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PROPOSAL DEADLINE
The online grant application will be open from May 19-June 27, 2008
Deadline is June 27, 2008, to be received by 5 pm
Grant period: Nov. 1, 2008 - Oct. 31, 2009

2008 Grant Guidelines

We will contact you in late July about your grant status.

To learn more about the grant application process, site visits, and required financials please review the following Frequently Asked Questions:

Frequently Asked Questions about the Application Process

Frequently Asked Questions about Site Visits

Frequently Asked Questions about Financials
 

Community Grant Program Priorities
The average Community Grant in 2007 was $11,900 and grants ranged from $6,000-$21,000.

In awarding grants, the Foundation’s goal is to be proactive in community problem-solving.  Funding will focus on building sustainable community through education and literacy .  We are especially interested in supporting organizations and programs that:

·        Focus on prevention and early intervention

·        Offer opportunities for intercultural understanding

·        Have potential for lasting impact on the quality of life in the community

·        Build youth leadership

·        Use collaborative models that result in stronger programs and communities

·        Develop non profit organizational capacity to increase effectiveness
 
 
Community Grant Program - Fields of Interest

Arts

Arts education programs; art as a tool to engage young people in learning and lead to success in other subjects; outreach to youth artists and audiences; access to the arts for people who otherwise wouldn’t have that opportunity; and arts projects that build community.

Civic Affairs

Engaging the community in issues that affect them; increase community involvement in civic dialogue and action; improve neighborhood pride; engage in activities that influence public policy to strengthen communities (research, analysis, public education, advocacy); increasing social and economic justice (the right to education and work, access to health care, food, clothing, and housing); locally based economic development; integrating immigrants into the community; inclusiveness and anti-discrimination; and affordable housing.

Education

Improve youth and adult literacy and comprehension; improving public education; ensuring young children enter school ready to learn; parenting education and promotion of family involvement in education; increase participation in after-school and out-of-school learning; increase high school graduation rates.

Environment

Improve and protect air and water quality; increase access to renewable energy; increase land conserved for farming and open space; increase youth an adult knowledge and actions that protect the natural environment; preserve historical and cultural uses of land and water; address environmental health and justice concerns

Health and Human Services

Increased access to quality affordable healthcare; provide for basic needs of food and shelter; prevent and reduce chronic illnesses; care for vulnerable populations, including the elderly, people with disabilities; the homeless and caregivers; preventing teen pregnancy and suicide; providing behavioral health services, including substance abuse prevention and treatment; and domestic violence and other violence prevention.

Other Factors

In addition to evaluating each proposal against the preceding priorities, the

Foundation also evaluates these factors for each grant request:

·        Will the proposed activities strengthen the applicant’s ability to carry out its mission effectively and efficiently?

·        Does the proposal assist or promote collaboration among nonprofits?

·        Does the organization or the program address the root causes of or help to prevent a community-wide problem?

·        Does the proposal address community needs efficiently and cost-effectively?

·        Does the proposal serve low-income or otherwise disadvantaged populations?

·        Does the organization demonstrate sound fiscal management practices?

·        Do 100% of board members make a personal financial contribution and volunteer their time to the organization?

·        Does the organization have a plan for evaluating its work?

·        Does the organization discriminate in the provision of services, in the recruitment and utilization of volunteers, in the hiring of employees, or on any other basis?

 
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact Amy S. Duggan or phone 505.988.9715, ext. 2.  For examples of previous grants.

SFCF provides grants to eligible applicants so long as funds are available, without regard to the race, creed, color, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, country or place of origin, ethnicity or citizenship status of the applicants.