BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Contact Cassy Venters at cdventers@me.com for a form to submit your district grant idea for the 2024-2025 Rotary Year.  We will need pro ject expenses\, names of partners and beneficiaries. District Grant Requir ements The District 6040 Grant Subcommittee administers District 6040 gran ts in accordance with the following Requirements\, in addition to TRF Term s and Conditions. 1. Area of Focus. A grant project must be humanitarian i n nature and must benefit a community need through one of TRF’s areas of focus: a. Promoting peace b. Fighting disease c. Providing clean water\, sanitation and hygiene d. Saving mothers and children e. Supporting educat ion f. Growing local economies g. Protecting the environment 2. Sustainabl e impact: The project’s impact should be sustainable\, i.e.\, the impact or benefits continue after the project is completed and the benefitting r ecipient can maintain the project and its outcome. 3. One application per club. Clubs may submit one District Grant application. If District Grant f unds remain after the first round of applications\, there may be a second round at which time a club could submit a second district grant for a diff erent project or expand the scope of the first grant submitted. Final repo rting deadlines will remain the same and due May 30\, 2024. If budgeted Di strict Grant funds remain after a second round of applications\, the Distr ict Grant Committee may use the funds for a district project approved by t he District Rotary Foundation Chair and the District Executive Committee. 4. The maximum District Grant request is $2\,500.00. Club contributions ar e matched $1 (club)-$1 (district). a. Example: $2\,500 (club) matched $2\, 500 (district) for a total grant of $5\,000. The total cost of the project may exceed $5\,000 if the club has additional funding sources. b. Another example – a club contribution of $1\,500 – district match of $1\,500 total grant of $3\,000. c. Clubs may apply for less than the maximum amoun t. 5. On-going support to beneficiaries. If the grant is to benefit a prev iously supported beneficiary\, the grant application should explain how th e grant enhances or extends the outcomes of earlier grants. Effective Febr uary 2023 3 6. Hands 0n Implementation. The District Grant project should have a “hands on” implementation component\; it is expected club membe rs participate in a hands-on activity related to the grant implementation as part of the project. 7. Not solely a financial contribution – No Pass -Through Funds. District Grant funds cannot be used solely as a financial contribution to the beneficiary/recipient. Partnerships with other organiz ations are encouraged\, however\, the club and district portions of the gr ant must remain under the club’s control so that receipts\, invoices\, a nd bank statements are available to the club for inclusion in the final re port. 8. Special Purchasing Circumstances. Please contact the District Gra nt Chair to obtain permission for disbursements outside the grant guidelin es as outlined in 8a and 8b (below). The club is still responsible for all receipts\, invoices\, and bank statements. a. If Partner Organization can obtain lower prices through their organizational purchasing power and gra nt funds need to be sent directly to a partner organization. b. If the low est price can only be obtained using Rotarians’ personal credit cards. 9 . Rotary grants may not be used for employee salaries or overhead of benef iciaries. 10. Signage at the project site recognizing Rotary’s contribut ion will strengthen the grant application and should be explained/detailed in the application. 11. No project expenditures before Grant approval. Ex penses incurred before The Rotary Foundation (international level) approva l are ineligible for reimbursement. This policy applies to any club funds used for the grant\, including matching club funds. 12. A separate bank ac count must be maintained for District Grant Funds and bank statements and disbursement checks must be submitted with the final report. 13. All disbu rsements from the District Grant Account must have two signatures.  DTEND:20240430T050000Z DTSTAMP:20261028T110209Z DTSTART:20240501T045900Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:2024-2025 District Grant Ideas Due UID:f479e507-ded1-4d46-ad96-ecfa75c724b8 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Contact Cassy Venters at cdventers@me.com f or a form to submit your district grant idea for the 2024-2025 Rotary Year . \; We will need project expenses\, names of partners and beneficiari es.

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District Grant Requirements The District 6040 Grant Subcommi ttee administers District 6040 grants in accordance with the following Req uirements\, in addition to TRF Terms and Conditions. 1. Area of Focus. A g rant project must be humanitarian in nature and must benefit a community n eed through one of TRF&rsquo\;s areas of focus: a. Promoting peace b. Figh ting disease c. Providing clean water\, sanitation and hygiene d. Saving m others and children e. Supporting education f. Growing local economies g. Protecting the environment 2. Sustainable impact: The project&rsquo\;s imp act should be sustainable\, i.e.\, the impact or benefits continue after t he project is completed and the benefitting recipient can maintain the pro ject and its outcome. 3. One application per club. Clubs may submit one Di strict Grant application. If District Grant funds remain after the first r ound of applications\, there may be a second round at which time a club co uld submit a second district grant for a different project or expand the s cope of the first grant submitted. Final reporting deadlines will remain t he same and due May 30\, 2024. If budgeted District Grant funds remain aft er a second round of applications\, the District Grant Committee may use t he funds for a district project approved by the District Rotary Foundation Chair and the District Executive Committee. 4. The maximum District Grant request is $2\,500.00. Club contributions are matched $1 (club)-$1 (distr ict). a. Example: $2\,500 (club) matched $2\,500 (district) for a total gr ant of $5\,000. The total cost of the project may exceed $5\,000 if the cl ub has additional funding sources. b. Another example &ndash\; a club cont ribution of $1\,500 &ndash\; district match of $1\,500 total grant of $3\, 000. c. Clubs may apply for less than the maximum amount. 5. On-going supp ort to beneficiaries. If the grant is to benefit a previously supported be neficiary\, the grant application should explain how the grant enhances or extends the outcomes of earlier grants. Effective February 2023 3 6. Hand s 0n Implementation. The District Grant project should have a &ldquo\;hand s on&rdquo\; implementation component\; it is expected club members partic ipate in a hands-on activity related to the grant implementation as part o f the project. 7. Not solely a financial contribution &ndash\; No Pass-Thr ough Funds. District Grant funds cannot be used solely as a financial cont ribution to the beneficiary/recipient. Partnerships with other organizatio ns are encouraged\, however\, the club and district portions of the grant must remain under the club&rsquo\;s control so that receipts\, invoices\, and bank statements are available to the club for inclusion in the final r eport. 8. Special Purchasing Circumstances. Please contact the District Gr ant Chair to obtain permission for disbursements outside the grant guideli nes as outlined in 8a and 8b (below). The club is still responsible for al l receipts\, invoices\, and bank statements. a. If Partner Organization ca n obtain lower prices through their organizational purchasing power and gr ant funds need to be sent directly to a partner organization. b. If the lo west price can only be obtained using Rotarians&rsquo\; personal credit ca rds. 9. Rotary grants may not be used for employee salaries or overhead of beneficiaries. 10. Signage at the project site recognizing Rotary&rsquo\; s contribution will strengthen the grant application and should be explain ed/detailed in the application. 11. No project expenditures before Grant a pproval. Expenses incurred before The Rotary Foundation (international lev el) approval are ineligible for reimbursement. This policy applies to any club funds used for the grant\, including matching club funds. 12. A separ ate bank account must be maintained for District Grant Funds and bank stat ements and disbursement checks must be submitted with the final report. 13 . All disbursements from the District Grant Account must have two signatur es. \;

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