District 6970 Rotary Foundation Seminar District Rotary Foundation Seminar Grant Process Overview

District 6970 Rotary Foundation Seminar Discussion Items Grant application process –District –Global Grant cycle times –District –Global Global grant reporting

District 6970 Rotary Foundation Seminar District Grant Application Process 1.Club qualifies (signed MOU). 2.Club submits District Grant application online through District Foundation website. 3.District Grant Committee review 4.Grant award decision made and funded 5.Project completed 6.Report of completed project and receipts

District 6970 Rotary Foundation Seminar Global Grant Application Process 1.Club qualifies (signed MOU). 2.Club submits club-developed global grant proposal online. 3.TRF reviews proposal for initial approval. 4.Club submits global grant application. 5.District approves online. 6.TRF reviews for final approval.

District 6970 Rotary Foundation Seminar District Grant Cycle Time District Grant Applications May Share Committee Decision June District Spending Plan to TRF June Close out of prior year District Grant June TRF Funding July – August Project Complete within 6-7 months Report submitted within 30 days of completion

District 6970 Rotary Foundation Seminar Global Grant Cycle Time Identify Potential Partner Club and Project Solidify Project and Partnership 60 days Confirm Budget 30 days Club Approval 30 days TRF Global Grant Proposal 30 days TRF Global Grant Application 45 days

District 6970 Rotary Foundation Seminar Global Grant Reporting Progress report submitted 12 months after funds received Every 12 months until project is complete Final report submitted within two months of project completion

District 6970 Rotary Foundation Seminar Sample District Grants Club Amelia Island, Fernandina Beach, Ponte Vedra Beach Amount Project $5,000 Water Project Nicaragua - this project will involve several organizations working together to disseminate water filters throughout several Nicaraguan communities in an attempt to provide clean water, free of water borne disease to the people in those communities. Daytona Beach West $2,520 Rotary Kids and Youth Clubs Provide opportunities for inner city elementary and middle school students to gain skills and motivation to graduate from high school, go to college and to have jobs that will help them be financially self-sufficient. Provided through after school programs including "Study Center" one night a week for high school students, extended day programs supporting homework completion and basic skill practice including FCAT skills. Deerwood $5,000 Baymeadows Youth Athletic Association - The BYAA project will provide needed equipment (such as blocking sleds, passing machines and a scoreboard) for Pop Warner teams. The intent is to attract more local families and encourage more children to participate.

District 6970 Rotary Foundation Seminar Sample District Grants Downtown Gainesville $2,000 Initiative for Tasty Gardens - GIFT Gardens, a new long term program from Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, will build free raised-bed vegetable gardens in homes and institutions of underserved residents. East Arlington $5,000 Adaptive Sports Wheelchair Project - grant will be used to provide the Brooks Bandits of Brooks Rehab Center two rugby wheelchairs. Flagler Beach $5,000 Mobile Mammogram Access Program for Paraguay - The MMAPP will allow increased early detection and survival of breast cancer patients by providing access to fully functioning mammogram technology in areas where it does not currently exist. Jacksonville - Oceanside $5,000 Lighting for Rotary Skateboard Park - by lighting a skateboard park, constructed in part by this Rotary club as a major sponsor, the hours of use can be extended during the fall and winter months. This provides youth with opportunities for using their leisure time in a safe, supervised environment.

District 6970 Rotary Foundation Seminar Sample District Grants Ocala $500 Be a Santa to a Senior seniors at senior care facilities that cater to low income residents will be given gifts. This includes gift distribution events with choirs and holiday snacks. Orange Park Noon $1,250 PET Project - Give disabled the "gift of mobility" by providing a wheelchair that is specialized for the environment of 3rd world countries Ormond by the Sea $1,900 Lunch for Nursing Home Shut-ins For 25 years the club has been feeding lunch at an area restaurant to nursing home shut-ins 2-3 times a year. Palatka $3,110 Haiti Project Provide through a clinic critically needed medical care with the distribution of medical supplies to El Shaddai and surrounding areas. Supplies are mostly donated and the grant will provide critically needed interpreter, body guard, driver, transportation needs within Haiti, ice and water.

District 6970 Rotary Foundation Seminar Sample District Grants Riverside $5,000 Ortega Elementary School Playground - provide playground equipment, ground cover, installation and signage for a neighborhood elementary school with 392 students. The playground will encourage physical activity shown to enhance learning and combat ever- increasing childhood weight disorder San Marco $3,500 Infant Mortality - infant mortality is higher in Jacksonville than the state average and the state is higher than the national average. This is an education campaign that will provide gift packages for new mothers consisting of an infant t-shirt emblazoned with "Sleep This Side Up" across the front as well as a door hanger printed with information on safe sleep practices for infants.

District 6970 Rotary Foundation Seminar Sample Global Grants Approved Date Project 10/30/2006 Equipment for Mercy Ship "Africa Mercy" for medical aid projects in Ghana Clubs - Funding Sources Amount Jacksonville Funding: Jacksonville $230,837 District 6970 DDF $35,000 Tema Ghana $100 TRF World Fund Match $150,000 Total Funding $415,937

District 6970 Rotary Foundation Seminar Sample Global Grants Approved Date Project 4/15/2008 Bakery equipment Tape Payha Orphanage Itagua, Central Paraguay Club Flagler Beach Funding: Flagler Beach $4,000 District 6970 DDF $4,000 Asuncion Sur $350 Paraguay District DDF $500 TRF World Fund Match $6,250 Total Funding $15,100

District 6970 Rotary Foundation Seminar Sample Global Grants Approved Date Project 12/21/2007 Water project Chisec and Coban, Guatemala Club Jacksonville - Oceanside Funding: Jacksonville - Oceanside $9,750 District 6970 DDF $9,750 Coban Guatemala $100 TRF World Fund Match $14,675 Total Funding $34,275

District 6970 Rotary Foundation Seminar Sample Global Grants Approved Date Project 9/1/2006 Volunteer Service Travel Grant - plan and educate water project Guyana Daytona Beach West Funding: TRF World Fund $6,000 Anyone realize the challenge in this grant?

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