Catholic Foundation of Southwest IowaGeneral Grant Application

How to Apply for a General Grant (requests of $2,500 or more)

1. Review the Catholic Foundation’s Grant Application Guidelines which can be found online: https://catholicfoundationiowa.org/grant-opportunities/ or provided with this application as a separate attachment.

2. Refer to the General Grant application checklist provided. The General Grant application and all required attachments must be compiled in a single Word Document or PDF. Please type all responses.

3. Applications must be submitted by an authorized agent of the Applicant institution or organization via email to mkenney@catholicfoundationiowa.org.

4. The deadline for submitting the General Grant application is no later than 4:00 PM Central Time on Friday, April 20.

General Grant Application Checklist:

General Grant Application form

Cover Letter – indicating the support and authorization of the application submission from the organization’s pastor, chaplain, canonical administrator, or other religious oversight.

Please do not include additional materials unless it is pertinent to your application.

Catholic Foundation of Southwest Iowa601 Grand Avenue

Des Moines, Iowa 50309 (515) 237-5044 mkenney@catholicfoundationiowa.org

General Grant Application

Instructions: Please complete and return this proposal application, along with all required attachments. Please type all responses.

Part 1. Applicant Information – Fill out information as requested belowName of Organization: Date of Request: Org EIN:

Address of Organization: City, State, Zip.

Primary Contact & Title: Telephone No.

Email address:

Website:

Secondary Contact (the name of the Pastor or Catholic Church involved with your organization, if applicable)

Telephone No. Email address:

Total Grant Request: Organization Annual Budget:

Is this a new program for your organization? Yes No

If this is a new program, how will the program be funded in the future?

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Part 2. Proposal Narrative – Please answer all questions listed below. Feel free to add additional space for your answers as needed. Please limit narrative to no more than four pages.

1. Please give a brief description of your organization and its history and mission:

2. Specifically describe the purpose of the grant request.

3. Why is this program unique? Why is it needed?

4. Describe how your organization will measure the effectiveness of this grant and how it will meet the stated need.

5. Have you received previous funding from the Foundation? If yes, please provide a brief description of the grant award and time period.

6. Describe your plans for sustaining the program after the grant (Funding and other sources).

7. Please list other funding sources and amounts applied for, received or committed.

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Part 3. Project Budget and Budget DetailsBudget Item with Budget Details Amount Sub-Total

A Audio Visual EquipmentMicrophone $100Projector $500Recording Devices $200Total Audio Visual Equipment $800***Please delete the sample provided when constructing your own budget

TOTAL GRANT REQUEST XXXX

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Part 4. A list of your Board of Directors, Trustees or related Council.

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