D D DISTRICT AND GLOBAL GRANTS ROTARY FOUNDATION SEMINAR, GHANA DISTRICT 9102 AG Samuel Obour

DISTRICT GRANT District Grants are block grants that enable clubs to address immediate needs. District grants support small projects Districts manage and disburse these funds to support district and club sponsored activities. District grants are below $30,000 The District Foundation chair gives notification when clubs should submit their projects for funding 3

Continuation: District Grants District grant application is by online on the Rotary website ( 4

GLOBAL GRANTS Global Grants offer clubs or districts opportunities to participate in strategically focused, high-impact activities. These grants fund large scale international humanitarian projects, vocational training teams, and scholarships. These grants have a minimum total budget of $30,000. All global grants must be sponsored by two clubs or districts (local and international partners). 5

ELIGIBILITY Clubs that are eligible to undertake district grants must be: a.Qualified (signed MoU with District) b.Club in good standing (Paid both district dues and semi- annual dues of RI) Clubs that are eligible to take global grants must be: a.Qualified (signed MoU with District) b.Club in good standing c.Must have attended Rotary Foundation Seminar d.Must have no overdue grant report and no conflict of interest 6

ACTIVITIES FUNDED District and Global Grants Must address one or more of the six (6) areas of focus, namely: a.Peace and conflicts prevention/resolution b.Disease prevention and treatment c.Water and sanitation d.Maternal and child health e.Basic education and literacy f.Economic and community development 7

HOW TO PREPARE A GRANT APPLICATION 1.Club should decide on the project to be undertaken (board and general meetings) 2.Club to do community needs assessment 3.Club to look for international partner in the case of global grants. District grants do not need any international partner 4.Grants committee (main contact person and two alternative contact persons- local and international) 8

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING A GLOBAL GRANT APPLICATION a.District numbers b.Club names c.Rotary member names for six committee members (three local, three international) d.One sentence summary for grant title e.Understand metrics and sustainability f.Create a member access address and password to log into g.Know the abbreviation for the currency in the target country such as GHS for Ghana Cedis 9

STEPS TO FOLLOW IN GLOBAL GRANT APPLICATION A.PLANNED ACTIVITIES 1.In a few short sentences, tell us your objectives for this global grant 2.Who will benefit from this global grant? Provide the estimated number of direct beneficiaries. 3.Which of the following activities will this global grant fund? (select all that apply)  Vocational training team  Scholarship  Humanitarian project 10

STEPS TO FOLLOW IN GLOBAL GRANT APPLICATION 4.Where will your project take place? Please identify the communities, city or village and country where the project will take place 5.When do you anticipate your project will take place? 6.Outline your project implementation schedule. Please include planning for grant writing and approval as well as major dates for the implementation and completion of the grant 11

STEPS TO FOLLOW IN GLOBAL GRANT APPLICATION B. SUSTAINABILITY 1.What community needs will your project address and how were these needs identified? Provide any relevant data or survey results. 2.Detail how your project will address these community needs 3.How were members of the community involved in planning the project? Does your project align with any current or ongoing local initiatives? 12

STEPS TO FOLLOW IN GLOBAL GRANT APPLICATION 4.Describe any training, community outreach or educational programmes, if applicable, and who will conduct them. How will recipients be selected? C. AREAS OF FOCUS Global grants must support the goals of at least one of Rotary’s areas of focus. Select the most applicable area(s) of focus and goal(s) that your activity will support: 13

STEPS TO FOLLOW IN GLOBAL GRANT APPLICATION a.Peace and conflicts prevention/resolution b.Disease prevention and treatment c.Water and sanitation d.Maternal and child health e.Basic education and literacy f.Economic and community development 14

STEPS TO FOLLOW IN GLOBAL GRANT APPLICATION How will you meet these goals? How will you measure your impact? The online grant application has canned measurement for each area of focus. You can also add your own 15 MeasureMeasurement Method Measurement Schedule Target Eg. Number of people with access to clean water Direct observation, focus groups, grant records, surveys, public records or testing Every week Every month Every year etc Numerical range such as or 2500 plus

