Guidelines for 2009
(Revised December 2008)

APPLICATION PROCESS

Grants are considered twice a year and the timeline for the two funding cycles is as follows.

• Application Deadlines are subject to change at any time, and any such changes would be listed on this website. Proposals must be RECEIVED (not postmarked) by 5:00pm February 1st and August 29th (regardless of the day of the week on which it falls) in order to be considered during that particular funding cycle. Sorry, no exceptions. Requests can not be delivered in person, but must be mailed. Sorry, no exceptions. Acceptable methods are U.S. mail, Fed Ex, UPS, etc.
• Receipt of all applications will be acknowledged.
• Proposals are welcomed, and encouraged, to be submitted at any time after January 1st for the first funding cycle or after June 1st for the final funding cycle. If any of the listed criteria is not included, the proposal is incomplete and may not be considered. Therefore, it is suggested that applicants NOT wait until the last days of the deadline to apply, in order to allow sufficient time to make inquiries about your proposal or obtain missing materials, if necessary. Hence, it is in your best interest to apply early.
• During the review process, a Foundation representative may research your request by telephone inquiry and/or site visit. The Foundation prefers to initiate site visits, if needed, and is not able to accommodate pre-application meetings with grant seekers/recipients.