District 7750
Grants Management Training
November 7, 2014
TRF Mission and Motto
Doing Good in the World
… to enable Rotarians to advance world
understanding, goodwill, and peace through the
improvement of health, the support of education,
and the alleviation of poverty.
COL Endorsed April 2007
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Areas of Focus
Goodwill and Peace
Education
1. Peace & Conflict
Resolution/Prevention
5. Basic Education &
Literacy
Health
Alleviation of Poverty
2. Disease Prevention
& Treatment
6. Economic &
Community
Development
3. Water & Sanitation
4. Maternal & Child
Health
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Grant Types
District Grants
Global Grants
Packaged Grants
- ended October 2014
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Rotary Foundation District Grants
• Simple, flexible, innovative
• Educational and humanitarian projects and
activities consistent with mission
• Smaller activities and projects
• Local decision making with broader guidelines
• Basically what was formerly known as a District
Simplified Grant
• Submitted electronically via application on
District website www.rotary7750.org/grants
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Examples of Activity
District Grants — Mission-related
• Exchange of mixed profession vocational training teams with
another district (traditional GSE)
• International travel for local doctor to volunteer at a clinic
• Scholarship for student to attend local or international
university (traditional scholar)
• Donating art supplies to assist youth after-school program
• Send ShelterBox containers in response to natural disaster in
another district
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Rotary Foundation Global Grants
• Long-term projects
• Align with one or more Areas of focus
• Active Rotarian participation
• $30,000 minimum budget
• Sustainable and measureable outcomes
• International partnerships required
for club- and district-developed grants
• Adhere to Terms & Conditions of Grants
• Submitted electronically via RI website
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Rotary Foundation Global Grants
Areas of Focus-related
• International safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene
education project
• Send scholar abroad to enroll in water engineering
degree program
• International malaria project to distribute bed nets and
malaria treatments and provide malaria prevention educ.
• Send vocational training team abroad to participate
in workshop and learn teaching methods to address
adult illiteracy
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Foundation Funding
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Funding Model
ANNUAL PROGRAMS FUND
50%
SHARE
District Controlled
Trustees Controlled
District
Designated
Fund
50% (max)
50%
World
Fund
Other
(Cash, DAF,
Permanent
Fund)
50% (min)
Global Grants
District Grants
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(World Fund match
to DDF and cash)
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New SHARE System (effective 1 July 2015)
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How are we using our District Designated Funds?
Global Grants already
funded with DDF
GG1416839
GG1412747
GG1411471
GG1418398
GG1415095
$
$
$
$
$
17,636.00
25,215.00
31,523.00
15,000.00
17,750.00
Uncommitteed DDF for
2014-15
$
200,686.00
District Grant 2014-15
$
76,220.00
Suggested donation of 20% DDF
$
30,744.00
Sigourney Woodfork Scholarship
Area 8 Guatemala Fuel Efficient Stove project
Mirebalais High School Sanitation in Haiti
Honduras water project (s) (Copan/Marcala)
$
$
$
$
15,000.00
15,000.00
23,888.00
30,000.00
$
9,834.00
PolioPlus contribution
Olanchito, Honduras water project
Santa Cruz, Virginia, Honduras water project
Zanmi Agrikol Family Assistance Program in Haiti
Usulutan, El Salvador water project
Honduras water project (Primary-Jacksonville, FL)
New Global Grant
projects needing
funding
DDF Balance (carry over
to 2015-16 year)
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Global Grant 1411471
Zanmi Agrikol Family Assistance Program
Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Greenville
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Global Grant 1412747
Santa Cruz Virginia, Honduras Water Project
Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Fort Mill
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District Grants 2014-15
Club
Anderson
Aiken
Aiken Sunrise
Batesburg-Leesville
Clemson
Easley
Emerald City
Fair Play
Fort Mill
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Project
EAFK
Stoves/Guatemala
Dictionaries
Dictionaries
Stop Hunger Now
Fam. Prom. Playground
Grace Park/Playground
Community Kitchen
Conflict Resolution
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District Grants 2014-15 (continued)
Club
Gaffney
Greater Anderson
Greater Greer
Greater Greer
Greater Greer
Greenville
Greenville East
Greenville Evening
Greenwood
Lake Wylie
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Project
Stop Hunger Now
Summer Camp
Scholarship Program
Josh the Otter
CIS After School
EAFK
Frazees Dream
EAFK
Stop Hunger Now
Science Garden
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District Grants 2014-15 (continued)
Club
Laurens
Mauldin
Newberry
North Augusta
North Greenville
Pickens
Rock Hill
Rotary 7750
Seneca
Spartan West
Twin City
Union
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Project
Snack Pack Program
Fr. College Scholarship
County Library
Pacay School
Green Life Village
County Book Flood
Little Free Library
GSE Philippines
Scholar recognition
Nurse Partnership
Guatemala HDCP School
E Books
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Qualification
• Clubs and districts must be qualified to receive
Rotary Foundation funds
• Ensures proper legal, financial, and stewardship
controls of grants
• Qualification process is simple
