Our missin is t lead, serve and cllabrate t mbilize enduring philanthrpy fr a better Arizna. Animal Welfare Grant Cycle Available: 9:00am, July 30, 2018 Clse Date: 5:00pm, August 24, 2018 Intrductin The missin f the Arizna Cmmunity Fundatin (ACF) is t lead, serve and cllabrate t mbilize enduring philanthrpy fr a better Arizna. With charitable funds established either fr the cmmn gd r fr special purpses, ACF wrks t achieve this gal. Nnprfit rganizatins prviding services fr animals anywhere in Arizna are invited t cmpete fr a grant frm the Arizna Cmmunity Fundatin's animal-related funds. Grants will be awarded t prjects that aim t supprt the welfare f wild animals and dmestic pets that are ill r injured, need placement in a hme, r need t be returned t their natural habitat. ACF encurages prpsals that: Leverage matching funds Engage strategic, missin-driven cllabratins/partnerships Build the capacity f the rganizatin Supprt direct service prjects Supprt ne-year prpsals Supprt direct administrative csts assciated with carrying ut the prgram, such as staff salary/wages, prject management, marketing, cnsultants, supplies, pstage, travel, training r equipment, newlyacquired infrmatin technlgy, etc. will be allwed. Direct csts can als include directly attributable administrative supprt, legal r accunting functins, with distinct and measured effrt n the prject. ACF will accept prpsals that benefit and supprt: The welfare f wild and animals and dmestic pets that are ill r injured The welfare f dmestic pets that need placement in a hme The welfare f wild animals that need t be returned t their natural habitat Funding Request Range ACF will accept nly ne prpsal frm a qualified rganizatin. Prpsals may be submitted fr a minimum f $5,000 up t a maximum f $20,000. The ttal granting pl depends n fund availability at the time. 2201 East Camelback Rad, Suite 405B Phenix, Arizna 85016 tel 602.381.1400 / 800.222.8221 fax 602.381.1575 www.azfundatin.rg
Page 2 Online Submissin The Arizna Cmmunity Fundatin has upgraded its website in which all grant prpsals will be submitted. All users will be required t update and cmplete each page f their rganizatinal prfile befre being able t submit any grant applicatin. Guidelines n hw t d this are cvered in the sectin belw that describes hw t apply nline. Eligibility Requirements What If Any Arizna 501(c)(3) rganizatin, gvernment agency, and tribal entity that perates with fiscal accuntability and respnsibility. Religius rganizatins may apply fr funding f nn-sectarian prgrams. Organizatins must demnstrate a nn-discriminatin plicy regarding staff, emplyment, gverning bard and service based n race, ethnicity, religin, gender, sexual rientatin, gender identity, age, disability r natinal rigin, and prvide evidence f the plicy. The applicatin fr this grant cycle is nline. If applicants d nt have internet access, they are advised t cntact lcal public libraries, which ffer free public internet access. Organizatins are required t have a cmpleted and visible prfile n ACF s website: www.azfundatin.rg. Incmplete rganizatinal prfiles will result in the declinatin f yur applicatin. Organizatins withut 501(c)(3) status must use a fiscal agent t apply n their behalf. Fiscal agents must have a visible prfile n the ACF website, and als be a 501(c)(3) rganizatin. Organizatins must be in gd standing with the IRS at the time f review r else the submitted applicatin(s) will be immediately declined. Organizatins uncertain f their eligibility may inquire by sending an e-mail t grants@azfundatin.rg. Applicant rganizatin must be fully authrized by its bard and ther applicable partners/cllabratrs t submit this applicatin. Organizatins must serve animals within the Arizna gegraphic bundaries. Situatin 1: My rganizatin is a standalne rganizatin? Yu may submit ne applicatin. Yu may submit anther if, and nly if, yu are cllabrating with anther rganizatin. If yu wuld like t submit a secnd applicatin n behalf f a cllabrative grup f rganizatins, submit nly ne applicatin per prject. This means chsing just ne rganizatin t submit the cllabrative applicatin. Situatin 2: My rganizatin is a chapter f a brader rganizatin? Yu may submit ne applicatin per chapter. Yu may submit anther if, and nly if, yu are cllabrating with anther rganizatin. If yu wuld like t submit a secnd applicatin n behalf f a cllabrative grup f rganizatins, submit nly ne applicatin per prject. This means chsing just ne rganizatin t submit the cllabrative applicatin. If several chapters are applying fr the same prject, please treat it as a cllabrative applicatin.
