Deadline: 1-Jul-21
Applications are now open for the The Gert Town Community Fund, a Donor Advised Fund of The Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF), to enhance the quality of life for people in the Gert Town Community.
An advisory committee of business and civic leaders meet annually to review grant requests in various program areas.
Program areas include: children and youth; housing; older adult services including transportation; community leadership capacity building; adult education; and legal services (successions, taxes, or other housing matters).
Funding Request
Describe the program for which you seek funding by including the following:
- a statement of the program’s primary purpose and the issue that you are seeking to address
- the population that you plan to reach, how you plan to inform it, how it will be involved, and how it will benefit from the program
- the number of people who will be served, should this grant be approved
- strategies that you will use to implement your program
- staff and organizational capacity to deliver this program
- anticipated length and timeline of the program
- organizations you are collaborating with that also serve Gert Town
- program budget
- a list of other sources of funding for this program
Eligibility Criteria
- The Fund will support nonprofit organizations that serve the Gert Town Community.
- Only ONE application per organization will be accepted.
- Proposals that are not submitted electronically may not be considered.
Criteria
- Organization Information – describe the work of your organization by addressing each of the following topics:
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- organization history and mission
- current programs and accomplishments
- organizational budget
- In addition, you must include the following attachments:
- current and prior year operating budget, including expenses and revenue
- program budget and budget narrative, including a list funding sources that you have asked to support this program
- a list of board of directors
- a copy of your most recent audited financial statements or, if not available, a copy of your most recent IRS forms
For more information, visit https://www.gnof.org/program/the-gert-town-community-fund/