Rural Partners of Michigan Community Grant Award Application

Date of Application:______Federal E.I.N.#______

Legal name of organization applying:______

(Should be same as on IRS determination letter and as supplied on IRS form 990)

Year Founded:______Current Operating Budget: $______

Executive Director: ______

Contact Person/title (if different from Executive Director):______

Address (principal/administrative office):______

City/State/Zip: ______E-Mail:______

Phone Number:______Fax Number: ______

List any previous support from this funder in the last five years: ______

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Project Name: ______

Purpose of Grant (one sentence): ______

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Dates of the Project: ______Amount Requested: $______

Total Project Cost: $______

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Signature, Chairperson, Board of Directors Date

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Typed Name and title

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Signature, Executive Director Date

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Typed Name and title

Grant Request

Amount Requested: $______

To which focus issue would this project most closely relate? Focus areas include:

  • Agriculture
  • Broadband Access and Adoption
  • Economic Development
  • Education
  • Health
  • Housing
  • Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation
  • Rural Philanthropy
  • Transportation
  • Other Rural Development/Community Economic Development Projects

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In one or two sentences, tell us about your work and how it addresses the focus issue you selected:

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What results do you expect to produce? (i.e. the benefits that your project will seek to achieve)

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How will you know when you’re successful?

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GRANT BUDGET FORMAT

Please provide the following information in the order specified. Use the headings, subheadings and numbers provided in your own word processing format, for specific itemization of line items when appropriate.

  1. Organizational Fiscal Year: ______
  2. Time period this budget covers: ______

C. Expenses: include a description and the total amount for each of the following budget categories, in the following order:

Amount requested from Total Project Expenses this Organization

Salaries $______$______

Payroll Taxes $______$______

Fringe Benefits $______$______

Consultants and Professional Fees $______$______

Insurance $______$______

Travel $______$______

Equipment $______$______

Supplies $______$______

Printing and Copying $______$______

Telephone & Fax $______$______

Postage & Delivery $______$______

Rent $______$______

Utilities $______$______

Maintenance $______$______

Evaluation $______$______

Marketing $______$______

Other (specify) $______$______

Total Amount Requested$______Total Project Expenses$______

D. Revenue: include a description and the total amount for each of the following budget categories, in the specified order. Please indicate which sources of revenue are committed and which are pending.

CommittedPending

1. Grants/Contracts/Contributions

Local Government$______$______

State Government$______$______

Federal Government$______$______

Foundations (itemize)$______$______

Corporations (itemize)$______$______

Individuals $______$______

Other (specify)$______$______

CommittedPending

2. Earned Income

Events $______$______

Publications $______$______

3. Membership Income$______$______

4. In-Kind Support $______$______

5. Other (Specify) $______$______

Total Revenue$______$______

Completed applications can be emailed to Jessica AcMoody () or faxed to 517-485-3043 attn: Jessica AcMoody. The deadline for submission is 5:00pm on October 2, 2017.