STEPS TO FOLLOW IN GLOBAL GRANT APPLICATION Brief project description 16 MeasureDefinitionActual or Estimated Metrics Description of Method ScheduleSolutions Impacted Total number of beneficiaries Individuals who received clear and immediate benefit from project Number of eg. Blood bank refrigerators. Reported population of the project hospitals Total number of patients receiving blood transfusion in the hospitals Semi annually Blood bank project

STEPS TO FOLLOW IN GLOBAL GRANT APPLICATION Note that global grant sponsors of approved applications would be expected to account for the total number of direct beneficiaries in the final report Who will be responsible for collecting information for monitoring and evaluation? 17

STEPS TO FOLLOW IN GLOBAL GRANT APPLICATION D. Committee members a.List primary host and international club committee members using member ID b.List two host and two international club committee members using club ID 18

STEPS TO FOLLOW IN GLOBAL GRANT APPLICATION PRIMARY HOST Club………………Club ID ……………….. District ………….Country ………………. Primary Contact (two local and two international ) Name ……………….Member ID ……………. Club ………… Rotary Position ……………… Address …………. City ……. Country …….. ………. Cell Phone (Work, Home).. Fax ……………. 19

STEPS TO FOLLOW IN GLOBAL GRANT APPLICATION The required MoU should be downloaded by pressing CTRL and clicking at the same time on this link: QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rotary.org%2FRIdocuments%2Fen_doc%2Ffv_c ooperating_organization_mou_en.doc&ei=Q2DlUaSAOoLeqwGf7IBY&usg=AFQjC NF_SRl1yYnRTlK0dA3_YEQ6d01rpQ&sig2=OzMg- J7x5lhd8eQRoqM6sw&bvm=bv ,d.aWM&cad=rja QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rotary.org%2FRIdocuments%2Fen_doc%2Ffv_c ooperating_organization_mou_en.doc&ei=Q2DlUaSAOoLeqwGf7IBY&usg=AFQjC NF_SRl1yYnRTlK0dA3_YEQ6d01rpQ&sig2=OzMg- J7x5lhd8eQRoqM6sw&bvm=bv ,d.aWM&cad=rja Description of how Rotary and cooperating organization will work together Describe your process of selecting this organization. What resources or expertise will this organization contribute 20

STEPS TO FOLLOW IN GLOBAL GRANT APPLICATION F. BUDGET SPREADSHEET Please use the Global_Grant_Budget_Finance_and_Metrics_Template_xlsx G. SUPPORTING BUDGET DOCUMENTS Supporting documents should be provided to back all applications 21 Total Project Cost QuantityUSD $TotalCurrency

STEPS TO FOLLOW IN GLOBAL GRANT APPLICATION H.BUDGET SUSTAINABILITY Describe the process for selecting these items. Do you plan to purchase any items from local vendors? Have you performed a competitive bidding process to select vendors? Do these budget items align with the local culture and technology standards? How will the beneficiaries maintain these items? If applicable, confirm that spare or replacement parts are readily available and that the beneficiaries possess the skills to operate equipment 22

STEPS TO FOLLOW IN GLOBAL GRANT APPLICATION Who will own the items purchased with grant funds at the end of the project, including equipment, assets, and materials? Note that items cannot be owned by a Rotary Club or Rotarian I.FINANCING Please complete this section in the spreadsheet grant template. To determine the World Fund match for your Global Grant, list all sources of funding, specifying contributions from cash, DDF, and other sources. Note that the total financing must be equal to the total budget of your activity. 23

STEPS TO FOLLOW IN GLOBAL GRANT APPLICATION District Designated Funds Sub Totals, cash & DDF $ 300$0 Total Funds Requested from TRF $150 Total Earmarked Rotary Funds $450 Additional Outside Funding (Not Matched by or forwarded to the Rotary Foundation) Cooperating Organisation * 1 $0 Church or other Non-Profit $0 Total Project Financing (Must be equal budget) $450 24

STEPS TO FOLLOW IN GLOBAL GRANT APPLICATION Have you identified a local funding source to ensure long-term project outcomes? Will you introduce practices to help generate income for ongoing project funding? 25

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