Rotary District 5300 - Humanatarian Grants

Summary of Grants that are Available for Clubs

$33,000 has been requested from the Foundation for 2011-12 for District Simplified Grants for District 5300 Clubs. The grant application is available at the link below:

District Simplified Grant Application Form

The grants should be preferably used for domestic projects within any of the Avenue of Service. The proposed project for the grant must be a NEW project, and it must completed and a final report submitted by May 31, 2012 or the DSG money must be returned to District 5300.

The proposed project MUST have Rotarian "hands-on" involvement.

If the grant is approved, the District will provide a 100% match for club cash used in project. The amount of the DSG grant award can be no less than $500 and no greater than $2,000 in order to insure that sufficient clubs in the District have an opportunity to apply for a DSG. Awards will be made for approved grant applications on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Grants for 2011-2012 cannot be approved and funded until 100% of the final reports for DSGs from the Clubs for 2009-2010 AND at least 50% of the final reports for DSGs from the Clubs for 2010-2011 have been submitted and approved.

A DSG application can be submitted at the present time but may not be approved for funding until sufficient final reports have submitted for the prior years and accepted by The Rotary Foundation (TRF). Until then, TRF will not release funds to District 5300 for the current Rotary year 2011-12.

The first group of applications will then be reviewed and funds will be released by the District to Clubs whose grant application has been approved. Clubs that have outstanding final reports from prior years will not qualify for a DSG grant for the current year until their final reports for prior years have been submitted and approved.

The application is available on-line. The application must be typed in order that it may be read and easily distributed to the DSG review committee. Upon completion of the application, print a copy and save an electronic copy for your files. Submit a copy by mail or as an attachment by e-mail to DSG Chair Gary Webster.

The deadline for submission for a DSG is March 31, 2012.

It is important that upon completion of the project, the Club complete and submit a final report for the DSG to the DSG Chair within 30 days of the completion of the project, but no later than May 31, 2012. The grant application includes a section at the end of the application that is to be used for submitting the final report. Copies of receipts for expenditures must accompany the report.

If you have questions, please contact DSG Chair Gary Webster, PO Box 720763, Pinon Hills, CA 92372, thegwebster9@msn.com , H: 760-868-0222

International Matching Grants(MG)

Matching Grants assist Rotary Clubs and Districts in carrying out humanitarian service projects in cooperation with a Rotary Club or District in another country. Through matching grants program, The Rotary Foundation matches contributions raised by Rotary clubs and districts for international service projects involving Rotary clubs or districts in two or more countries.

$90,000 in District Designated Funding (DDF) has been set aside at matching funds for Club contributions. Initially, we plan to limit DDF available to Club for a matching grant to $5000 in order to provide an opportunity for all Clubs to participate in a matching grant. For the 2011-2012 Rotary Year we are also making 5 grants of up to $10,000 available. Awards of DDF will be made for approved grant applications on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Applications are accepted from July 1 to March 31 and approved from August 1 to May 15. Requests for $5,000-$25,000 in Foundation matching funds can be approved during the year. Requests for over $25,000 (competitive matching grants) in Foundation matching funds must be considered and approved by the Foundations Trustees at the biannual meetings, and therefore, competitive matching grant applications must be received and complete by 1 August for consideration at the October meeting and by 1 January for consideration at the April meeting.

Matching Grant types are therefore categorized by the amount requested or awarded from the Foundation:

Major matching grants awards from the Foundation - US$5,000 -$25,000

Competitive matching grants awards from the Foundation - US$25,001-$150,000

Clive Houston-Brown, Chair (primary contact) Pomona Rotary Club cliveinrotary@gmail.com

If you have a question on a grant, please contact the Matching Grants Committee person for your area:

Bernard Hunt Nevada chatachak@gmail.com	Steve Parikh Nevada srparikh@msn.com	John Tulac California East jwtulac@gmail.com	Ted Jones California West tedofmontebellorotary@yahoo.com	Clive Houston-Brown High Desert cliveinrotary@gmail.com
Las Vegas Central Las Vegas Fremont Las Vegas Northwest Las Vegas Southwest Las Vegas Sunset Las Vegas West Mesquite Mesquite Sunrise Moapa Valley Rotoract Club of Las Vegas	Boulder City Boulder City Sunrise Caliente Centennial Hills Las Vegas Green Valley Henderson Las Vegas Laughlin North Las Vegas Pahrump Valley	Azusa Foothills Sunrise Chino Claremont Claremont Sunrise Covina Covina Sunrise Glendora Industry Hills Irwindale La Verne Ontario Rancho Cucamonga Rancho Cucamonga Sunrise Rancho Del Chino San Dimas Upland Walnut Valley West Covina West Covina Sunrise Rotoract Club of Claremont 5 Colleges Rotoract Club of Citrus College	Alhambra Altadena Arcadia Arcadia Sunrise Duarte East Los Angeles Five Points (El Monte) El Monte/South El Monte Five Points (El Monte) Monrovia Montebello Monterey Park Pasadena Pasadena Sunrise Pico Rivera San Gabriel Sierra Madre San Marino South Pasadena	Pomona Apple Valley Barstow Hesperia High Desert Victorville Victor Valley Sunrise

Finding an International Partner:

The District 5300 Grant Matchmaker is Clive Houston-Brown cliveinrotary@gmail.com is available to help Clubs find projects and partners.

