dry water damaged areas and items within 24-48 hours to prevent mold growth.

If mold is a problem in your home, clean up the mold and get rid of the excess water or moisture.

Fix leaky plumbing or other sources of water.

Wash mold off hard surfaces with detergent and water, and dry completely.

Absorbent materials (such as ceiling tiles & carpet) that become moldy may have to be replaced

Mold Resources

Basic Mold Cleanup

Ten Things You Should Know About Mold

Asthma and Mold

Floods/Flooding

Health and Mold

Homes and Mold

Indoor Air Regulations and Mold

Large Buildings and Mold

Schools and Mold and Indoor Air Quality

Publications

• How to Order Publications

Health Hazard. Flood Damage from Mold and Fungus

Phantom Fungus

Mary Murphy was alarmed by her grandson Zachary’s deteriorating health 4 months after Hurricane Floyd blew through their Hubert, NC, manufactured home in September 1999. Born with asthma, Zachary, age 5, had always suffered from common effects of the disease, so Mary and her husband, Garland, had always been careful as they raised him and his three siblings. But, in January 2000, following a series of doctors’ visits and stays in the local hospital, they found themselves rushing Zachary, now in serious condition with a collapsed lung, to Duke Hospital in Durham, NC. As the Murphys stood by Zachary’s hospital bed, they began mentally walking through their home searching for an explanation of his ongoing health issues. Mary and her husband returned home and began to look for the source of the problem.

Hurricane Floyd had ushered in a tornado that entered via their chimney and burst through the roof of their home, seemingly leaving behind little more than roof and carpet damage. Private insurance took care of the expense of restoring their home, but it was now apparent there was additional (undetected) damage. Upon deeper inspection, the Murphys discovered that water had pooled underneath the unelevated manufactured home, apparently the consequence of runoff from a widened roadway that added to an already flooded neighboring creek. The water had been permeating the walls, causing mold to grow and infect Zachary with air contaminants, particularly dangerous to his sensitive lungs.

Mary contacted the local Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) and, within 3 days, a FEMA Individual Assistance (IA) agent came to their property with an environmental expert who, following an inspection, condemned the property. FEMA further determined the family qualified for temporary housing in a FEMA trailer while their manufactured home was demolished and a new one installed.

In July 2001, with a manufactured home model selected, the family moved from the FEMA trailer to combine housekeeping locally with their adult daughter in order to allow contractors to begin setting up the new home. Eight truckloads of sand were spread and an elevated foundation built before placing the new manufactured home into place. On August 3, 2001, the family was able to finally return to their new home, now elevated and safe from environmental hazards.

“They saved my grandson’s life,” said Mary, speaking of FEMA, “because, if they had not stepped in, I don’t know what I would have done.” Mary went on to say, “It (the mold) probably would have ended up killing all of us.” It was found that the family’s church had mold growing as well, requiring the congregation to move to a new building as many were sickened from breathing airborne contaminants. “I can’t believe how that mold does hurt people so bad.”

Not only is Zachary, now age 16, fully recovered, but the Murphys’ home has not flooded since being re-established on an elevated foundation. “I really appreciate FEMA,” Mary said. “They were really nice, the people that came out. They were great.”