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2012

Grant W r i t ing, Event Planning

Skil l-Shar ing Coor dina t ion, &

Best Pract ice Resear ch Service

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W rit in g & Resea rch Sa m p le : T o n ya e St a cy


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Prepared by Tonyae Sta cy (2012)

2009

Prepa red b y: Ton ya e St acy

Augu st 05, 2009

A & 1 Gra n t Prosp ect Sh ort Gu id e


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Grant Category & Pr ior i t y

Out l ine

I. Ir ish-Based A1 Elect r icAid

B1 Com bined Services 3 rd W orld Fund

B1 Trocaire: M obil izing for Just ice

D4 The At lant ic Phi lanthropies Ltd.

(Inv i tat ion)

II. Af r ican / Ugandan

B1 Kabaka Foundat ion

A1 Ki l imo Foundat ion

B1 Independent Development Fund B4 Trust A f r i ca (Inv itat ion only )

D3 Af r ican W om ens Deve lopment Fund

III. In t ernat ional

1. A2 Aga Kahn

2 . A 1 Ro b ob an k Fo u nd at i on

3 . B1 N ip po n Fo un dat i on

IV. European-Based

B1JP M or gan Chase

B1 Sainsbury Family Found ation

C1 Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust

C3 Al lavida

C4 The Shel l Fou ndat ion ( Inv i tat ion)

V. US-Based

B1 State St reet Foundat ion

A3 Ford Foundat ion

A4 Google Foundat ion

C2 The Boe ing Comp any

B2 Alcoa Foundat i on

C3 The Goldm an Sachs Foundat ion

A4 Cit igroup Foundat ion

C3 Bil l & M el inda Gates Found at ion

D4 M cKnigh t Foundat i on

RATING SYSTEMA = Strongest. Good geographic

a n d p r o gr a m m a t i c m a t ch

B = Good, bu t no t exac t match

C= M odera te comp at ib i li t y

M ay need c la r i fi ca t ion f rom foundat ion

D= Have on radar . Futu re pro jects , programm es

and locat ions may a l ign bet ter

1= Top P r io r i t y . Immed i ate l y t o 2 -mon ths

M ay be the bes t match r igh t now because the due da t

is com ing up and TL is god m atch. Could b e to f i l ter ou

foundat ions t ha t do no t match and nar row fund in

source focus. To be f i rs t appl ied t o b y TLs .

Example: The Al lan Nesta Trust : Rated C1. Ca t eg o r y C

because TLs needs to c la r i f y whether i t m ust be a U

registered char i ty, but i t appears so. Priori ty 1= because

TLs does NOT need to be registered, the Trust has simi la

interest and could be re-categor ized as an A or B. I f , TL

must be registered in the UK, than the Trust should be re

ca tegor ized as a D and kept in m ind shou ld a UK of f ice opens

2= Next Step. Have in mind. 2-6 mo nth s

3=M ay be ideal for expansion into ot her regions and

developing count r ies. 3s may be the e l i te , but

compat ib le found at ions. TLs may need t o gain fund ing

f rom smal le r t rus t s and foundat ions , con t inue to

divers ify i ts funding st reams and bu i ld a st ron greput at ion fo r get t ing resul ts before apply ing. M ay a ls

w ant to t ake the t im e to establ ish l inks- in and bui ld

re lat ionships.

4=Invi tat io n on ly. Pursue relat ionships. Curren t ly n ot

accept ing appl icat ions, but pot ent ia l ly good m atch.

Pro spect ive Gran t s Gu id e


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I. Ir ish-Based Grant Sum m aries

ElectricAid

GEOGRAPHICAL FOCUS: W orldw ide, st ron g presence in Uganda

FUNDING PRIORITIES: W ide-range. Stro ng fo cus on sustainable incom e generat ion, HIV/AIDS,and inc reasing educat ional opp or tu n i t ies in th e develop ing w or ld .

GRAN T RANGE: 4,000-20,000AVERAGE GRANT: 10,000DUE DATE: OPEN APPLICATIONLINKS IN : Ask BOD for connect ion s

ANALYSIS: Star t p rocess imm ed iate l y. 29 o f 130 pro ject s f unded were aw arded in Uganda in2008. Has bot h s igni f icant fo cuses in Uganda and on sustainable incom e-generat ion p rojects thatare people-cent red and take a par t i c ipatory developm ent app roach.

