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Cheryl Ubelhor
Program Director

 

For Grantseekers           Grant Guidelines

Introduction

There are new developments in grant making for 2008! Be sure to read all information in this website before proceeding with a grant proposal.

The following is intended as an overview of our grant-making process. Please read all information carefully. For more details, please see instructions for grant proposals. Don’t hesitate to contact program staff if you have any questions.

Process

1.       Prepare and submit a Grant Proposal

Use the form provided (see below) to prepare and submit a Grant Proposal. Information requested includes background and contact information for the organization, a concise narrative about the project, amount requested from the foundation, and a project budget. Also included is a board list, project estimates/bids, and some financial statements. Your organization may be asked for further information or even a site visit to help clarify the request.

2.       Review of application. 

Only completed applications received by the deadline will be forwarded to the grants committee. Site visits are arranged when needed to clarify understanding of the proposed project and the organization.

3.       Approval and final notification

All grants are approved by The Community Foundation's Board of Directors. All applicants receive written notification. Those awarded grants must sign a grant agreement and adhere to stipulated terms.

2008 Proposal Deadlines:        

     Funding Tiers         Applications Due          Funding Decision
          Tier 1                      April 1                         May 31

          Tier 2                  September 2                 October 31

          Tier 3                  Year-round but            Usually within

                                     proposals for 2008       4 weeks of

                                     will not be accepted      request

                                     after December 1.                
                                                                

Application for 2008

A complete grant packet can be requested from the foundation as a hard copy or via e-mail. Complete instructions available in PDF format via the website. Please read the following carefully before accessing the on-line application.

To access the on-line application, you’ll need a recent version (4.0 or higher) of Acrobat Reader (available as a free download here). The file may take several minutes to download; if it doesn’t work, make sure you have a recent version of Acrobat Reader. If you still can’t download the application you may need to use a different computer or request a hard copy from the foundation.

Once you open the file, you can print it and fill it out manually, or you may fill out the forms on your computer. In either case please read all instructions carefully before completing the application.

To fill out the forms on your computer, open the file, go to the form page, select the hand tool, position the pointer in the field you wish to fill in, and begin typing. You can navigate from field to field using the tab key or by repositioning the cursor.   

All fields have restrictions on the amount of text that may be entered. 

The form cannot be saved and completed at another time; if you try to save, you will lose all information you’ve already filled in. For this reason you may want to print out a blank copy to use as a draft and fill out the application using a computer when your draft is complete.

Once you’ve completed typing the application, print it out on white letter-size paper. The application cannot be submitted electronically.

Don’t forget the signatures on the application after you’ve printed it out. 

If you have any questions, contact our office at (765) 742-9078 or info@cfglaf.org.

The Grant Proposal Application instructions and form are available here. This is the only application step in our grants process.
   

The Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette
Elmhurst Community Building
1114 East State Street
Lafayette, Indiana 47905-1219
Phone: (765) 742-9078
Fax: (765) 742-2428
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