Apply Now for Craighead County Giving Tree Grants; Deadline August 15
07.01.2010 -
Through our signature Giving Tree Grant Program, the Foundation supports a broad range of projects with the potential for statewide impact and programs serving immediate local needs. Any IRS 501(c)(3) public charity, government agency or hospital in Craighead County is eligible to apply. Other applicants may be considered if the project has a clear charitable purpose for the public benefit. Grants are not made to individuals.
Application Period:
July 10-August 15, 2010
Online Application:
This year, the Giving Tree grant application is entirely online. After July 10, click here to begin the online application, or watch this demonstration video to familiarize yourself with the process. When you begin the online application, you'll be asked to provide some basic information about your organization, answer some short-essay questions about the project for which you're requesting funding and provide a project budget. You WILL be able to save your application and return later to finish it, if needed.
In the application, you'll address these topics:
1. Background and rationale (describe the challenge, need or opportunity to be addressed and why it was chosen, how the proposed concept was developed, who was involved in the planning)
2. Description of proposal’s concept (describe what will take place, when it will happen, where it will happen, who will make it happen, who will participate, partnering organizations)
3. Anticipated outcomes to be evaluated (describe the changes or improvements you expect to occur, how the changes will address the situation described above; how you plan to determine if expected outcomes did actually occur; and how the change will be measured)
4. Capacity of grantee (brief history of the organization and how it and the project director are qualified to plan and to implement the proposal)
5. Dissemination [if applicable] (if the project could be replicated elsewhere in the state or region describe how the results will be shared at the close of the grant period)
6. Sustainability [if applicable] (describe how the program will be funded after the grant ends)
You'll also need to complete a project budget and list of other donations or financial contributions to the project and provide a list of your board of directors.
Other Grant Guidelines:
Before beginning the online application, download a complete list of submission guidelines and evaluation criteria by clicking on the icon below.
Giving Tree grants are made annually through a competitive grant process through ARCF's central office and each of its 27 local affiliate offices. Learn more about the Giving Tree program here.
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