PREVIOU S PROJECTS FUNDED:29 grants to Uganda in 2008. Below are a few o f th e m ost re levant inc lud ing a few pro jec ts w i thsim i lar mat ches out side Uganda.

Uganda:

Organic Fru it Project: 10,000Establ ishmen t o f a m aize/ r ice mi l l : 10,000Agricul tu ral t raining and l ivesto ck project : 10,000

Income generat ion (m aize grow ing) pro ject : 6,500Com m uni ty p oul t ry rear ing incom e-generat ing pro jec t : 4 ,000Capi ta l for m icro- f inance program m e for 15 sav ings & c red it groups: 10,000Swaziland :Set-up , t raining & m oni t or ing of sel f -help groups for sustainable l ivel ihoods: 10,000Kenya:Deve lopm ent o f em p loyment oppor t un i t i es f o r 200 young men and w om en, equ ip t hem w i t htechnical and en trep reneu rial sk i l ls: 20,000Bangladesh:Prom ot ing econom ic developm ent o f t he poor thro ugh comm uni ty -based m icrof inance in i t iat i ves:

15,000

NEXT STEPS FOR TL: Talk to TL BOD to look fo r l inks. Discuss w hich TL pro ject w ould appeal m ostto E lec t r i cA id w i th Program s taf f . M ake an appointm ent t o ta lk d i rect ly w i th James Foley or o th errelevant p erson to discuss th e possibi l i t ies. Begin preparat ion o n app l icat ion i f pos i t ive feedback isreceived. Appl icat ion for m is sim ple. See Trust & Foun dat ion s f i le on comp ut er for d etai ls.


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CONTACT DETAILS: Jam es Fol eyFund Adm inist rato rESB Electr ic Aid Ireland., 27, Low er Fitzwil l iam Str eet , Dublin 2Tel: 01 7027732M o b : 087 790 4395E-M ail:jam es.f o le y@ esb .i e

APPLICATION PROCESS: After m eet ing w i th Jam es Foley and get t ing the go ahead t o apply , seeappl icat ion fo rm in Trust & Foun dat ion s f older on com put er. Easy appl icat ion pro cess.

BOARD/ STAFF:ESB BODESB Chairm an: M r. Lochlann QuinnBoard Secretary and Head of Corporate Af fa i rs : Mr . John Redm ondBrendan ByrneJohn Colem anSen Con lan

Eoin FahyGarry KeeganGeorgina Kenn ySeam us M al lonTony M er r imanJohn N ugentBobby Yeates

ELECTRICAID BODTina Pit t ock Chairm anPaul ine Hol land Vice ChairpersonPearse Cri l ly Hon . TreasurerAnne Hogan Hon . SecretaryDeaglan ODonai l l TrusteeDenis Blanch TrusteeM ark Conn ol ly TrusteePaddy Stap leto n TrusteeJim Capl is Com m i t tee M emb erRatna Nepalat i Com m i t tee M em berM ick O Connor Com mi t t ee M emberTreasa N i M hurch Com mi t t ee M ember


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III. In t ernat ional

4. Aga Kah n

GEOGRAPHICAL FOCUS: Afghan istan , Bangladesh, Canada, Ind ia, Kenya, t he Kyrgyz Repu blic,

M ozam biq ue, Pakistan , Por tu gal, Sw itzerland , Syria, Taj ik istan , Tanzania, Uganda, the Uni tedKingdom , and th e USA

FUNDING PRIORITIES: AKF seeks sustainable solut ions to long-term pro blem s of po verty , hunger,i l l iter acy and i l l-heal th w i th special emph asis on t he needs of rural com m uni t ies in m oun taino us,coastal and ot her resource-poor areas.

GRAN T RANGE: 100,000-15 mi l l ionDUE DA TE: OPEN

LINKS IN : Ow ns race ho rses and farm in I reland. TL has wel l -conn ected BOD.

PROGRAM M E M ATCH: Long- term , m ul t i -year fund ing. Potent ia ll y for rep l i cat ion and expansionin to o ther count r ies in A f r i ca.

OVERVIEW:Found er and Chairm an

His Highness th e Aga Khan, spir i tu al leader of th e Shia Ism ai l i M usl ims.