Situatin 3: My rganizatin is a schl district r a schl within a district? Yu may submit ne applicatin per schl. Yu may submit anther if, and nly if, yu are cllabrating with anther rganizatin. If yu wuld like t submit a secnd applicatin n behalf f a cllabrative grup f rganizatins, submit nly ne applicatin per prject. This means chsing just ne rganizatin t submit the cllabrative applicatin. If several schls are applying fr the same prject, please treat it as a cllabrative applicatin. A district may apply separately fr prjects separate frm thse the schls apply fr. Animal Welfare Page 3 Situatin 4: My rganizatin is a gvernment r tribal entity, r a university: Yu may submit ne applicatin per department Yu may submit anther if, and nly if, yu are cllabrating with anther rganizatin. If yu wuld like t submit a secnd applicatin n behalf f a cllabrative grup f rganizatins, submit nly ne applicatin per prject. This means chsing just ne rganizatin t submit the cllabrative applicatin. If several departments are applying fr the same prject, please treat it as a cllabrative applicatin. A gvernment r tribal agency, r university may apply fr prjects separate frm thse the individual departments apply fr. Situatin 5: My rganizatin is a fiscal spnsr fr ther rganizatins. Yu may submit ne applicatin per spnsred rganizatin. Yu may submit anther if, and nly if, yu are cllabrating with anther rganizatin. If yu wuld like t submit a secnd applicatin n behalf f a cllabrative grup f rganizatins, submit nly ne applicatin per prject. This means chsing just ne rganizatin t submit the cllabrative applicatin. A fiscal spnsr may apply fr prjects separate frm thse its spnsred rganizatins apply fr. Timeline fr 2018 Grant Making Grant cycle pens July 30, 2018 Applicatins are due by 5:00 pm n August 24, 2018 Grant Panel will make final recmmendatins by September 28, 2018 Grant awards and decline letters ut by Octber 5, 2018 If funded, Final Reprt Due by Octber 5, 2019 Grant Deadline Prpsals must be submitted nline by 5:00 pm n August 24, 2018. N exceptins.
Page 4 Review and Evaluatin Prcess All prpsals will be reviewed thrugh a cmpetitive evaluatin prcess. The reviewers will be reading the applicants' nline prfiles n the ACF website t btain infrmatin n the rganizatin. Please be sure t update yur rganizatin's prfile befre submitting yur prpsal. Prpsals are reviewed and evaluated by grant cmmittee panels, cmprised f vlunteer cmmunity leaders wh assess prpsal strengths and weaknesses accrding t evaluatin criteria. Evaluatin criteria cnsists f a pint system awarded fr impact n cmmunity need, measurable benefits, plan fr sustainability, alignment with the funding criteria, partnerships, gals and bjectives clearly stated, measurable utcmes, ppulatin served, reasnable budget, and whether the prject/ rganizatin enhances cllabratin with ther cmmunity rganizatins and/r agencies. Hw t Apply Online If yur rganizatin has an ACF prfile: G t the Arizna Cmmunity Fundatin's grants page n their website at www.azfundatin.rg If yur rganizatin des nt have a registered ACF prfile: If yur rganizatin needs t be registered, please g t www.azfundatin.rg and select Grantee Lgin t sign up. Once yu are registered, yu may begin the LOI r applicatin prcess by starting a new applicatin. Yu may als edit rganizatinal infrmatin nce yu have lgged in and attached yur rganizatin t yur prfile. Fr assistance with technical questins regarding the nline registratin and applicatin, please cntact ur Cmpetitive Grants Management Team at grants@azfundatin.rg r 602-381-1400. Tips fr Submitting All users will be required t update and cmplete their rganizatinal prfile befre being able t submit any grant applicatin. D nt wait until the deadline date t set up yur rganizatin s prfile and apply. During the last week f any grant cycle s duratin, due t the vlume f inquiries, yu will likely have limited access t ACF technical supprt s wrking in advance is strngly advised. It is recmmended that the applicatin be prepared ffline in a text editr such as Micrsft Wrd t ensure a duplicate exists. There are new fields in the rganizatinal prfile t cmplete. Be sure t update and cmplete the prfile befre submitting yur prpsal. Narrative respnses are limited t the maximum wrd cunt. Yu d nt have t use all the wrds. Only prvide infrmatin that is pertinent. Be sure t review applicatins fr spelling and grammar errrs. Be sure t check fr an email ntificatin indicating that yur applicatin has been submitted.
