Lve My Neighbr! Grant Applicatin EXAMPLE A Grant Prgram fr Neighbrhd Residents At Neighbrhd Allies, we believe n ne knws ur cmmunities as well as thse wh live in them. If yu are a resident and have an idea t d smething psitive fr yur neighbrs and yur neighbrhd, apply fr a grant tday! Residents frm ne f the 9 cmmunities are eligible t apply: Allentwn Beltzhver Hill District Hmewd Larimer Lincln-Lemingtn Knxville Millvale Wilkinsburg MISSION The missin f Lve My Neighbr! grant prgram is t build neighbrhds by identifying, empwering, and supprting prjects imagined by and fr cmmunity. Des yur prject qualify? Yur prject qualifies if it meets the fllwing criteria: 1) Yur prject meaningfully includes and engages yur neighbrs. 2) Yur prject benefits yur neighbrs and neighbrhd. 3) Yur prject builds n the strengths in yur neighbrhd. Des everyne get a grant? N, nt all applicants receive a grant. T increase the pssibility f receiving a grant, make sure yur prject meets the abve criteria. Hw can I learn mre? Attend a General Inf Sessin! Strngly recmmended but nt required. 1) Hilltp United Methdist Church (Allentwn) Tuesday, February 6th, 6-8pm, 631 E. Warringtn Ave 2) Hmewd Carnegie Library: Wednesday January 31 st 5:30-7:30pm, 7101 Hamiltn Ave When is the deadline? There are 3 deadlines: February 1 st, March 1 st and April 1st Please Nte: All grant recipients must btain a fiscal spnsr rganizatin t manage the grant funds. If yu d nt knw what a fiscal spnsr is r hw t get ne, we recmmend yu attend a general inf sessin r wrkshp. Lvemyneighbrgrants.rg A prud prgram f 1
Grant Applicatin This applicatin is the first step in the prcess f applying fr a Lve My Neighbr! grant. Yu are n the right track! Please cmplete this applicatin t the best f yur ability. Grants amunts range frm $500 $2,500. Please see first and last page f this packet fr ther imprtant infrmatin. Yur Infrmatin: This sectin is fr yu t prvide mre infrmatin abut yu! Please share imprtant infrmatin abut yu! Shikha Jerath Name f Resident: Mailing address: 225 Rss Street, Suite 202 Pittsburgh, PA Zip cde: 15219 Phne number: 412.471.3727 Ext. 219 E-mail address: Shikha@neighbrhdallies.rg Please indicate the exact address (r nearest address) where yur prject will take place: Hmewd Library - Large Event Space (7101 Hamiltn Avenue List the names and primary cntact infrmatin fr up t 2 additinal residents n yur team: NAME CONTACT INFORMATION 1. Shad Hendersn Shad@neigbhrhdallies.rg 412.471.3727 2. Sarah Dieleman Perry Sarah@neighbrhdallies.rg 412.471.3727 Please indicate which neighbrhd(s) yur prject will be implemented: Allentwn Hmewd Millvale Beltzhver Larimer Knxville Hill District Lincln-Lemingtn Wilkinsburg What is yur grup r rganizatin type? Indicate the ne that best describes yur grup: Grup f Residents Safety Grup Blck Grup Faith-based grup Yuth Grup Other: Peple wh wrk in Hmewd What is the amunt that yu are requesting fr yur prject? ($500 $2,500): $1,000 D yu have a fiscal spnsr fr yur prject? If yes, what is the name f the rganizatin that will serve as yur fiscal spnsr? Yes, Neighbrhd Allies Lvemyneighbrgrants.rg A prud prgram f 2
Prject Infrmatin and Impact: This sectin is fr yu t prvide mre infrmatin abut yur prject and its impact. Please share imprtant infrmatin abut yur prject. 1. Describe the yur prject and its gals: (250 wrd limit) Fr ur prject, we want t create an event, the Lve My Neighbr! Gathering, t the cmmunity n June 6th 2017. The gal is t cnnect peple wh have similar interests and expertise t create a mre integrated and cnnected netwrk f grassrts assets in cmmunity change effrts. During the event, we will have them meet with neighbrs in the same field f wrk. At the end, we will ask the neighbrs t identify t imprve their cmmunities nw have cnnectins in neighbrhds that they can cnsult during their lngterm endeavr twards cmmunity change. We knw we have been successful when we reach ut t residents wh attended and see if they cntacted, cnsulted, r are building relatinships with thse they met during the Gathering. 2. Explain hw yur prject benefits the cmmunity and lves yur neighbrs. (500 wrd limit): We came tgether as a grup because we want t cnnect neighbrs and residents in the nine cmmunities that are part f Lve My Neighbr! grant prgram. We believe by cnnecting residents f the prgram tgether, they can learn abut each ther's great wrk in the cmmunity, share their wn wrk, and create new relatinships and cnnectins that supprt their hard and lng effrts twards cmmunity change. We believe that the wisdm and seeds fr change in ur cmmunities are already present in ur cmmunities. We believe it is hw we nurish and grw thse seeds s that they multiple and increase in strength. As shared befre, by cnnecting these assets r strengths, the peple in ur cmmunities tgether, they will be able t have cnnectins t knwledge and expertise that can mtivate, inspire, and prpel their effrts. 