Th e Aga Khan Fund for Econom ic Developm ent (AKFED) i s an in ternat ional developm entagency dedicated t o pro m ot ing ent repr eneursh ip and bu i ld ing econom ica ll y sound enterpr isesin th e developin g wo rld. AKFED focuses on b ui lding ent erpr ises in part s of t he w orld t hat lack

suf f i cient fore ign d i rec t investm ent to compet e in the g lobal m arketp lace. It a lso m akes bo ldbut calculated investm ent s in si tuat ions that are f ragi le and comp lex.

STATED GOALS:

There are 4 centr al object ives:

M ake it possib le for poor people to act in w ays that w i l l lead to long-term impro vements in the i r weal th

and heal th, in the env ironm ent and in the educat ion of thei r chi ldren; Prov ide com m uni t ies w i th a

greater r ange of choices and the unders tanding necessary to take informed act ion; Enable beneficiaries

to gain t he conf idence and compet ence to part ic ipate in t he design, implement at ion and cont inu ing

operat ion of act iv i t ies that a f fect the qual i ty o f the i r l ives; Put ins t i tu t ional , m anagemen t and f inanc ia lst ru ctures in p lace ensur ing th at program m e act iv it ies are susta inable w i thou t Foundat ion assistance

w i th in a reasonab le t ime f r ame.


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ANALYSIS: Th e Aga Kahn Fund fo r Econom ic Developm ent i s a good m atch fo r TL and shou ld beamon g the f i rst la rger found at ions to appro ach w i th pro jec t and par tnersh ip ideas.

PREVIOU S PROJECTS FUNDED:

Cont inuing educat ion and inst i tu t ional st rength ening, M ozam bique

Educat ion, Dairy and Nutr i t ion Program m e (schoo l mi lk pro gram m e), Taj ik istan

Imp roving t he q ual i ty of learnin g in Zanzibar, Tanzania

Inst i tut e for Professional Developm ent , Taj ik istan

M adrasa Program m e Resou rce Cent res and research, East Afr ica

Coastal Rural Supp ort Programm e (Kenya)

Coastal Rural Suppo r t Programm e (M ozam bique)

Hum an Resource Developmen t Netw ork, Pak istan

Social Inst i tut ions Developm ent Program m e, Pakistan (PAKSID) You ng Developm ent Prof essionals program m e, East Af r ica

NEXT STEPS FOR TL: Speak w i th TL BOD to see i f they have any conn ect ions wi t h Aga Khan, as heow ns a hor se rac ing farm in Ki ldare, I reland. Nicola m ent ioned possible l ink. Subm it let t er ofinquir y . Bui ld st r ong and bo ld case for suppor t th at al igns w i th t he Aga Khan Fund s m ission andvision and pro pels TLs for w ard in at taining longer-term expansive developm ent goals.

CONTACT DETAILS:Wanj i ru M w angi-Ruhanga

Com m unicat ions Of f icerAga Khan Developmen t N etw ork (Kenya)wanj i ru. [email protected] : + 254 735 70 4142

APPLICATION PROCESS: Speak w i th TL BOD to see i f they have any conn ect ions wi th Aga Khan.Subm i t le t ter o f inqu i ry to contac t .

BOARD/ STAFF:Board of Directo rs

His Highness the A ga Khan

Prince Amyn Aga KhanM at re Andr Ardo inGui l laume d e Spo elberch


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W RITING SAM PLE 1: Foundat i on Grant App l icat i on , 2012

General Shor t Answ er Qu est ions

1. Sum m arize your o rganizat ions w ork and pur pose in one sentence. (150 character s including spaces)

Develop creat iv i ty , connect iv i ty , coop erat ion and com m uni ty am ong and t he fu l l pot ent ia ls of you th, across

the g lobe, star t ing w i th I re land.

Help Text : Keep i t s im ple and conc ise! Try to answer w ho, w hat , w here, and w hy.

2. Sum m arize your or ganizat ions w ork and p urpose in one paragraph. (500 character s including spaces)

The basic idea is to connect local ar t i sts and act iv ists w i t h under rep resented youth and develop fu n spacesfor young people to seek ins t ruct ion in progress ive and roots-or iented creat ive ar ts , soc ia lent rep reneurship and com m uni ty m edia that enables them to express them selves m ore construct ively andfreely; shape th e decisions that affect t heir l ives; and real ize their ind ividual and col lect ive creat ive and civ icpotent ia ls .