Page 5 Hw t Get Help Please cntact ACF staff t discuss any part f the grant applicatin prcess. Due t the high vlume f calls and inquires as the deadline nears, rganizatins are encuraged t cntact staff well in advance f the deadline with any questins! During the last week f any grant cycle s duratin, yu will likely have limited access t ACF technical supprt. Fr technical assistance with the web site, including rganizatinal prfile and the nline applicatin, please email grants@azfundatin.rg r call (602) 381-1400. Grant Reviewer Rubric Criteria Measure Weak Average Strng Purpse f Grant Situatin/ Cmmunity Need Applicatin Design Results/ Evaluatin Defined need is a pririty r urgent issue in the cmmunity. Applicatin activities clearly address the articulated need. Applicatin targets underserved ppulatins; the estimated size and range f ppulatin directly served by applicatin is meaningful and apprpriate. Applicatin is in line with the applicant's missin statement and has a distinct fcus, frmat and bjective. Activities, timetable, and gals are clear and well thught ut. Apprpriate resurces (persnnel, funding, time) are allcated t accmplish the gals - including cllabrative partnerships with ther rganizatins that imprve impact r leverage resurces. Evidence is prvided that indicate the prgram will achieve the desired results. Results are significant and can be demnstrated. Cmmunity Supprt Diversity f funding surces (financial backing, in-kind supprt, and/r vlunteer supprt frm the cmmunity) indicates that applicatin is sustainable. Financial Indicatrs The budget is easy t understand and lgical. Clarity and feasibility f prpsed prject expenses and incme.
Pre-Qualifying Questins Animal Welfare Page 6 The applicant rganizatin is fully authrized by its bard and ther applicable partners/cllabratrs t submit this applicatin. Des yur rganizatin (and fiscal spnsr, if applicable) have a cmplete and visible prfile n ACF s website: www.azfundatin.rg? Incmplete rganizatinal prfiles will result in the declinatin f yur applicatin. ACF requires all applicants fr grants t cmply with its nn discriminatin plicy. Please cnfirm that the rganizatin applying fr this grant des nt unlawfully discriminate against emplyees, vlunteers, bard members, r the members, clients, r students it serves n the basis f race, clr, religin, gender, natinal rigin, age, medical cnditin, veteran status, marital status, disability, ancestry, sexual rientatin, r any ther characteristic prtected by law. Is yur rganizatin (r fiscal spnsr) a 501(c)(3) rganizatin, schl, municipality r tribal entity that perates with fiscal accuntability and respnsibility? Religius rganizatins may apply fr funding f nn-sectarian prgrams. I have dwnladed the latest guidelines and questins dcument, available by clicking n the Preview buttn abve. Have yu updated yur brwser? We recmmend using Ggle Chrme r the mst updated versin f Firefx. Please check the grant guidelines, which yu can dwnlad by clicking n the Preview buttn abve, fr mre infrmatin. It is nt recmmended that yu use Internet Explrer. I understand my rganizatins must be in gd standing with the IRS at the time f review r else my applicatin(s) will be immediately declined. Will yur rganizatin serve animals within the Arizna gegraphic bundaries?
Page 7 Grant Applicatin Questins Prject Overview 1. Prject Name 2. Amunt Requested 3. Ttal Prject Amunt Prject Details 4. Is this prject being dne in cllabratin with ther nnprfits? If s, please list each nnprfit and their rle in the cllabratin. If n, please discuss the resurces available t fulfill the prpsal. (Wrd Limit- 200) 5. Please prvide a minimum f ne and as many as six f the intended utputs yu plan t accmplish with this prpsed prject. Each utput shuld simply state the number f lives impacted and hw they will be impacted. Fr example: serve 100 children between the ages f 5 and 18 r spay/neuter 56 animals. Nte: Fr final reprting purpses, yu will be asked t prvide actual utputs (the results) that reflect the degree t which the gals yu established have been realized. (Wrd Limit- 200) Narrative 6. Describe in tw r three sentences what yu will d with the funds. (Wrd Limit 50) 7. Please describe the prgram prpsal in detail. Define the need in the cmmunity: tell us the gals f the prject and hw they align with yur missin, describe the activities yu will undertake, indicate the ppulatin served, specify the resurces (persnnel, partnerships, funding, time, etc.) that will be used, prvide a timeline f events as apprpriate. When applicable, please present data/evidence that dcuments the significance f the issue. (Wrd Limit 300) 8. Please select the ACF Philanthrpic Agenda area that best describes this applicatin s primary fcus: Quality Educatin Health Innvatins Cmmunity Imprvement & Develpment (i.e., Affrdable Husing, Wrking Pr, & Basic Needs) Arts & Culture Envirnment & Sustainability (i.e., Preservatin, Natural Resurces, & Animal Welfare) 9. Are there any knwn industry standards? (Yes r N) 10. Please describe the knwn industry standards.(wrd Limit - 200) 11. Please cite any resurces, statistics, and/r studies prvided in the prgram prpsal detail abve. (Wrd Limit - 100) 12. Please indicate if this is a new prject, a prject expansin r a cntinuing prject.
