Deadline: 1-Feb-21
The Selley Foundation is seeking applications for its grant program to improve the lives of people in the Greater New Orleans area. The Selley Trustees review grant requests in the following program areas: arts & culture, education, and the environment. The Selley Foundation (“Selley”) is a donor-advised fund of the Greater New Orleans Foundation.
Eligibility Criteria
- Selley supports nonprofits serving the greater New Orleans area with an emphasis on capital needs but occasionally will consider programmatic requests.
- In the area of education, the Fund will support capital items and special programs for higher learning institutions and high schools with a record of excellence.
- In the arts & culture, the Fund will support organizations that strive for excellence.
- In general, Selley does not make grants to support athletics, annual operating funds or budgets, special events, or fundraising benefits.
- Selley will not fund 100 percent of a project.
How to Apply
- Selley has a two-step application process, and all submissions are to be done electronically using the Foundation’s online grant portal.
- The first step is to access and complete the Selley LOI.
- In the second step, upon review of the Selley LOI, a limited number of applicants will then be invited to submit a full grant application. The applicants making capital requests must follow the capital request application guidelines. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
When to Apply
- Proposals should be submitted via the online portal no later than the cycle due date. Selley has two annual grantmaking cycles, one in the spring and one in the fall.
- Dates for spring grantmaking cycle:
- Selley’s online portal opens on January 2;
- LOIs are due on or before February 1 (or next business day);
- LOIs are considered by the Selley Trustees in March.
- If an organization is invited to submit a full grant application, the invitation will include procedures and a due date.
- Full applications will be considered at the Selley Trustees’ meeting in May.
- Deadlines for fall grantmaking cycle:
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- Selley’s online portal opens on June 1.
- LOIs are due on or before July 1.
- LOIs are considered by the Selley Trustees in August.
- If an organization is invited to submit a full grant application, the invitation will include procedures and a due date.
- Full applications will be considered at the Selley Trustees’ meeting in October.
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An organization must wait 18 months after it has been awarded a Selley grant before applying for another Selley grant. However, organizations that are not invited to submit a full grant application are welcome to reapply during any grantmaking cycle but are encouraged to contact the Foundation staff about the practicality of a new funding request.
Submitting a Letter of Intent
- Please remember that Selley will only accept LOIs electronically through the online portal. Proposals that are not submitted electronically will not be considered.
- The Greater New Orleans Foundation’s technology partner, Foundant, has created a brief tutorial for applicants. It is highly recommended that all applicants review this video before beginning a new application in order to better understand the process.
For more information, visit https://www.gnof.org/program/the-selley-foundation/