3. Describe the specif ic prod ucts or pro grams of yo ur or ganizat ion. (1000 character s including spaces)

YYY Organizat ion seeks funds and develops program s and act iv i t ies focus ing on inform al par t ic ipatoryeducat ion in ar ts , comm uni ty m edia, soc io-env i ro ent repreneurship and p ol icy and law shaping. Project andw orkshop areas inc lude: Rubbish Ar t ; Grow You Own Inst ru m ents ; Com ic Str ip Des ign; Com m uni ty Graf f i t iAr t ; Sound Effect s; Hum an Rights, Responsibi l i t ies and Develo pm ent Issues; and Com m unit y Radio, TV andVideo. Act iv i t ies are des igned to re inforce each other and give youth a c learer p ic ture of themul t i d i sc ip l i nary na ture o f human deve lopment and the oppor tun i t y to make cont r i bu t i ons to thereal izat ion of and shape var ious local and int ernat ional developm ent agendas and legal ly b inding and everevo lv ing comm i tments . As the ne tw ork bu i l ds, under represented young peop le w i ll have the op por tun i t yto connect around the g lobe in sk il l shar ing t r ips and events to pro m ote t o lerance, unders tanding and th eharmon iza t i on o f t he hum an fam i l y and na ture .

W RITING SAM PLE 2: Case of Suppor t Developm ent , Organizat ion Descr ipt ion, 2010

Donors today recognize civ i l society as a crucial partner and technology as a powerful dr iv ing force inprogress ing human development goals . BBB Organizat ion is an onl ine fundrais ing p lat form that g ivesdonors the oppor t un i t y to connec t w i th th e peop le and com mun i t i es benef i t i ng f r om the i r con t r i bu t i onsvia b logs, phot os and v ideos posted by t he a id w orkers respons ib le for t he pro jects of t he do nors choice. Inturn dono rs are taken on a v i r tual journey t rac ing the benef i ts and seeing the imp act of thei r contr ibu t ions.This business model prov ides a path t o help resto re don or conf idence and encour age greater g lobal g iv ingand connect iv i ty .

We work to bui ld s t rategic g lobal par tnerships between concerned corporat ions, thei r employees,indiv idual donors and ou ts tanding local char i t ies and NGOs that tack le som e of the w or ld s most p ressinghum an developm ent issues, inc ludingaccess to educat ion and heal thcare, hous ing secur i ty , w om ensdevelopment , rura l development , susta inable agr icul ture, microenterpr ise development , env i ronmentalsusta inabil i ty and ar ts and cul tu re preservat ion.


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W RITING SAM PLE 3 : In ternat ion al M igrat ion Law Research Paper , 2007

Tit le: Con sent, Vuln erabi l i ty an d Respo nsibi l i t ies in Traff icking Laws

FIRST PARAGRAPHS: W i th in t he cont ext of profo und global t ransform at ion fo l lowing th e Cold W ar , therew as a dramat ic boom in people being t raf f i cked and smuggled across borders to t ake par t by f ree choice,constrained choice or by forcein the global sex industry (GSI) . This has pushed the international

deve lopm ent comm uni ty and Governments to f i nd comm on ground about appropr i ate gu id ing p r inc ip les,def in i t ion s, pro cedures, pro cesses and desired out com es.

Cal l ing the smuggl ing of migrants and t raf f i ck ing in humans, one of the fas t ing growing wor ldwideproblems in recent years the Uni ted Nat ions responded wi th the adopt ion of the Convent ion AgainstTransnat ional Organized Cr ime (2000) , and i ts tw o opt ional supplem entary prot ocolst he Prot ocol toPrevent, Suppress and Punish the Traff icking in Persons, Especial ly Women and Chi ldren (Traff ickingProto col) and th e Prot ocol Against t he Sm uggl ing of M igrants by Land, Air and Sea (Sm uggl ing Prot ocol) .For t he pu rposes of t h is paper w e w i l l focus on a po int of content ion in th e Traf f i ck ing Proto col that hasst i r r ed con t roversy since the d esign phase, posed m ajor prob lems fo r p revent i on and imp lementa t i on andl ies at th e very hear t of th e d ist inc t ions between a sm uggled m igrant and a t raf f i cked person and betw een

an i l legal and i r regular migrantthereby enta i l ing vast ly d i f ferent ways of d is t r ibut ing cr iminal i ty ,r esp on sib ili t y, r igh t s, ser vices an d u lt im at ely ju st ice t o all in vo lve d.

