Chesterland, Geauga West Rotaries Partner for Community Grant
The Chesterland Rotary Foundation and Geauga West Rotary Club have partnered to create a community grant that matches up to $10,000 of an awarded organization's funding.
The Chesterland Rotary Foundation and Geauga West Rotary Club have partnered to create a community grant that matches up to $10,000 of an awarded organization’s funding.
Ed Slane, president of GWRC said in a phone interview Jan. 3 this is the first year this grant has been offered.
“The Chesterland Rotary Foundation invites eligible organizations to submit proposals for projects or programs that address unmet needs in the community,” the application said, adding community needs could include education and workforce development, food security, mental health or homelessness.
Applicants must be a registered 501(c)3 organization and operate within Geauga County.
The matched grant comes from the CRF.
“If somebody came through with a viable application of $10,000 and we awarded it, that would probably be the biggest one we’ve ever done,” Slane said, adding the minimum grant amount is $2,500.
Grants conclude within two years of the award. Applicants can either do it on their own, seek a sponsor or complete a joint application with another qualified organization, he said.
“We want to send funds back out into the community on a regular basis,” Slane said.
He hopes they can announce the awarded organization(s) at their Hearts for Service event Feb. 15, otherwise they will be announced Feb. 20, he said.
Applications are due to jrhuntberger@gmail.com by Jan. 16.
The rotary asks applicants to include the following in a proposal not exceeding eight pages:
- Brief description of the organization’s mission, accomplishments and challenges;
- The unmet need your project/program intends to address and how you identified it as an unmet need;
- Project/program abstract (100-150 words) that summarizes the goals and your approach to achieve them;
- Project program narrative: Details of initial assumptions, measurable goals, milestones, deliverables, schedule and measurement criteria to assess results versus goals. Identify the project manager;
- Project/program budget: Detailed breakdown of project/program expected costs and funding;
- Demonstrate organizational ability to manage the project/program effectively;
- Sustainability plan: How will the results be sustained beyond the duration of the grant period?
