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UB/UBMS Proposal Questions Answered During Our FREE Lunch & Learn Q & A Webinars - Registration Now Available
Join us for a Q&A session every Monday beginning October 5 on the upcoming UB/UBMS proposal competitions! Get insider tips, clarifications, and insights from experienced grant writers to enhance your proposal. Can't join us live at 12 PM Central? No worries! Register to receive the on-demand recording to watch during your lunch break, after work, or during the weekend. Register just once to attend any or all sessions. The recording of each weekly webinar will also be posted o
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Special Edition Lisa’s Take: McNair GAN Update and November 1st Response Toolkit
McNair Project Directors and institutional leaders have a new compliance item to address before November 1, 2026. A new condition included in McNair Grant Award Notifications (GANs) directs grantees to contact their Federal Project Officer (FPO) by November 1 and explain both their intent to operate the McNair project in a race-neutral manner and how they will do so without using race or ethnicity in participant selection or employment-related procedures. The GAN explains tha
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NEC at the 2026 COE Annual Conference
NEC exhibited at the Council for Opportunity in Education's (COE) Annual Conference in San Diego last week. The conference hosted more than 1,000 colleges and agencies from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., the Pacific Islands, and Puerto Rico, committed to postsecondary opportunity for low-income, first-generation students and students with disabilities. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth! We enjoyed meeting you and discussing our services. For more information, f
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The New TRIO Director’s Playbook: Leading Your Program With Confidence: FREE Webinar
Reposted from Innovative Educators Stepping into the role of a TRIO director is exciting, but there is a lot to learn. From supporting students and leading staff to managing budgets, meeting federal requirements, documenting services, and demonstrating program impact, new directors are often asked to master multiple responsibilities at once. Join Dr. Chez Redmond for a complimentary webinar designed specifically for new TRIO directors. Drawing on her experience in TRIO and hi
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Recording Now Available: SSS APR Q&A Office Hours with Lisa on 09/22/26
Recording Now Available Click the following link and insert the passcode below to view the recording of the SSS APR Q&A Office Hours with Lisa FREE Webinar – Recorded on 09/22/2026. https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/Dzrw7CN_K_zCAFEGcrIc5N0EmeU2ehR78eFaLWpd2nqaSqjrUAyOraz2WIrvd1sK.sRAHtvlD4Wj7aqeC?startTime=1790104131000 Passcode: 2*d2d8KU Google Drive webinar materials: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lsRMip9im9gs-ef-veFVgb6lUUzUdk7u?usp=sharing Registration Details T
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