Grant Application Checklist
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Grant Application Checklist
An outline of the geographies (i.e. neighborhoods,
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cities, or counties) that will be served by the proposed
To begin the submission of an application, login to the
project
online portal at Once inside that portal,
Description of any partnerships that are occurring as
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you will be asked to submit the following
a part of the proposed project, including an outline of
items.
the roles and responsibilities of each partner. We prefer
this to be in a Memorandum of Understanding format,
Note that you may begin a draft application in the portal,
with the partners signing off on what/how they will
return to that draft as often as needed, and wait to submit
contribute to the project
the application to the Foundation until it is completed to
Description of how the project is proactively addressing
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your satisfaction:
some of the diversity, inclusion and equity challenges
1. COVER LETTER OUTLINING:
that face our region, and/or a perspective on how the
project will impact a specific population within our
a.
Legal name of the organization
community, if applicable
b.
Dollar amount requested
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If you are requesting funds for a pilot project, please
c.
Purpose of the proposed project
indicate how the results of the project will be shared
d.
Description of the population being served
with others
e.
Length of time for which Community Foundation
support is requested
4. REQUIRED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The CEO/executive director of the organization should
Copy of the most recent certified financial audit or
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sign the cover letter and the application should include
financial review. Click
here
to see a comparison.
some evidence of approval of the request by the
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Dollar amount of grant support requested and the
organization’s board of trustees.
proposed time period for use of these funds
Detailed budget for the project, using the template
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2. ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION
provided, including the proposed use of Community
Name, address and telephone number of the
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Foundation grant funds and any additional support
applicant organization and main contact person for
anticipated or secured from other sources. Click
here
for
the proposal
our budget worksheet.
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Mission and brief background of the applicant
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Provisions for future project funding beyond the
organization
Community Foundation’s grant period
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Information about current programming of the
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Organization’s operating budget for the current fiscal
organization and number of people served
year
3. PROJECT NARRATIVE
5. SUPPORTING MATERIALS
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Definition of the issue the proposal is addressing
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Copy of the most recent Internal Revenue Service
Description of the need for the scope of proposed
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501(c)(3) federal tax-exemption letter, if applicable
project or target population
List of current board of directors, trustees or governing
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Indication as to whether the proposed activity is new,
board, with individuals’ affiliations
expanded or an ongoing part of the organization’s
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Letters of support or memoranda of understanding from
programming
project partners
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Basic objectives of the proposed project
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Resumes of principal staff for proposed project, if
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Detailed work plan and the time frame for
applicable
accomplishing the project’s objectives
Information on the organization’s commitment to
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Evaluation plan, including the criteria that will be
its own diversity with regard to staff, board, and
used for judging the effectiveness of the proposed
constituents
project, the expected outcome(s), and the impact of
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Copy of the most recent annual report, if available
the proposed
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Relevant qualifications and experience of the project’s
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at
principal staff. If a new position is included in the
313.961.6675.
proposal, please include a job description that will be
used to hire that staff
SEPTEMBER 2015
333 W. Fort St. \ Suite 2010 \ Detroit, MI 48226 \ 313.961.6675 \
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