• Goal for every club in the district is to become
qualified
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Qualification Requirements
• Attendance at grant management
seminars
• Agreement with club MOU
• Submission of signed club MOU
• No overdue reports from previous
projects
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Terms of Qualification
• Qualification valid for one Rotary Year
• Club as an entity is responsible for use
of funds
• Disclose potential conflicts of interest
• Cooperate with all audits
• Proper use of grant funds
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Maintaining Qualification
• Follow terms of club MOU
• Fully implement stewardship and grant
management practices to prevent
misuse of funds
• Appoint a club member or committee to
manage club qualification
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District Grant Eligibility Requirements
• Club must:
– Be qualified
– Meet submission date deadline of April
30, 2015
– Match dollar for dollar grant money
– Meet minimum per capita giving levels
to the Foundation
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District Grant Eligibility Giving Levels
Giving Level
Grant Eligibility
$25 - $49
$1,000
$50 - $99
$2,500
$100 or higher
$5,000
Top 5 giving clubs
Up to $5,000
more
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2015-2016 Rotary Year Schedule
• November 7, 2014 – Grant Management Training
• January 31, 2015 – Grant Management Training
• February 1, 2015 – District releases advertisement for
District Grant applications
• April 30, 2015 – Deadline for District Grant applications
from Clubs to District
• June 1, 2015 – Grant awards published by District
• August 1, 2015 – Targeted distribution of District Awards
• March 31, 2016 – Deadline for completion of District
Grants and filing of final reports
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Grant Management
Grants Management
• Administered with proper financial
controls
• Adhere to superior technical standards
• Guided by humanitarian and
educational principles
• Meet the needs of the beneficiaries
• Fulfill their objectives
• Safeguard donors’ funds
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Stewardship
• Responsible management and oversight
of grant funds, including:
– Rotarian supervision of project
– Following standard business practices
– Reporting of irregularities to TRF
– Implementing projects as approved
– Financial records review
– Timely submission of reports
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Successful Grant Projects
• Meet real community needs
• Have frequent partner communication
• Have implementation plan with
measurable goals and outcomes
• Are sustainable projects that continue
after grant funds have been expended
• Practice proper stewardship of grant
funds
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Who’s Who
• Host club: club in country where
project will take place
• International partner club: club outside
country where project will take place
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Needs Assessment – Host Club
• Talk with members of the community
• Trust local knowledge
• Assess your club’s resources (time,
money, manpower)
• Use available community resources
• Think long-term
• Select project based on community’s
needs
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International Partner Club
• Good communication is key!
• Search for partners who have identified a
need and invested in the project
• Establish good relationship with host club
prior to starting project
• Identify and resolve communication issues
• Maintain frequent contact with host club
• Frequent contact with other partner clubs
• Keep Grants Chair and/or DRFC updated
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Project Planning
• Form a three-person grant committee
• Assign roles & responsibilities
• Set S.M.A.R.T goals
– Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Timely
• Create a budget
• Create an implementation plan
• Have a contingency plan
– Murphy’s Law is alive and well
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Applying for a Global Grant
• Complete qualification requirements
• Review “First Steps” document RI website
• Create and submit grant application
through
• Member Access
• Minimum project budget of US$30,000
• District must confirm club is qualified
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Applying for a Global Grant
• Project proposal must be submitted to
District Grants Chair and/or DRFC first
• District confirms club is qualified
• Must include amount of DDF requested
• When approved by DGSC and/or DRFC,
submit online application to TRF
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Successful Project Implementation
• Communication
• Financial management
• Record keeping
• Following original plan
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Leveraging
Clubs are encouraged to work together
in securing grant funding in order to:
• implement larger grant projects
• fund the minimum amount
• ensure long-term and sustainable
impact
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Partnering
Club(s)
RI Foundation
In 2018 TRF returns
50% of the 2015
district contributions to
APF-SHARE
District 7750
•
Notification to district that this
contribution is in honor of a specific
global grant project, such as Haiti,
Honduras, or El Salvador projects
•
District allocates funds from 2015
DDF and applies towards the specific
club grant
•
Foundation matches DDF 1:1
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Advantages:
• Clubs are recognized as
partners
• Clubs have no specific
administrative responsibilities
• Clubs gain firsthand insights
and experience of the global
grant process
Disrict Foundation Organization 2014-15
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WHAT ARE YOUR QUESTIONS?
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