White House Conference on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

Posted by on July 11, 2003

Tuesday, July 29, 2003
8:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Minneapolis Convention Center
1301 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55403

On Tuesday, July 29, the White House and the Departments of Justice,Agriculture, Labor, Health & Human Services, Housing & Urban Development, and Education and the Agency for International Development will host a Conference in Minneapolis, MN, to help faith-based and community organizations learn more about President Bush’s Faith-Based and Community Initiative. The Federal government is working to make sure that faith-based and community groups can compete on an equal footing for Federal dollars, receive greater private support, and face fewer bureaucratic barriers.

The Conference is free, but pre-registration is required. Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Visit http://www.fbci.gov to register online. We strongly encourage you to register online. If you are unable to register online, print the registration form attached to this email. Complete the form and fax it to 703-299-4589 or 703-706-0476. If you are not able to view this file, please call 202-456-6718 to have a form faxed to you. Please register by July 21. If you are unable to attend the conference, please cancel your registration via email, to fbci@dtihq.gov , or via fax, to the numbers listed above, so we may accommodate as many people as possible.

The Conference is part of a series of regional Conferences that will be held round the country. These Conferences will equip participants with information about Federal programs that are suited to their needs, the Federal funding process, and the legal requirements that may apply to recipients of Federal funds. It will also give them practical information on the grant-writing process and successful practices from other organizations, as well as an opportunity to network with Federal officials.

The conference will offer several different tracks of workshops. When you pre-register, please indicate your preference for which workshop you would like to attend. Since workshops fill up, please mark a first and second choice.

For more information, please call 202-456-6718, send an email to fbci@dtihq.com, or visit http://www.fbci.gov.

We very much hope you will be able to join us in Minneapolis, MN.