d d district and global grants rotary foundation seminar, ghana district 9102 ag samuel obour

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DISTRICT AND GLOBAL GRANTS

ROTARY FOUNDATION SEMINAR, GHANA

DISTRICT 9102

AG Samuel Obour

DISTRICT GRANT

• District Grants are block grants that enable clubs to address immediate needs.

• District grants support small projects• Districts manage and disburse these

funds to support district and club sponsored activities.

• District grants are below $30,000• The District Foundation chair gives

notification when clubs should submit their projects for funding 3

Continuation: District Grants

• District grant application is by online on the Rotary website (www.rotary.org)

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http://www.rotary.org/

GLOBAL GRANTS

• Global Grants offer clubs or districts opportunities to participate in strategically focused, high-impact activities.

• These grants fund large scale international humanitarian projects, vocational training teams, and scholarships.

• These grants have a minimum total budget of $30,000.

• All global grants must be sponsored by two clubs or districts (local and international partners).

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ELIGIBILITY• Clubs that are eligible to undertake district

grants must be:a. Qualified (signed MoU with District)b. Club in good standing (Paid both district dues

and semi- annual dues of RI)• Clubs that are eligible to take global grants

must be:a. Qualified (signed MoU with District)b. Club in good standingc. Must have attended Rotary Foundation Seminard. Must have no overdue grant report and no

conflict of interest

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ACTIVITIES FUNDED

• District and Global Grants• Must address one or more of the six (6)

areas of focus, namely:a. Peace and conflicts prevention/resolutionb. Disease prevention and treatmentc. Water and sanitationd. Maternal and child healthe. Basic education and literacyf. Economic and community development

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HOW TO PREPARE A GRANT APPLICATION

1. Club should decide on the project to be undertaken (board and general meetings)

2. Club to do community needs assessment

3. Club to look for international partner in the case of global grants. District grants do not need any international partner

4. Grants committee (main contact person and two alternative contact persons- local and international)

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THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING A GLOBAL GRANT APPLICATION

a. District numbers b. Club namesc. Rotary member names for six committee

members (three local, three international)d. One sentence summary for grant titlee. Understand metrics and sustainabilityf. Create a member access email address and

password to log into www.rotary.orgg. Know the abbreviation for the currency in the

target country such as GHS for Ghana Cedis

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http://www.rotary.org/

STEPS TO FOLLOW IN GLOBAL GRANT APPLICATION

A. PLANNED ACTIVITIES1. In a few short sentences, tell us your objectives

for this global grant2. Who will benefit from this global grant? Provide

the estimated number of direct beneficiaries.3. Which of the following activities will this global

grant fund? (select all that apply) Vocational training team Scholarship Humanitarian project

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4. Where will your project take place? Please identify the communities, city or village and country where the project will take place

5. When do you anticipate your project will take place?

6. Outline your project implementation schedule. Please include planning for grant writing and approval as well as major dates for the implementation and completion of the grant

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B. SUSTAINABILITY1. What community needs will your project

address and how were these needs identified? Provide any relevant data or survey results.

2. Detail how your project will address these community needs

3. How were members of the community involved in planning the project? Does your project align with any current or ongoing local initiatives?

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4. Describe any training, community outreach or educational programmes, if applicable, and who will conduct them. How will recipients be selected?

C. AREAS OF FOCUS• Global grants must support the goals

of at least one of Rotary’s areas of focus. Select the most applicable area(s) of focus and goal(s) that your activity will support:

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a. Peace and conflicts prevention/resolution

b. Disease prevention and treatmentc. Water and sanitationd. Maternal and child healthe. Basic education and literacyf. Economic and community

development

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• How will you meet these goals? • How will you measure your impact?

The online grant application has canned measurement for each area of focus. You can also add your own

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Measure Measurement Method

Measurement Schedule

Target

Eg. Number of people with access to clean water

Direct observation, focus groups, grant records, surveys, public records or testing

Every week Every month Every year etc

Numerical range such as 50-100 or 2500 plus


• Brief project description

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Measure Definition Actual or Estimated Metrics

Description of Method

Schedule Solutions Impacted

Total number of beneficiaries

Individuals who received clear and immediate benefit from project

Number of eg. Blood bank refrigerators. Reported population of the project hospitals

Total number of patients receiving blood transfusion in the hospitals

Semi annually

Blood bank project


• Note that global grant sponsors of approved applications would be expected to account for the total number of direct beneficiaries in the final report

• Who will be responsible for collecting information for monitoring and evaluation?

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D. Committee members a. List primary host and international

club committee members using member ID

b. List two host and two international club committee members using club ID

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• PRIMARY HOST• Club……………… Club ID

………………..• District …………. Country

……………….• Primary Contact (two local and two

international)• Name ………………. Member ID

…………….• Club ………… Rotary Position ………………• Address …………. City ……. Country ……..• Email ………. Cell Phone (Work, Home)..• Fax …………….

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• The required MoU should be downloaded by pressing CTRL and clicking at the same time on this link:

• http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CC8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rotary.org%2FRIdocuments%2Fen_doc%2Ffv_cooperating_organization_mou_en.doc&ei=Q2DlUaSAOoLeqwGf7IBY&usg=AFQjCNF_SRl1yYnRTlK0dA3_YEQ6d01rpQ&sig2=OzMg-J7x5lhd8eQRoqM6sw&bvm=bv.48705608,d.aWM&cad=rja

• Description of how Rotary and cooperating organization will work together

• Describe your process of selecting this organization. What resources or expertise will this organization contribute

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F. BUDGET SPREADSHEET• Please use the

Global_Grant_Budget_Finance_and_Metrics_Template_xlsx

G. SUPPORTING BUDGET DOCUMENTS• Supporting documents should be provided to back all

applications

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Total Project Cost

Quantity USD $ Total Currency


H. BUDGET SUSTAINABILITY• Describe the process for selecting these items.

Do you plan to purchase any items from local vendors? Have you performed a competitive bidding process to select vendors? Do these budget items align with the local culture and technology standards?

• How will the beneficiaries maintain these items? If applicable, confirm that spare or replacement parts are readily available and that the beneficiaries possess the skills to operate equipment

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• Who will own the items purchased with grant funds at the end of the project, including equipment, assets, and materials? Note that items cannot be owned by a Rotary Club or Rotarian

I. FINANCING• Please complete this section in the spreadsheet

grant template. To determine the World Fund match for your Global Grant, list all sources of funding, specifying contributions from cash, DDF, and other sources. Note that the total financing must be equal to the total budget of your activity.

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STEPS TO FOLLOW IN GLOBAL GRANT APPLICATIONDistrict Designated Funds

Sub Totals, cash & DDF $ 300 $0Total Funds Requested from TRF $150Total Earmarked Rotary Funds $450Additional Outside Funding (Not Matched by or forwarded to the Rotary Foundation)

Cooperating Organisation * 1 $0Church or other Non-Profit $0Total Project Financing (Must be equal budget) $450

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• Have you identified a local funding source to ensure long-term project outcomes? Will you introduce practices to help generate income for ongoing project funding?

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