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Do Reviewers’ High Scores Predict the Best Grant Projects?

ProposalPRO

Studies on the topic indicate that expert peer reviewers can select strongly written grant applications but cannot necessarily predict which projects will successfully achieve stated objectives. Equitable Distribution – award the same amount of funding to all qualified applicants who apply. The data indicates … no. 2016, Danthi et al.,

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2015's Top 10 Products at TechSoup

Tech Soup

You've been waiting all fiscal year to find out what the top 10 TechSoup products are for 2015. A CAL — or client access license — is a license that you need for each user or device that will connect to a server application. Are you on #TeamMicrosoft or #TeamSymantec? Get your final bets in now. Have a CAL, man.

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Award Grants Provide an Opportunity to Honor Those Most Deserving

GrantNews

For Haley Gomez , professor of astrophysics and head of public engagement for the School of Physics and Astronomy at Cardiff University in the United Kingdom, winning the Royal Astronomical Society’s Fowler Prize in 2015 for her scientific contributions has “made a huge difference” when applying for promotions and research grants.

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Grant Writing Tip: Using federal grants to fund building or purchasing/renovating a building

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

Local governments, states and tribal organizations, and nonprofits in cooperation with their city or county are eligible applicants. Eligible applicants are fire departments, nonaffiliated emergency medical services organizations, and state fire training academies. The DHS FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program.

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Get Email on Your Domain with Hands-On Office 365 Workshops

Tech Soup

November 2015. December 2015. Office 365 is the online version of Microsoft Office that provides your organization with Internet-based access to Office applications. Nakuru, Kenya , November 4 with Mary Antonina. Malaba, Kenya , November 5 with David Wanga. Nairobi, Kenya , November 6 with Chrispine Okumu.

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Ideas Wanted to Increase Participation in Elections

Tech Soup

And it's very easy to do an application. The 2015 Knight Foundation News Challenge is accepting applications online from February 25 to March 19, 2015. The winners will be announced in June of 2015. Just go to newschallenge.org to explain your idea during the application period. Be brief and be visual.

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Windows XP Will Be Supported by Third-Party Anti-Virus … Sort Of

Tech Soup

Most of them have committed to continue supporting XP for at least a year, if not longer: Avira: April 8, 2015. VIPRE: until April 2015 or later. Sophos: September 30th, 2015. Even Microsoft will support XP with its Microsoft Security Essentials - until July 14th, 2015. BitDefender: January 2016.