What's Happening Wednesday: Happy Thanksgiving!

Oh behalf of Prosperity Ag & Energy Resources, Happy Thanksgiving! In observance of the holiday, our office hours are:
Thursday, November 22nd - Closed
Friday, November 23rd – Closed

We will resume normal business hours on Monday, November 26, 2012.

Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving with your friends and family!

What's Happening Wednesday: Today Is a New Day

Yes, it dawned this morning, too. 

It’s November 7, 2012; the elections are over. 

The speeches, both of victory and of concession, have been made. Candidates have left the podiums, their supporters have retreated to their homes and social media accounts. The confetti has been scattered, the balloons dropped and the raised blood pressure of those both delighted and furious is regulating. Today, I saw a volunteer stop along the roadside collecting signs that yesterday stood stalwart in support of their candidate and today are already swaying awkwardly in the chilly November drizzle. Time. We cannot ever suppress time.

It is said that time heals all wounds. I hope the adage is true for America. We are a country wounded by this election-regardless of the turnout and regardless of who won and who did not. The divided feeling pervades the air; this is not the way America can be successful. As I begin to assess what this election means to me personally, I am reminded to consider this: What do I mean to this country? What can I do to make the next four years great? That my next four years are successful and happy is incumbent upon me alone!

Do not take the election results as a defeat or a triumph. America is founded on individualism. We are still individuals, still have our own liberties and are still free to make choices for ourselves, are still able and should be willing to attain our own dreams! Be an individual. Work hard, be abundant in your lives, and offer what you can to your family, your community and to your country. Relying on our governmental system and its elected officials for personal happiness or discontentment is a mistake that insults the true achievement of ‘the Great Experiment’ of the United States of America. 

 

Today is a new day. 

What's Happening Wednesday: Fall - A Busy Time for Grant Writing

October and November are full of deadlines for grant opportunities! This Wednesday we are busy writing and managing application packages for our clients. Here are a few upcoming and recent deadlines.

- USDA Value-Added Producer Grant Program: October 15, 2012
- Honda Foundation: November 1, 2012
- NCR SARE Research & Education: November 8, 2012
- OED Conservation Community Challenge Program: November 15, 2012
- NCR SARE Farmer Rancher: November 29, 2012

Prosperity Grant Training Session Take Two!

Welcome Prosperity Grant Training participants to our second fall session! Thanks for registering!

What's Happening Wednesday: Grant Training In Session!

This Wednesday we are in Indianapolis for our new Prosperity Grant Training Course! This is a two-day course called "Grant Feasibility and Application Basics". Thank you to all of our participants who registered and Indiana Pork who is hosting our group at their site. This same course will be available next Monday and Tuesday. Space is still available for this upcoming course! Please see below if you are interested in registering.

Click here to register for our October 29th & 30th grant training course!

Photo Friday: How has the drought affected corn yields?

Photo Friday: How has the drought affected corn yields?

According to a FarmWorld article released yesterday, current corn production numbers represent a 13 percent drop from last year. Click here to ready more statistics from USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

What's Happening Wednesday: Indiana Funding Opportunity!

Do you have a renewable energy or energy efficiency project in Indiana that benefits your community? If so, take a look at the Indiana OED Community Conservation Challenge (CCC) funding opportunity currently open!

Indiana OED is accepting applications through November 15, 2012 from non-residential entities for community energy conservation projects. Grants range from $25,000 to $150,000 and a total of $500,000 is expected to be available. 

Contact our office today to see if your project is a fit!

317-996-2777 or sarah@prosperityagenergy.com 

Indiana Funding Opportunity Announcement:
Indiana OED Community Conservation Challenge (CCC)

Funding Opportunity Synopsis
The Indiana Office of Energy Development (OED) is accepting applications 2012 Community Conservation Challenge (CCC) program. This program offers financial assistance to non-residential entities for the implementation of highly leveraged, unique, and visible community energy conservation projects. Grants range from $25,000 to $150,000 and a total of $500,000 is expected to be available. Applications must be submitted electronically by November 15, 2012.

Eligible applicants include local units of government, school corporations, businesses, and nonprofit agencies in Indiana. Eligible technologies include; alternative fuels vehicle fleets, combined heat and power, biomass, energy efficiency, geothermal, solar, traffic signal retrofits, waste management and recycling, water systems, hydropower, and wind. A cost share is not required; however, OED strongly encourages applicants to leverage other funds in lieu of a cost share. Applicants, partners or in-kind contributions are eligible to include as leveraged funds.

This program is highly competitive. Please follow up directly to express your specific interest and plans that may be eligible for this program. For more information on the program, visit http://www.in.gov/oed/2645.htm.