W RITING SAM PLE 4: Inter nat ional Econo m ic Law Research Paper, 2007Tit le: The Role of t he W TO in Deconfl ictu al izing West Afr icas Diamo nd Ind ustry

FIRST PARAGRAPH: The internat ional m ovem ent to legit im ize th e d iamon d ind ustry and br eak the ' l inkbetween the t rade in 'conf l i c t d iamonds ' and the supply to rebel movements of weapons, fuel or otherproh ib i ted mater i al go t a k ick sta r t f r om UN Secur i t y Counc il Reso lu t i on 55/56 and t he Kimber l yCer t i f i cat ion Scheme in 2000. Whi le the d iamond industry has never been f ree of conf l i c t , the b loodyarmed conf l i cts and at roc ious hum an r ights vio lat ions thro ughout W est Af r ica over the 1990's caught th e

w or ld 's at t ent ion and sparked an un precedented am ount of g lobal par tnership. The UN Resolut ion cal ledfor 'a l l concerned p ar t ies inc luding d iam ond prod uc ing, processing, expor t ing and im por t ing countr ies asw el l as the d iam ond indu stry ' to get involved and take act ion to prevent the t rade in conf l i ct d iamo nds. TheWorld Trade Organizat ion (WTO) was most obviously a concerned party and GATT's Secur i ty Exemption,Ar t ic le XXI(c) , makes expl ic i t that obl igat ions 'under the UN Char ter for the maintenance of theinternat ion al peace and secur i ty ' are covered and t ake precedence, but th e quest ion of w hat ro le the W TOshould p lay in regulat ing the t rade in conf l i c t d iamonds, or any conf l i c t resource for that mat ter , s t i l lrem ained uncer ta in.

LAST PARAGRAPH: Back to th e or iginal qu est ion; w as th e Con fl ict Diamo nd W aiver necessary? Yes, i f t hegoal was to keep int act t he W TO in i ts cur rent f orm . Invok ing the Secur i ty Exempt ion and w inning the case

could have led to inten se intern al conf l i c t and ul t im ately a dow nw ard spi ra l of WTO autho r i ty . The Secur i tyExemption is the most f lexible provision in the GATT, giv ing special attent ion to state sovereignty for'essent ia l secur i ty in terest ' . Given the urgent need to s top the f low of conf l i c t d iamonds and the humanr ights at roc i t ies assoc iated w i th t he t r ade in conf l i ct d iamonds, there w as no t im e to sor t out th ese di f f i cu ltquest ions sur rounding the Secur i ty Exempt ion. But , g iven today 's s tate of in ternat ional af fa i rs andincreasing g lobal insecur i ty t h is is an issue t hat m ust take p recedence in the debates about w hat d i rec t ionthe W TO should h ead, in order t o prov ide real legal c lar i ty and not just a tem porary patch-wo rk solut ion .


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W RITING SAM PLE 5: HUD Federal Grant for Comm uni ty Hous ing Developm ent Organizat ions (CHDO), 2005Type: Capaci ty Bui lding Operat ing Grant

I . DESCRIPTION of ORGANIZATION

A. Purpose

M ission: The AAA Housing Netw ork s mission is to pro m ote t he d evelopment of safe, decent , sani tary and

af fordable hous ing for a l l o f the cur rent and future low- income res idents of Communi ty X, to promote

neighborhoo d rev i ta l izat ion, and t o re l ieve pover ty .

Since our incorporat ion in 1988 w e have developed over 200 u ni ts of af fordable hou sing. W e are able to

achieve our m ission t hrou gh steadfast Board leadership, the d edicated Staf f and f rom form ing ef fec t ive and

long- las t ing par tnerships. Our ef for ts have been suppor ted through Low Income Housing Tax Credi t

f inancing, Histor ic Tax Credi t f inancing, HDAP and CDGB funds, Stat e Hou sing Trust Funds and fou nd ations.

