{"id":31580,"date":"2024-06-30T15:48:45","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T20:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=31580"},"modified":"2024-09-25T14:14:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T19:14:53","slug":"application-deadline-fedcon-fall-2024-cohort","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/en\/event\/application-deadline-fedcon-fall-2024-cohort\/","title":{"rendered":"APPLICATION DEADLINE | FedCon Fall 2024 Cohort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Join FedCon, Your Gateway to Federal Government Contracts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Federal government has made a commitment to reshoring manufacturing in the USA. There is a tremendous need for products across numerous segments of the federal government, everything from bolts to bullets. And they are helping American companies to meet that need through procurement of goods from US manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>A unique federal government training opportunity available for established businesses. The program is called FedCon and is an 8-week cohort training program for manufacturers to learn how to grow their business with the Federal government as your client. And how to work with the Department of Defense, the largest federal agency.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PROGRAM DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Friday, September 27, 2024 to Friday, November 15, 2024<\/p>\n<p>10:00 am to noon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The program is a mix of in-person and virtual events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Program Cost:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No cost to manufacturers. The program is sponsored by Discover and the Illinois Apex Accelerator at the WBDC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facilitator:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Donna Beasley<\/p>\n<p>dbeasley@wbdc.org<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sponsored by:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sponsor-Bar-e1719780474645-300x77.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"370\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sponsor-Bar-e1719780474645-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sponsor-Bar-e1719780474645-1024x264.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sponsor-Bar-e1719780474645-768x198.png 768w, https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sponsor-Bar-e1719780474645-1536x396.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sponsor-Bar-e1719780474645.png 1720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">The Illinois APEX Accelerator at the Women\u2019s Business Development Center (WBDC) is provided through a cooperative agreement with the Department of Defense (DoD). 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