3. Tell us abut the strengths and expertise yu and yur team bring t this prject. (250 wrd limit) Shad Hendersn brings strng cnnectins in the nine cmmunities t the effrt. He can reach ut t different rganizatins t find gd spaces t hst the event. He als has extensive planning experience that can help ur grup develp a strng agenda fr the evenings. Alexis Hayes has strng skills in creating flyers and ther materials t prmte the effrt. Sarah Dieleman Perry will help identify and reach ut t cmmunity members t serve as speakers fr the event. Shikha Jerath has skills in facilitating meetings and can cntribute t creating an agenda that is fun and realistic fr the attendees. Her cnnectins, t, can help spread the wrd abut the event. All f the individuals mentined will help prvide the skills and knwledge t be able t bring this event t the cmmunity. Additinally, the Grassrts Grantmaking Cmmittee (GGC) will ffer at least 15 hurs f vlunteer time t help develp the event agenda and set up the lcatin fr the event. 4. What assets r strengths f yur neighbrs and cmmunity des yur prject build upn? (500 wrd limit) The event is structured entirely n building frm the strengths f the peple attending and their wrk in the cmmunity. The peple attending will be sharing their stries and experiences ding psitive wrk fr their cmmunities. Additinally, they will be cnnected t individuals that d a similar wrk in their cmmunities. Fr example, smene that is wrking t imprve vacant lts in their neighbrhd is cnnected t smene with gardening experience and expertise. The strength and expertise r knwledge f thse helping with the event: Shad, Alexis, and Shikha will cntribute t the effrts as well. The lcatin f the event is a strng cmmunity hub fr residents. We can build upn the lcatin's reputatin by reaching the peple already actively invlved in cmmunity wrk thrugh the lcatin. 5. Hw will the prpsed prject cntinue after yur wrk this year is dne? (250 wrd limit) We hpe thrugh the new cnnectins made, peple attending the event find individuals with interests and expertise that can help their prjects in their neighbrhds and develp new relatinships that can enrich their lives. We plan t get peples' cntact infrmatin s that we can cntinue t build these relatinships amng the peple that attended the event and thers that we believe wuld be gd resurces and relatinships fr thers in the cmmunity. We als hpe t create cmmunicatin platfrms that help peple stay cnnected t ne anther. Ultimately, we believe that the relatinship building that will result frm the event will lead t a psitive impact and place f cnnectin and belnging t any persn wh attends the event. Lvemyneighbrgrants.rg A prud prgram f 3
Prject Timeline This sectin is intended t help yu identify the actins that yu will take t cmplete yur prject. By utlining the amunt f time yu will spend fr each step, this sectin will help yu make sure that yu cmplete yur prject within the ne year grant perid. Nte: All prjects must be cmpleted by June 15 th 2019 Actins: What specific activities will yu d t cmplete yur prject? 1) Bk the event space and caterer Ensure that the lcatin and caterer f the event are nes that residents trust and, even, have a relatinship with. Amunt f time: Hw much time will it take fr yu t cmplete each actin? Please include dates. February 15th - 25th 2018 2) 3) 4) 5) Create prmtinal materials T get a large reach f active residents, ensure that peple beynd wh applied are attending the Gathering event. Reach ut via facebk and email t share detailed infrmatin and create a flyer that can be shared with residents during the interview prcess. Prepare all materials and speakers fr the event. This includes creating the presentatin, sharing handuts, reaching ut and securing speakers fr the event. Invite LMN! participants and cmmunity members t the event. Use the cmmunicatin methd that wrks best fr them whether it is by phne, attending a cmmunity meeting, r visiting them in persn. Als make sure t invite ther critical cmmunity members t the event. Hld the event Ensure that peple understand where the lcatin f the event is by sharing carefully thrugh phne r email the details if necessary. February 15th - 25th 2018 March 1st - 15th 2018 April 1st - 30th 2018 April 1st - 30th 2018 6) 7) Call all thse that attended t fllw up! T ensure that cnnectins were frmed, reach back ut t peple t d help assist in thse cnnectins as well as get feedback abut LMN!, share resurces, and learn abut their acclades s far. June 10th - 20th 2018 Lvemyneighbrgrants.rg A prud prgram f 4