Upcom ing M erger w ith CCC Housing Organizat io n: Wh i le we are p rou d o f our h i sto r y , the ne ighborhood i schanging and w e recognize that w e m ust change in response. Addi t ional ly th e ho us ing and soc ia l dem ands

of t he com m uni ty are mu ch greater t han our capac ity to m eet th em. In response to t hese issues, th is past

spr ing the AAA Netw ork Board made a signif i cant dec ision. W e dec ided to comb ine our ef for t s w i th

anoth er comm uni ty developm ent corpo rat ion called CCC Housing. CCC Housing w as created to pro v ide

permanent suppor t i ve hous ing to homeless men and women and o ther persons w i th l ow- incomesa

m ission i t shares w i th th e Housing Netw ork. Since i ts foun ding in 1978 the Netw ork has been a sister

organizat ion o f t he Drop Inn Center . Over t h is t ime, i t has been successfu l in bu i ld ing a comm uni ty w i th in

the 120 un i ts of ho us ing i t cur rent ly prov ides in t he W ashington Park area of Over - the-Rhine.

W e bel ieve th e merger is a sound dec ision. W e wi l l bui ld on b oth organizat ions longstanding com m i tm ent

to the development of qual i ty -af fordable hous ing. We wi l l increase our capac i t ies and organizat ional

oppor tun i t i es fo r a renewed v isi on o f a hea lthy ne ighborhood. Com bin ing ef fo r t s w i th CCC Housing w i l l

a l low us to put m ore resources into h ous ing developm ent and f ocus on t he Over - the-Rhine neighborhood

as a w hole. The new organizat ion w hich we are creat ing wi l l re lease new energy in the s t ruggle to a l leviate

pover ty and pr om ot e socia l jus t ice in Comm uni ty X. We hop e th e pro cess of comb ining CCC Housing and

the AAA Housing Netw ork wi l l conc lude in Apr i l 2006 and w e are conf ident t hat th is new organizat ion w i l l

be celebrat ed by resident s and stakehold ers al ike.

B. Activit ies

Renter Equit ySM Program: In 2004, the Netw ork par tnered w i th Bank X Loan Fund in an innovat ive new

program t hat a l lows renters to b ui ld equi ty by par t icipat ing in the management and maint enance of th ei r

bui ld ings and sur round ing areas. By pay ing rent on t ime and by p ar t ic ipat ing in the rout ine mainten ance

and m anagement o f th e project , residents can earn up t o $10,000 over th e course of a 10 year per iod.

Throu gh such p rograms residents are becoming t hei r ow n b est act iv ists and creat ing the b ase needed for a

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Par t ic ipat ing ho us ing projects operate m uch l i ke a leasing cooperat ive, w i th Bank X prov id ing coaching,

m anagem ent , and f inancial l i teracy services. Rent er Equi t ySM of fers low w age earners, who cannot af ford

hom eow nership, a way to invest for a bet ter fut ure rather than s im ply paying rent . I t helps low er the

bot tom rung on the economic ladder so that low income fami l ies are able to develop assets for greater

f inanc ia l secur i ty , col lege tu i t ion, a sm al l business, or even fut ure ho m eow nership. At t he same t im e, i t

imp roves prop ert y values and stabi l izes th e neighbo rho od b y giving rent ers a stake in i ts revi tal izat ion .

Resident Development Fund: In a soc iety dr iven by technology, knowledge and equipment are v i ta l so

peop le can ad just t o t he demands of t oday s marke tp lace . In 2005, the AAA Housing Netw ork rece i ved

fund s for res ident d evelopmen t f rom the Ohio Capi ta l Corpor at ion. Dec isions on ho w to spend th e mon ey

cam e f rom resident inp ut . The grant gave the Netw ork the capac ity t o ho ld quar ter ly resident m eet ings, to

br ing the neighborhood together for an End-of -Summer Block Par ty and to implement a Computer

Matching Fund. This fund prov ided an incent ive for low- income res idents to purchase home computers

w i th a 2 -to -1 mo netary match , w i th a max imum o f $500.