Philippe Lammoise, District Governor (06-07) of District 5340 in San Diego has created an inventory of possible projects all over the world. Please use this site to look for potential projects. The website matchinggrants.org has been created and is maintained by District 5340 (San Diego) to serve as a meeting place between Clubs from around the world who wish to partner to perform a humanitarian grant. You can go to this website http://www.matchinggrants.org/index.html to (1) look for potential international projects for your Club, (2) commit funding toward a potential grant, and finally, (3) prepare and submit the actual grant application.

Group Study Exchange team visits and outgoing District 5300 Ambassadorial Scholars provide opportunities to look for and explore joint international service projects.

Rotarians planning to attend a RI Convention should be aware of potential projects for which the district or clubs in the area might be seeking international participation. During the convention, Rotarians can discuss possible collaborative projects.

Criteria for using a matching grant:

Matching Grants must adhere to the grant policies that govern all grant programs. See terms and conditions for matching grants at the RI International site.

The Rotary Foundation will provide a 1:1 match for funds provided by the District (District Designated Funds) and a 0.5:1 match for cash contributions that clubs have provided

Matching Grants (US$5,001-$150,000): Sponsors are required to submit a budget consisting of eligible items and produce appropriate price documentation upon request.

Rotary clubs and districts are required to be actively involved in implementing the project.

Sponsors of grants are required to:

o Establish a committee of at least three Rotarians to oversee the project.

o Jointly assess community needs and plan for the project before submitting the application.

Application Process timetable:

Clubs can submit grant applications to the Rotary Foundation 1 July to 31 March

The Rotary Foundation will approve grant applications 15 August to 15 May

More Information about International Matching Grants

Health, Hunger, and Humanity (3-H) Grants are awarded to fund long-term, self-help, and grassroots development projects that are too large for one club or district to implement on their own. Projects must be self-sustaining after the 3-H Grant funds have been expended. All projects must involve Rotary clubs and districts in at least two different countries with a significant number of Rotarians actively participating in the project.

The primary host and international sponsor clubs / districts of a 3-H application must have successfully worked together as primary sponsors of a Matching Grant project within 5 years of submitting their 3-H application to be eligible for consideration. Sponsors must also be current on reporting for any previous 3-H or Matching Grant awards.

The project must utilize an integrative approach that uses multiple program components to address humanitarian needs, including a combination of sustainable activities such as: training, community participation, Rotary Community Corps, capital assets, and technical expertise from Rotarian and non-Rotarian sources.

The grant must include a community needs assessment that demonstrates local need and support from the local population for the project.

The grant require 3-H Grant sponsors (Clubs and / Districts) to provide a minimum contribution of 10% of the total 3-H grant award amount. (i.e. $30,000 Club contribution would be matched by a $300,000 grant award from the Foundation for a $330,000). The amount of the award / match from the Foundation can be between $100,000 and $300,000.

Grant decisions will be made on an annual basis according to the timeline below:

*Sponsors must submit a proposal according to the timeline above before they will receive a 3-H application. Sponsors submitting proposals that demonstrate 3-H principles and meet the new program requirements will receive an application from The Rotary Foundation. Applications must be received by 1 August 2008 for consideration at the October 2008 Trustee meeting of the Foundation. Proposals submitted between 1 July 2008 and 31 March 2009 will be reviewed for possible consideration at the April 2009 meeting of the Foundations Trustees.

Microcredit programs are committed to providing credit to the poorest of the poor throughout the world, the poorest 20% of the population that shares 1.4% of the worlds income.

The concept of microcredit was founded by Professor Muhammad Yunus in Bangladesh in 1976 when he started Grameen Bank. Grameen comes from the Bangla word meaning village, hence village banking. To meet the initial capital requirements for the first village in order to purchase materials and work freely, 42 people needed about $27. Professor Yunus lent them the money since no commercial bank would lend money to people who dont have it and they paid it back. Now there are millions of microcredit borrowers throughout the world.

Why are microcredit loans primarily to women? Microcredit is targeting women because 92% of a womans income will be reinvested in food, shelter and education for her family; only about 40-50% of a mans earnings will reach his family and often as little as 10%. A loan of $4 to a landless and homeless woman in Nepal resulted in a home and education for her children within a short time. She bought a comb, a mirror and a pair of scissors and put her husband in business as a barber.

What is the repayment rate? Across geographic and cultural boundaries, the worlds poorest borrowers have maintained a repayment rate of 95% or better. Microcredit views people as clients, not beneficiaries and it seeks to provide them with the means to support themselves through dignified self-employment. Regular meetings and group support contribute to the outstanding repayment rate.

Matching Grant types are therefore categorized by the amount requested from the Foundation:

Date	Action
1 July31 March	Proposals for 3-H funding must be received by 31 March annually. Proposals will be reviewed by staff; those that demonstrate 3-H principles and meet program requirements will receive an application to be completed by the sponsors.
1 Aug	Applications for consideration at the April trustee meeting next year must be received by 1 August of the prior year.
1 Nov	Final deadline for sponsors to complete all application requirements and answer requests from the Foundation for further information or clarifications.
30 Nov	Foundation Trustees select specific 3-H grant applications to receive a site visit to the project area.
DecFeb	Advance Site Visitors visit project sites and report their findings / recommendations to the Foundation Trustees.
April	Funding decisions made by the Foundation Trustees and announced to project sponsors.

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