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		DVG Common Grant Application & Report Forms

DVG Common Grant Application & Report Forms

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			Glossary of Terms
			Application Cover Summary
			Grant Proposal Narrative
			Application Checklist
			Report Cover Summary
			Report Narrative
			Sample Budget Form
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Grant Proposal Narrative

Please provide the following information in this order. Do not use more than 5 pages, exclusive of attachments.

Organizational Information

1.	Brief Summary of Organization’s history and mission.
2.	Description of current programs, activities, service statistics and strengths/accomplishments (highlighting the past year), including what makes your organization unique.

Purpose of Grant

If applying for general operating support, please explain your need for support and also the impact this support will have. Please see “Attachments” (below) regarding requests for financial information

If your request is for a specific project, program, challenge, matching, technology or capital grant, please provide the following information:

Needs and Capabilities

•	The situation—opportunity, problem, issue, need, and the community—that your proposal addresses, and how that need was determined

Goals and Activities

•	Your goals and objectives.
•	Specific, measurable activities to accomplish these objectives.
•	Who will carry out those activities (if this is a collaboration, briefly describe the partners).
•	Timeline in which all of this will take place, with specific start/end dates.
•	If applying for technology, what is your plan for managing the technology? (Include backup/maintenance, potential for growth/upgrades, staff training, use of consultants, etc.)

Impact of Activities

•	How the proposed activities will impact the designated community or population.
•	How you will measure the results, and how the results will be used, disseminated, or publicized .
•	How you plan to sustain the project after the funding period has expired.

Attachments

Financial Information

•	For ALL grants, please submit the following information:
•	Organization’s annual operating budget and actual income and expenses for most recently completed fiscal year AND for current year-to-date.
•	Itemized budget for how this specific grant will be used. Identify each source of revenue, the amount, and whether funds are either committed or pending. If request is for a multi-year grant, include multi-year program budget. (If desired, use standard budget form on next page.)
•	Organization’s most recent AUDITED financial statement (if budget greater than $100,000) or Form 990 (if budget between $25,000 and $100,000). If neither document is available, include unaudited financial statement.
•	Organization’s three (3) largest funders in the last fiscal year and type of grant.

Other Supporting Materials

•	Latest annual report or summary of the organization’s prior year activities.
•	Current board list with members’ employment affiliations, constituencies, and years served.
•	One-paragraph description of key staff, including qualifications relevant to this request.
•	Grantee report (if previously funded).
•	Letters of agreement from any collaborating agencies, if applicable.
•	Letters of support and/or recent reviews or articles, if available.