Resident s Hold Prop erty Ow ners Accountable: In late 200 4 and ear ly 2005 resident s l iv ing on East Cl i f to n

Avenue organized to address a problem bui ld ing on the s t reet . Res idents organized a let ter -wr i t ing

campaign to c i ty of f i c ia ls and c i ty counc i l members which resul ted in a meet ing between res idents and

local c i ty of f i c ia ls . The goal was to get the owners to f i x up the bui ld ing and address heal th and safety

issues. The bui ld ing w as sold and res idents are now m oni to r ing the n ew ow ner .

Universi ty X Arch i tecture Stud io and AAA Housing Netw ork Partnersh ip : A new 3-un it deve lopment a t 530

E. 13th Street cont inues a decade- long par tnership betw een CCC Universi ty s Archi tecture Stud io and AAA

Housing Netw ork. Stud ents help in the rev ita l i zat ion of Com m uni ty X by t ransforming apar tmen ts , houses

and s toref ronts w i th innovat ive solut ions for more space and ameni t ies . In the past , the work of these

stud ents has been suppor ted in par t b y grants f rom Hom e Depot .

C. Membersh ips

ORGANIZATION NAM E ANNUAL DUES

1. Ohio Com m uni ty Developm ent Corporat ion Assoc iat ion $150.00

2. Nat ional Low Incom e Housing Coalit ion $200.00

3. Coalit ion on Hom elessness & Housing $125.00

4. Com mun it y Developm en t Corporat ions o f Great er Cincinnat i $100.00

6. Great er Cincinnat i Coalit ion fo r t he Hom eless $95.00

7. Oh io Com m unit y Developm ent Finance Com m it t ee $200.00


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I I. NARRATIVE and DESCRIPTION o f SERVICE AREA:

Communi ty X, located in the hear t of downtown, s i ts nor th of the centra l bus iness d is t r ic t and is

sur rou nded by th ree other com m uni t iesthe W est End, M t . Auburn and Cl i f ton Heights (Appendix W, M ap

1) . Over the last f i f ty years Com m uni ty X has faced ext rem e deter iorat ion o f th e neighborhoo ds soc ial ,

cul tura l , physical and econom ic fabr ic and landscape. Com m uni ty X cont inues to f ight i ssues of c r ime and

extrem e pover t y . Since 1990, Com m uni ty X has exper ienced a sharp d ec line in res idency. In 1950, pr ior tothe bu i l d i ng o f t he l oca l h ighway system and urban spraw l , there were 31 ,219 residentsnow there a re

less than 7 ,500. These pers isten t p rob lems have caused d i si n te rest and d i si nvestm ent o f t ime and

resources in rev i ta l i zing the n eighbo rhoo d. M any res ident s have lef t t o p ursue oth er safe and decent

comm uni t iesst i l l many have been here for generat ions.

Com m unit y X is a local and nat ional h isto r ic distr ict and h as a histor ic landscape wh ich is losing i ts aesthet ic

charm every year . Whi l e there is investm ent , the i nvestm ents, fo r the m ost p ar t , do no t benef i t cur ren t

low- incom e residents . There is an at t i tu de of w hy both er keeping the neighborh ood c lean? So, they

(outs iders) can econom ical ly force us out of s ight and m ind . Cur rent and futu re low - income res idents need

to feel a sense of ow nership as the n eighbor hood inev i tably changes and grow st o have a stake in i ts

developm ent . Through programs l i ke Renter Equi ty the Hous ing Netw ork is tes t ing the possib i l it ies for

m ixed- income hou sing developm ents and Indiv idual Development Account s (IDA) for low - incom e fami l ies.

Com m uni ty X bat t les w i th vacant bui ld ings and lots , which add to the deter iorat ion and dis investm ent . In

2001 the Ci ty Planning Depar tment conducted an inventory and found that there were 703 scat tered

vacant parcels and 500 emp ty bui ld ings in the com m uni ty . The loss of peo ple and bus iness has created

issues of b l ight and generat ional ly increasing despair . Com m uni ty X is considered the poo rest com m uni ty in

Cinc innat i , w i th 5 6 percent l i ving below the pover ty l ine, 59 p ercent jobless, 45 percent have high school

d ip lom as and in 2004 the med ian incom e was st i l l on $9,042barely 15 percent of th e nat ional average.Whi le there has been marked improvement s ince 1990 when near ly 80 percent l i ved below the pover ty

l ine, there is st i l l a ways to go. The neighborh ood is a lso at - r isk of gent r i f i cat ion du e to i ts prox imi ty to

dow ntow n and the a r ts i ndust r ypot en t i a ll y p r i ci ng cur ren t r esidents ou t o f the new t rend ie r marke t . A

$9,042 income is c lear ly inadequate to the areas rent , where an income of over $28,000 is needed to

af ford (at 30% of income) a tw o-bedroom at fa i r -m arket rate.

