Seed Money Grants are intended to provide start-up funding for new programs or initiatives or for the expansion of existing programs. Funded projects must provide direct services to clients. Seed Money Grants are distributed once annually*. The deadline for submitting applications is September 30, 2009. The Grant Selection Committee will announce their decision at the November meeting. The recipient will be contacted by a committee member.
All applicants must be individual or organizational members of the Council for Human Services or be sponsored by a Council member. Sponsorship may be obtained by attaching a letter from a Council member, which states the member’s recognition of the applicant’s desire to receive Council seed money. This statement should reflect the member’s knowledge of the applicant’s service programs in order to assist the selection committee in the selection process.
Requests may come from individual agencies, groups, or as a joint proposal from several agencies/groups—at least one of which must be a Council member. Applicants who are not selected may re-apply for the next grant. Recipients are required to submit a brief report on the use of funds six months after receipt of those funds. Seed Money Grants must be expended within one year of receipt, unless an extension has been granted by the Committee.
Please attach the following information to the Application Cover Sheet (link below). (Please answer each question completely)
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1. Certification of not-for-profit status or tax-exempt number |
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2. Annual budget information |
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3. Description of the program, activity, or initiative to be funded (preferably not expendable items) |
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4. A projected budget of the proposed project (include explanation regarding why funds are not presently available) |
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5. Description of the community need and how this need will be met by the program |
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6. Estimation of the number of people to be served |
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7. A projected time frame for start-up and completion of this program |
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8. If the money you are requesting is only a portion of the funds needed for this project, describe how the remaining funds will be obtained |
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9. Sponsor letter of support, if applicable (see Paragraph 2) |
*Amount to be determined each year.
Mail all applications to: Audrey Bucher, Chair, CCCHS Seed Money Committee, Cen-Clear Child Services Inc., 1633 Philipsburg Bigler Highway, Philipsburg, PA 16866. If there are any questions, call Audrey at (814) 342-5678, Extension 2244.
Use the links below to download the forms.
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Forms in Microsoft Word Format |