Page 8 13. If this is nt a ne-time prject, please describe any sustainability plans r effrts t cntinue the prject past the funding year. (Wrd Limit- 200) 14. Please select the evaluatin prcess(es) r methd(s) yu will use t measure yur prgress in rder t determine the degree t which yu met the intended utputs. Annual Plling Fcus Grups Pre and Pst Interviews Pre and Pst Surveys Other 15. Describe the evaluatin prcess(es) r methd(s) yu will use t measure yur prgress in rder t determine the degree t which yu met the intended utputs (i.e., pre and pst surveys, annual plling, fcus grups, etc.). (Wrd Limit - 200) 16. Hw will yu prceed with this prject if yu nly receive partial funding? Are there cmpnents that are mre critical than thers? If s, please itemize the cmpnents and crrespnding csts. (Wrd Limit- 200) The Arizna Cmmunity Fundatin allws fr multiple applicatins t be submitted thrugh this funding pprtunity under certain circumstances. Please review the "What If" sectin f the guidelines fr this grant cycle fr an explanatin f these circumstances and t be able t answer the fllwing questin. 17. Are yu submitting this applicatin as a lead rganizatin n behalf f a cllabrative grup that will share any frthcming grant funding prvided thrugh this prcess? If s, type Cllabratin in the bx belw. OR, Are yu applying as a single rganizatin (that may r may nt be wrking with cllabratrs) that will be nt be sharing any frthcming grant funding prvided thrugh this prcess? If s, please type Single in the bx belw.
Page 9 18. Select the demgraphic ppulatins, such as the age grup, race, gender, sci-ecnmic status and gegraphic lcatin f the target ppulatin yu intend t serve (Select all that apply). Enter any demgraphics cmments belw. (Wrd Limit 100) Ages: 0 5 6 17 18 25 26 65 65+ N/A Race/ Ethnicity: African American r Black Asian/Pacific Islander Hispanic r Latin Native American/Indigenus White Other N/A Gender: Female Male Bth N/A Sci-Ecnmic: Wrking Pr Unemplyed Belw Pverty Level Hmeless N/A Disabilities: Diseases/Illnesses Hearing Disability Visual Disability Ambulatry Disability Self-Care Disability Other Physical Disability Mental Disability Learning Disabilities Develpmental Disabilities N/A Ppulatins: Animals Children & Yuth Crime r Abuse Victims Envirnment Faith Based Immigrants & Refugees LBGTQ Offenders & Ex-Offenders Older Adults Single Parents Substance Abusers Veterans & Military N/A Other Lcatin: Apache Cunty Cchise Cunty Ccnin Cunty Gila Cunty Graham Cunty Greenlee Cunty La Paz Cunty Maricpa Cunty Mhave Cunty Navaj Cunty Pima Cunty Pinal Cunty Santa Cruz Cunty Yavapai Cunty Yuma Cunty State-wide Multiple States Natinwide N/A
Page 10 Dcumentatin 19. In the uplad area belw, yu may add up t tw additinal dcuments pertaining t the prject. These dcuments may include (but are nt limited t): brchures, phts, news articles, letters f supprt, etc. Interim Prgress Reprt 20. Was yur rganizatin awarded an Animal Welfare grant last year? If yes, please answer the fllwing questins: 21. Describe in tw r three sentences what yu did with the funds. (Wrd Limit 50) 22. Challenges: List any challenges encuntered during the grant perid that diminished yur rganizatin's ability t achieve the intended utcmes. (Wrd limit 200) 23. Future Funding Strategy: What is yur future funding strategy t cntinue the prgram and/r the rganizatinal wrk the funding supprted? (Wrd limit 200) 24. Impact Stry: If pssible, please share hw a life r cmmunity was changed by the prgram. (Wrd limit 250) 25. In the space belw, please discuss any deviance between prpsed and actual budget. 26. Please prvide a minimum f ne and as many as six f the intended utputs yu planned t accmplish with this prpsed prject. Be sure the utputs are clear, measurable, significant, demnstrable and well thught ut. Please prvide evidence that the methds yu are using will achieve the desired results, and that yu have the resurces necessary t track and measure the utputs and utcmes. Please prvide the utputs that have been realized s far. Prject Budget 27. The prject budget yu include shuld shw financial data fr the prpsed prject during the grant perid, nt the rganizatin's verall perating budget. Please nly include revenue and expenses related t the prpsed prject, such as salaries, fees fr services, etc. Please list all ther funding surces yu have applied t, bth pending and secured, fr this prject. In the cmments area belw, please describe the use f requested funds by prviding a timeline, steps and csts assciated with successful prjectin cmpletin. Terms and Cnditins 1. I acknwledge that funding by the Arizna Cmmunity Fundatin, its affiliates, r any f its philanthrpic partners is nt guaranteed simply by virtue f cmpleting this applicatin. 