The Hous ing Network s tenant prof i le ref lec ts these demographics . Eighty- two percent are women, 96

percent of Af r ican descent and 89 percent earn less than 50 p ercent of th e average median income (AM I).

The Net w ork has a h istor y of serv ing the u nderserved and vulnerable. Several of our uni ts are set aside for

suppor t ive t rans i t ional hous ing for the prev ious ly homeless and those work ing to f ind and mainta in a

heal th ier l i festy le and sobr iety . As m any are recover ing f rom substance abuse, case m anagers m oni to r

these tenant s to m ake th is t ransi t ion as sm oot h and successfu l as possib le. Anot her ben ef i t o f the m erger

w i th CCC Housing Organizat ion is that thro ugh ou r com bined ef fo r ts we w i l l develop s t ronger par tn erships

w i th the Drop Inn Center and Homeless Coa l it i on to coopera t ive ly wo rk to l i f t t he mo st vu lnerab le in

Com m uni ty X.


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W RITING SAM PLE 6: Corpo rate Grant Appl icat ion, 2006

I . SUM M ARY o f NEED/PROJECT

Since 1997, the AAA Housing Netw ork has col laborated w i th th e Depar tmen t of Archi tec ture and Inter ior

Design at CCC Universi ty to p roduce af fordable hous ing of h igh qual ity and uniqu e des ign. Through a

des ign/bui ld s tudio located in the hear t of Communi ty X, th i rd and four th-year archi tec ture and inter iordes ign stud ents engage in design and constru ct ion projects of the Netw ork 's hous ing stock. In the p ast

s tudents have des igned and renovated our laundromat , communi ty gather ing spaces, and the f i rs t f loor

apar tm ent at 530 E. 13 t h Street.

Your suppor t helps to underwr i te th is unique program that prov ides beaut i fu l res torat ion hous ing for a

low- income communi ty s t ruggl ing wi th cr ime and dis investment , and at the same t ime, your suppor t

nur t ures a sense of c ivic respon sib i l ity and soc ial just ice in these fut ure archi tec ts and comm uni ty

developers. Spec i f ica lly , w e seek your suppor t to comp lete of o ur reno vat ion of 530 East 13 t h Street (see

pic tures of past wo rk on- l ine) .

A. How w i l l Corporat ion ZZs contr ibut ion be used:

You r grant w i l l be used to con tinu e th is successful part nership w i th t he CCC Universi ty Design Stu dio. The

four -uni t East 13 t h Street proper t y has been reno vated in s tages, beginning in Septem ber of 2000 . One un i t

i s a l ready com plete and occupied (phot os avai lable at ht t p: / / w w w .fna.m uohio.edu/ ot r / pro jects.htm l ), and

our ob ject ive is to see the next un i t ready for occupancy by the end of 2006. This three bed room spl i t - level

t ow n house w i th te r race w i l l be renovated w i th the vo lun teer l abor o f a r ch i tect s tudents and i n t u rn they

get th e opp or tu ni ty t o engage in a st ruggl ing com m uni ty , apply th ei r know ledge in a pract ical and soc ia l ly

respons ib le ways, and to st rengthen the i r comm i tment to im prov ing how p eop le l ive th rough the use o f

th eir talen ts and ski lls.

M ajor renovat ions include m odi f icat ion o f in ter ior w al ls to a l low penet rat ion of sout h l ight for p assive solar

heat ing and l ight ing and bet t er energy ef f i c iency. W e have establ ished a budget of $82 ,852 for the project ,

w hich inc ludes $15,000 in archi tec tura l serv ices and $9000 in labor to be do nated by the Universi ty . The

balance of the bud get is in hard costs lum ber , landscaping m ater ia ls, dryw all , f i xtur es, cabinetry , f in ish

and paint . Past grants have suppor ted the d evelopment of t he f i rst s tage of the renovat ion and w e need

your help t o com plete the last s tage.

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