Congressman Lincoln Davis Federal Funding Seminar

"Working Together to Enhance Our Communities"

August 5 - 6, 2009 - Coffee County Conference Center, Manchester, TN

Register by Mail, Fax or Online

Registration Form [PDF]—Print and Fax to 615.253.6346 or mail to address on form.

Congressman Lincoln Davis, The University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services, and the Procurement Technical Assistance Center invite you to participate in a two-day conference designed to provide valuable assistance to the entire community. We have designed two tracks of training emphasis:

Grant Sessions : Designed to provide assistance to community leaders on areas of:

• Economic Development opportunities
• Seeking grants (locating and writing proposals)
• Homeland Security Funding
• Housing Funding
• TVA Programs
• EDA
• Dept. of Justice
• Etc.

Business Sessions : Designed to assist business and industry in expanding their current markets by selling to the Government:

• Department of Defense
• State of Tennessee
• USDA
• BERO
• Etc.

Special emphasis will be placed on “Celebrating our Veterans.” As many of our troops are returning home from service, they will be entering the business community. Many programs have been put in place to make their return to business easier. We will focus on some of these programs.

Community leaders & Organizations, All business, including: Veteran owned, Service, Manufacturing, and Economic Development Professional.

Conference Format:

Participants should expect an enjoyable, interactive conference format as they are engaged in presentations, workshops, roundtable discussions, and networking opportunities. The conference is designed to provide value by featuring:

• Interactive workshops
• Keynote presentations
• Networking opportunities
• Recognition of company successes
• Publicity and recognition of conference supporters