2. Shuld my rganizatin be awarded a grant thrugh this funding pprtunity, I agree t submit a final reprt fr this prject by the final reprt due date. 3. Shuld my rganizatin be awarded a grant thrugh this funding pprtunity, I agree t the fllwing terms and cnditins: Use f Grant Mney. The Grantee shall use the Grant Mney nly fr the Prject and in accrdance
Page 11 with the prpsal and budget previusly submitted t and apprved by The Arizna Cmmunity Fundatin. The Grantee shall nt make any significant change in the Prject withut the prir apprval f The Arizna Cmmunity Fundatin. At the end f the grant perid, the Grantee shall prmptly return t The Arizna Cmmunity Fundatin any unused prtin f the Grant Mney. Reprts. The Grantee shall submit written reprts n the accmplishments f this Prject as well as an accunting f expenditure f grant funds. Reprting and dcumentatin required by The Arizna Cmmunity Fundatin shall be prvided as utlined in the Grantee Final Reprt, which will be available as the final reprt due date nears. The Grantee shall prvide The Arizna Cmmunity Fundatin with cpies (if available) f any press releases, phtgraphs and published material abut the Grant Mney and the wrk it made pssible. Meeting Requirement. The Grantee may be asked t attend a meeting at the Arizna Cmmunity Fundatin, t be set at a later date, t discuss yur prject. Discussins n capacity building in the future and ther tpics will als take place. Publicity. Yu will allw the Arizna Cmmunity Fundatin (ACF) t review and apprve the text, including qutes, f any prpsed publicity cncerning this grant prir t its release. ACF may include infrmatin regarding this grant, including the amunt and purpse f the grant, any phtgraphs yu may have prvided, yur lg r trademark, r ther infrmatin r materials abut yur rganizatin and its activities, in ACF's peridic public reprts, newsletters, news releases r any ther printed materials distributed by the Cmmunity Fundatin. Please ensure that all publicity (including printed material, press releases and Web sites) states partial funding prvided by the Arizna Cmmunity Fundatin If yu require an electrnic cpy f ACF s fficial lg please cntact the Marketing/Cmmunicatins department at the Cmmunity Fundatin. Retentin f Recrds. The Grantee shall keep all financial recrds pertaining t the Prject fr at least fur years and shall make such recrds available t The Arizna Cmmunity Fundatin at reasnable times upn The Arizna Cmmunity Fundatin's request. Revcatin f Grant Mney. The Grantee must return all unexpended grant funds immediately upn request by The Arizna Cmmunity Fundatin if (1) the Fundatin, at its sle discretin, determines that the Grantee has nt perfrmed in accrdance with this Agreement, r (2) the Grantee lses its exemptin frm federal incme tax under Sectin 501C 3 f the Internal Revenue Cde f 1986, as amended (the) "Cde" and is classified as ther than a private fundatin under Sectin 509(a) f the Cde. Grant Des Nt Create a Partnership. The Grantee shall nt in any manner indicate, nr shall the grant r any dcuments related theret be in any manner deemed t create r cnstrued as creating, any kind f partnership, jint venture r ther similar relatinship between The Arizna Cmmunity Fundatin and the Grantee r ther party. The Arizna Cmmunity Fundatin shall nt be deemed in any manner respnsible fr the debts, liabilities r ther bligatins f the Grantee, including any such debts relating t this Prject. Amendment. This Grant Agreement shall nt be amended r revised except by a written dcument signed by the parties heret. Changes r Prblems Occurring During Grant Year. Any changes r prblems in the Grantee Agency that affects the Prject must be reprted t The Arizna Cmmunity Fundatin immediately.
