HERON LAKE-OKABENA Community Foundation
Grant Application

                                                                                                                                            File FY________

Organization Information

 

 

 

 

Name of Organization

 

 

 

 

 

Address

City, County, State, Zip

Federal Tax ID Number

 

 

 

 

 

Phone

Fax

Web site

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name of Contact Person Regarding this Application

Title

Phone                  

E-mail

 

Tax Status:

 

 

 

 

 

 

q

501(c)(3)*

q

Public Agency (government created)

 

 

q

Unit of Government

q

Other (describe and attach appropriate documentation)

 

 

 


*Please attach a copy of your IRS Determination letter, indicating your organizational status.

If you plan to use a fiscal agent please include contact information below, including their Federal Tax ID Number.  Fiscal agent must sign grant agreement and accept oversight of the project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                 

                Signature of Fiscal Agent

Proposal Information

ProjectTitle:________________________________________________________________

(The SWIF may alter the title to serve our publicity needs)

Project Start Date:  _______________________  Project End Date:  _____________________________

(Please allow adequate time for processing)

 

Please give a 2-3 sentence summary of request:

  

Counties Served by the project:  ________________________________________________________________

Indicate the projected number to be served by your project: 

_____  People     _____ Agencies     _____Businesses     _____Communities

 

 

Amount Requested:  $___________________             Total Project Cost:  $____________________

 


 

Proposal Narrative

Provide a brief narrative that answers each of the following points.  Submit one original and one copy of your proposal. This narrative should be less than two pages and include:

Organizational History – Briefly describe your organization. Attach copy of IRS Determination letter, if applicable.

Program Goals – What does the project hope to accomplish?  What is your focus?

Program Objectives – These are the clear, specific, and measurable outcomes of the project.  State the who, what, where, and when.

Methods – How are you going to accomplish the goals and objectives?  What combination of activities and strategies have you selected to bring about the desired results?  Why did you select this approach, given all of the possible approaches?

Evaluation – How will you measure your results?

Budget – Please fill out the attached budget page.  In addition, provide a budget justification, detailing the items listed on the budget page (i.e. consultant hired for 200 hours at $25/hour).  The more specific you are, the better. 

If you have any questions, please contact Collette Diemer, chairperson of the Heron Lake-Okabena Community Foundation, at 507-793-2582 or hlocf@ssc.hlo.mntm.org

Please submit the completed application to:

                                                Heron Lake Community Foundation
                                                c/o Becky Cselovszki
                                                P O Box 97
                                                Okabena, MN 56161

Authorization

I certify that the information contained in this grant application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.  I have the authority to apply for the funds requested.

Name and title of top paid staff or board chair:

 

Signature of top paid staff or board chair:

 

Date:

 

15 3rd Avenue NW,  Hutchinson, MN  55350   www.swifoundation.org

File FY________

Budget

A.        How much will your total project cost?                                                      _________

B.         How much are you requesting from the <name of fund> Foundation?         _________

                                                                                                                       
C.        How much have you or will you receive from other contributors?                _________   

            (B + C must equal A)

 D.        List how this money and other contributions will be spent:

            __________________________________________________________________

            __________________________________________________________________

            __________________________________________________________________

            __________________________________________________________________

            __________________________________________________________________

            __________________________________________________________________

            __________________________________________________________________

 (The total of D must equal A)

 E.         How many hours do you estimate that people will spend working on this project?

            __________________________________________________________________

F.         List any “in-kind” contributions (In-kind contributions are gifts of goods or services instead of cash):

            __________________________________________________________________

            __________________________________________________________________

            __________________________________________________________________

            __________________________________________________________________

            __________________________________________________________________

            __________________________________________________________________

            __________________________________________________________________

(When applying for a HLOCF Grant, copy & paste this document into word. Then type in the information
needed for the application and print it out to submit it to the HLOCF.)

Heron Lake-Okabena Foundation Grant Guidelines
Heron Lake-Okabena Grant Evaluation Rubric