Budget: This sectin is fr yu t prvide infrmatin abut the budget fr yur prject. Keep in mind the fllwing infrmatin. 1. Grants will nt fund paid staff, electric bills, r transprtatin. 2. Grants will fund fd. 3. Grants will fund the purchase f equipment such as cmputers and tls; hwever, yu must justify why these items are key t cmpleting yur prject. Incme and dnatins (what incme will yu receive?) Include the grant request amunt in the incme side f this spreadsheet. Amunt Descriptin [Amunt granted by LMN] 1,000 $ $ 500 Dnatins ($) frm neighbrs Expenses (hw will yu use the mney?) Amunt Descriptin $ 300 Cst f Flyers and Materials 400 $ Fd 200 Stipends fr speakers 600 Equipment fr purchase Add up ttals: The incme ttal shuld match the expense ttal Ttal incme: $1,500 Ttal Expenses: $1,500 MATCH: Applicants, especially returning applicants, are encuraged t match their grant with dnated, in-kind, and utside dllar cntributins. Matching yur grant means getting additinal resurces that equal r match the amunt f mney yu are lking t receive thrugh the grant prgram. Vlunteer Cntributin: We want yu t accunt fr vlunteer s time and effrts. The way t d that is t cnvert it int a dllar amunt that we can nte as a cntributin t yur prject. If yu have abut 10 vlunteers fr yur prject and they tgether cntribute abut 10 hurs f vlunteer time, yu wuld multiply the ttal amunt f vlunteer hurs by the hurly rate, $12 per hur. Fr this example, yur vlunteer cntributin is $120. In-kind Cntributin: This cntributin equals the ttal dllar amunt f dnated items t yur prject. Examples include dnated equipment, tls, event space, fd and s n. Use apprximatins r estimates fr this number. Outside Dllar Cntributin: If yu receive utside funding frm anther surce such as individual dnatins, crprate spnsrships, ther grant funds, crwdfunding, r smewhere else, share the ttal fr that cntributin. Ttal Vlunteer Cntributin: 12 hurs, 10 vlunteers $120 dllars Ttal In-kind Dnatin Cntributin $500 fr event space and discunt fr fd Ttal Outside Dllar Cntributin: Ttal Match: $500 frm neighbrs $1,120 Lvemyneighbrgrants.rg A prud prgram f 5
Frequently Asked Questins: Read the fllwing questins belw t make sure yu are ready t submit! Hill District: Blakey Prgram Center 1908 Centre Ave, 2 nd flr Mnday, February 12 th Allentwn: The Academy Pittsburgh 753 E Warringtn Ave Tuesday, Feb. 13 th 6pm - 8pm What d I d if I need help with my applicatin? Attend any Grantseeker wrkshp! Larimer: Kingsley Assciatin 6435 Frankstwn Ave. Thursday, Feb. 1 st Knxville: St. Paul AME Church 400 Orchard Pl Thursday, Feb. 1 st Wilkinsburg: Peace f Mind 620 Wd Street Saturday, Jan 27 th 2pm - 3pm Beltzhver: Shelter Huse Cmmunity Center 900 Delmnt Ave Jan 18 th and 22 nd 5:30 7:30 Hmewd: CLP- Hmewd 7101 Hamiltn Ave Thursday, Feb. 15th 6 7:30pm Millvale: Mse Ldge 112 E. Sherman Ave. Wed, Jan 24 th 7:15pm - 8:30pm and Tuesday, Feb. 6th Lincln-Lemingtn: Eva P. Mitchell 1621 Lincln Ave Wed, Jan. 31 st 3pm 5pm and Kingsley Assciatin 6435 Frankstwn Ave. Mnday, Feb. 5th Hw am I sure I cmpleted all parts fr the grant? If yu have checked ff all parts belw, yu have cmpleted yur grant! Yur Infrmatin Sectin Prject Infrmatin and Impact Sectin Prject Timeline Sectin Budget Sectin IN ADDITION: Yu prvided three letters f supprt frm cmmunity residents. IN ADDITION: Yu have shared dnatins and vlunteers fr yur prject n yur applicatin Where d I submit my applicatin? Yu may submit nline n lvemyneighbrgrants.rg r drp them ff t the lcatins belw at any time. Please keep in mind the times the ffices are pen fr drp ff: Mail r Drp ff: Neighbrhd Allies 225 Rss Street, Suite 202 Pittsburgh, PA 15232 Mn Friday: 8:30 5pm Drp ff: Millvale Library 213 Grant Ave Millvale, PA 15209 Tuesday: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm Wed - Thu: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Friday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Saturday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Sun - Mn: Clsed Drp ff: Wrk Hard Pittsburgh 748 Warringtn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA Drp ff any time. If clsed, use mail slt. Drp ff: Operatin Better Blck 801 N. Hmewd Ave Suite #A Pittsburgh, PA 15208 Mnday Friday 9a-5p What are imprtant dates t keep in mind? Applicatin Deadlines: February 1 st, March 1 st and April 1 st 2018 Applicant Interviews: Mnth f February, March and April Grant Awards Annunced: Onging Gathering fr all Applicants: Tuesday, May 22 nd 6-9pm Implementatin Training (Mandatry fr all grantees): nging Lvemyneighbrgrants.rg A prud prgram f 6