Page 12 Imprtant Definitins Capacity Building Grant - Grants intended t strengthen the management capacity f nnprfits in ways that will enhance institutinal and prgrammatic develpment and enable the NPO t further its missin. Capital Campaign - A capital campaign is an rganized drive t cllect and accumulate substantial funds t finance majr needs f an rganizatin, such as a building r majr repair prject, r t build endwment. Endwment is cnsidered a capital asset. Challenge Grant - A grant that is made n the cnditin that ther mnies must be secured, either n a matching basis r via sme ther frmula, usually within a specified perid f time, with the bjective f stimulating giving frm additinal surces. Cmmunity Fundatin - A cmmunity fundatin is a tax-exempt, nnprfit, autnmus, publicly supprted, philanthrpic institutin cmpsed primarily f permanent funds established by many separate dnrs fr the lng-term diverse, charitable benefit f the residents f a defined gegraphic area. Typically, a cmmunity fundatin serves an area n larger than a state. Cmmunity fundatins prvide an array f services t dnrs wh wish t establish endwed funds withut incurring the administrative and legal csts f starting independent fundatins. Fiscal Agent - a nnprfit 501(c)(3) rganizatin that agrees t accept and be respnsible fr grant mnies n behalf f the nnprfit grantee. Frm 990/Frm 990-PF - The IRS frms filed annually by public charities and private fundatins respectively. This infrmatin can be accessed at www.guidestar.cm. Funding Cycle - A chrnlgical pattern f prpsal review, decisin making, and applicant ntificatin. Grant - An award f funds t undertake charitable activities. Grant Applicatin - The medium in which t submit a grant request. Applicatins are psted and accessed via the Arizna Cmmunity Fundatin website. The site utlines the grant eligibility requirements, fcus area and applicatin questins. Grant Prpsal - The dcument that makes up a grant request. The prpsal is the final prduct f answering all applicatin questins. It is the dcument that is submitted thrugh the nline applicatin and is used in grants review. Once saved, it can be accessed thrugh the rganizatinal prfile. Grantee - The individual r rganizatin wh/that receives a grant. Grantees fr Cmmunity Fundatins funding may be 501(C)(3) rganizatins, public schls, municipalities, and American Indian Tribes. Nnprfit Organizatin - a legally cnstituted rganizatin that is classified by the IRS as a 501(c)(3), nnprfit institutin, whse bjective is t supprt r engage in activities f public r private interest withut any cmmercial r mnetary prfit.
Page 13 Operating Supprt - A cntributin given t cver an rganizatin's day-t-day, nging expenses, such as salaries, utilities, ffice supplies, etc. Philanthrpy - Philanthrpy is defined in different ways. The rigin f the wrd philanthrpy is Greek and means "lve fr mankind." Tday, philanthrpy includes the cncept f vluntary giving by an individual r grup t prmte the cmmn gd. Philanthrpy als cmmnly refers t grants f mney given by fundatins t nnprfit rganizatins. Philanthrpy addresses the cntributin f an individual r grup t ther rganizatins that in turn wrk fr the cause f alleviating pverty r scial prblems, thereby imprving the quality f life fr all citizens. Philanthrpic giving supprts a variety f activities including research, health, educatin, arts, and culture, as well as alleviating pverty. Pst-grant Evaluatin - A review f the results f a grant, with the emphasis upn whether r nt the grant achieved its desired bjective. Seed Mney - A grant r cntributin used t start a new prject r rganizatin. Site Visit - Visiting a grantee rganizatin at its ffice lcatin r area f peratin, r meeting with its staff, directrs, r recipients f its services.
