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GRANT PROPOSALS 2020 We hope you are all well and that you, your loved ones, and colleagues are safe & healthy. Given we canceled the TA meeting we have added a few comments to the following slides. Please feel free to contact us with any
We hope you are all well and that you, your loved ones, and colleagues are safe & healthy. Given we canceled the TA meeting we have added a few comments to the following slides. Please feel free to contact us with any questions including concerns about the April 3rd deadline. Thank you!
Grant Seekers’ Technical Assistance Meeting 2020
To serve Whatcom County to Unite community resources around a common cause that measurably improves lives.
Families and individuals who struggle financially
Grant Seekers’ Technical Assistance Meeting 2020
Families and individuals who struggle financially
combating food insecurity stable, sustainable, affordable housing healthcare access BASIC NEEDS financial literacy and training vocational readiness training and/or support ECONOMIC MOBILITY affordable childcare and early-learning programs academic programs to increase student attendance and achievement parenting support BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY
Grant Seekers’ Technical Assistance Meeting 2020
Grant Seekers’ Technical Assistance Meeting 2020
Jan 9 RFQ Announced & Available Online JAN 31 RFQ’S DUE March 5-11 RFQ Applicants Notified of Status March 17 Technical Assistance Meeting for Grant Applicants APRIL 3 GRANT PROPOSALS DUE April 27 – May 20 Community Impact Panel Meetings & Visits June 30 Grant Applicants Notified of Status July 1 Programs Receive New Grant Allocations JULY 31 SIGNED MOU’S DUE Please call if you need to discuss the due date!
Grant Seekers’ Technical Assistance Meeting 2020
Grant Seekers’ Technical Assistance Meeting 2020 SECTION A: AGENCY INFORMATION (Maximum of 3 pages for sections A & B)
A1. What is your agency’s mission? A2. Summarize your agency’s qualifications, experience, and expertise relevant to the program seeking funding (e.g. years of operation, accreditations, experience of staff and volunteers, etc.). A3. What are your main reasons for seeking United Way support at this time? How do you hope to benefit from the partnership? A4. In what ways did your agency collaborate with United Way in the past year? A5. In what ways does your agency collaborate with other agencies to leverage resources and/or enhance services? A6. If you experienced any substantial changes within your agency during the past year, please explain. If you anticipate any substantial changes within your agency in the coming year, please explain.
We know questions here are similar to questions on the RFQ application. Why are we asking again? Because reviewers will only have access to the 1-year proposal, not your RFQ. Feel free to cut and paste RFQ information and elaborate where necessary.
Grant Seekers’ Technical Assistance Meeting 2020 SECTION B: PROGRAM INFORMATION
B1. What services will the program provide? B2. What is the target population and geographic area of the program? How many people are served? What portion of recipients enter services at or below the ALICE threshold? B3. Identify the community need(s) the program addresses? In what ways will clients benefit from program services? B4. If applicable, how does the program serve diverse populations? B5. If you experienced any substantial changes within your United Way-funded program during the past year, please explain. If you anticipate any substantial changes in this area during the coming year, please explain.
Again, we know these questions are similar to those on the RFQ. Feel free to cut and paste RFQ information and elaborate as needed. Section C: Funding priorities
C1. Please describe how your program aligns with the selected subcategory and how it will support the respective funding priority. Cite evidence to support your narrative: (maximum of 1.5 pages)
We’ve also given you a bit more space to answer C1 compared to the RFQ. So let ‘er rip!
Grant Seekers’ Technical Assistance Meeting 2020 SECTION D: LOGIC MODEL (Maximum of 2 pages)
The logic model should reflect your resources, activities, outputs, and the outcomes for the year of funding.
The logic model should look familiar as you have completed this table in the past. It’s a nice way to capture the main details of your written narrative for a holistic view of your program. It gives you a place to take view your inputs, indicators and measurables, through the impact of your program. Section E: In lieu of having existing partner agencies currently receiving United Way funding
submit a separate year-end report, section E will capture the information.
Please report data from the current funding cycle as well as what you will collect during the upcoming grant cycle. For some of you, this will likely be the same as what you are currently collecting and reporting to us. We have provided two tables in the event you have decided to change the key
Grant Seekers’ Technical Assistance Meeting 2020
F3. How did you determine the amount of your United Way request? What costs and other factors affected your decision to request this amount?
Please fill out the required supplemental Excel budget form for your program and be as thorough as possible so that the funding request is in line with program services and expenses.
Grant Seekers’ Technical Assistance Meeting 2020 SECTION G: ATTACHMENTS
Please supply the following materials in electronic form. Using the naming convention indicated below, email the 1 year funding proposal and supplemental files as pdfs to mweinstein@unitedwaywhatcom.org by 4PM on Friday, April 3rd, 2020. ☐1-Year Funding Proposal 2020 “Agency name_proposal 2020” If submitting more than one proposal, please add the program name for each file.
☐Program Budget (using UWWC provided template) “Agency name_2020_program budget” ☐P&L and Balance Sheet from the most recent month “Agency name_2020_PL” “Agency name_2020_Bal”
We recently asked you to submit your most recent month-end P&L and Balance Sheet with your RFQ
have passed, we will need a more recent versions of both financials.
Grant Seekers’ Technical Assistance Meeting 2020
NOTE: We will not be holding volunteer panels this year due to covid-19 concerns but will keep you updated about our approach in the coming weeks.
5 min. Agency Overview Introductions, Mission, History, Range of Services, Board/Staff Strategic Issues 10 min. Program Overview Highlights of Logic Model Measurable Outcomes, Service Delivery trends What’s Changed Client Success Stories 5 min. Finance Overview Budget highlights, Changes to Income/Expense Fund Balances, Status of Reserves & Endowments 5 min. Closing Restate Case for Funding 15 min. Questions and Discussion with Panel Expect questions on attachments & multi-year trends
Grant Seekers’ Technical Assistance Meeting 2020
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