1. Community Partnerships: Funding Your Link Program

2. Local organizations to Consider for Funding Partnerships
Local service clubs
Rotary
Park District
Kiwanis
Food Pantry
Lions
BANKS!
Look at their missions and tailor your Link grant proposals to them.

3. Bank Grants through the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)
Qualified Investment:
A lawful investment, deposit, membership share, or grant
Has as its primary purpose community development.
Benefits the bank’s assessment area.*
*State of Illinois Community Development Opportunities, Comptroller of the CurrencyCentral District Office

4. Bank Grants through the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)
Keys to success
Innovative
Serves only low and moderate-income residents
Proper procedure
How to approach the grant
Who to approach
Face-to-face meeting
Follow-up

5. Contact information
Roxanne Junge

6. The grant funding for your EBT program can pay for . . .
Staff to run the booth
Incentive program
Accounting
Publicity
Equipment (wireless machine, tokens, & more)
ANYTHING YOU NEED!