Grantee Final Reprt All infrmatin in Bld will be pulled frm the Grant Applicatin. All infrmatin in gray italic is additinal infrmatin that will need t be filled ut while cmpleting the final reprt. Organizatin: Prject Name: Requested Amunt: Persn Submitting Reprt: Cntact Phne & Email: Grant Amunt: Prject Summary: Animal Welfare Page 14 Belw are the prject details prvided by the grantee applicant when the grant was submitted last year. Please review and answer the assciated questins regarding actual results. Prject Narrative 1. Describe in tw r three sentences what yu will d with the funds 2. Please describe the prgram prpsal in detail. Define the need in the cmmunity: tell us the gals f the prject and hw they align with yur missin, describe the activities yu will undertake, indicate the ppulatin served, specify the resurces (persnnel, partnerships, funding, time, etc.) that will be used, prvide a timeline f events as apprpriate. When applicable, please present data/evidence that dcuments the significance f the issue. (Wrd Limit 300) Did yu accmplish this? Additinal Cmments. 3. Please select the ACF Philanthrpic Agenda area that best describes this applicatin s primary fcus: - a. Quality Educatin - b. Health Innvatins - c. Cmmunity Imprvement & Develpment (i.e., Affrdable Husing, Wrking Pr, & Basic Needs) - d. Arts & Culture - e. Envirnment & Sustainability (i.e., Preservatin, Natural Resurces, & Animal Welfare) Did yu accmplish this? Additinal Cmments. 4. Select the demgraphic ppulatins, such as the age grup, race, gender, and sci-ecnmic status f the target ppulatin yu intend t serve (Select all that apply). Did yu accmplish this? Additinal Cmments. 5. Please indicate if this is a new prject, a prject expansin r a cntinuing prject. If this is nt a netime prject, please describe any sustainability plans r effrts t cntinue the prject past the funding year. Did yu accmplish this? Additinal Cmments. 6. Is this prject being dne in cllabratin with ther nnprfits? If s, please list each nnprfit and
Page 15 their rle in the cllabratin. If n, please discuss the resurces available t fulfill the prpsal. Did yu accmplish this? Additinal Cmments. 7. Please prvide a minimum f ne and as many as six f the intended utputs yu plan t accmplish with this prpsed prject. Each utput shuld simply state the number f lives impacted and hw they will be impacted. Fr example: serve 100 children between the ages f 5 and 18 r spay/neuter 56 animals. Nte: Fr final reprting purpses, yu will be asked t prvide actual utputs (the results) that reflect the degree t which the gals yu established have been realized. Did yu accmplish this? Additinal Cmments. 8. Please als describe the evaluatin prcess(es) r methd(s) yu will use t measure yur prgress in rder t determine the degree t which yu met the intended utputs. Did yu accmplish this? Additinal Cmments. Prject Budget 9. The prject budget n the fllwing page shuld shw financial data fr the prpsed prject during the grant perid, nt the rganizatin's verall perating budget. Please nly include revenue and expenses related t the prpsed prject, such as salaries, fees fr services, etc. Please list all ther funding surces yu have applied t, bth pending and secured, fr this prject. In the space belw, please describe the use f requested funds by prviding a timeline, steps and csts assciated with successful prjectin cmpletin. Did yu wrk within the budget? Additinal Cmments. Hw were the funds frm this grant actually used--demnstrate by prviding an itemized budget? What percentage abve r belw budget the prject was actualized? Please prvide the itemized prject budget (frm the prpsal) with the crrespnding actual expenditure in the space prvided. If there are any significant variances frm the riginal applicatin budget, please explain. 10. Hw will yu prceed with this prject if yu nly receive partial funding? Are there cmpnents that are mre critical than thers? Did yu accmplish this? Additinal Cmments. 11. List any unintended results that the prgram caused. These culd include things like unexpected cllabratin pprtunities, serving a larger target ppulatin than expected, r missing an pprtunity t wrk with a funder yu weren t aware f.
Page 16 12. List any challenges encuntered during the grant perid that diminished yur rganizatin's ability t achieve the intended utcmes. 13. What is yur future funding strategy t cntinue the prgram and/r the rganizatinal wrk the funding supprted? 14. Please include a 150 t 250-wrd inspiring impact stry and submit up t three (3) digital phts (size 300 dpi r larger) alng with cnsent fr publicatin. Share hw a life r cmmunity was changed by the prgram r prject. We want t share the gd news f yur great wrk! 15. D yu have any ther cmments r imprtant infrmatin t share?