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District Grants (DG )

District Grants (DG ). The District Grant program supports service activities and humanitarian endeavors of your Club at the local, national and International levels.

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District Grants (DG )

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  1. District Grants(DG)

  2. The District Grant program supports service activities and humanitarian endeavors of your Club at the local, national and International levels.

  3. DGs are funded solely by District Designated Funds, which are funds that result from your contributions to The Rotary Foundation's (TRF) Annual Programs Fund.DG is a single “block” grant provided to district, which then divides the grant among clubs based on their applications.Thank you for your continued support !!!

  4. REQUIREMENTS Project must be new: Not a project that was funded by an earlier District Grant. Not a project that your Club has done in the past, or has been doing annually.It should be substantially different.It could be a new thrust area of a larger project. If in doubt, please ask.

  5. REQUIREMENTS (Coninued) Active Participation by Rotarian Rotarians must be actively engaged in various phases of the project.Planning, organizing, fundraising, publicity, execution, reporting and review.Analysis: What went right and what went wrong.The project must not be a simple pass-through, in which funds are simply awarded to another organization.

  6. DG Application 2013-14 (REQUIREMENTS) • These were District 7610 specific requirements for this Rotary year (it may change each year): • Application Deadline was May15, 2013. • Only one application per Club. • Grant maximum $2000.00 per Club. • Clubs were required to match a minimum of • 10% of the requested amount. • Clubs could submit Team projects, but the one • application per Club, grant maximum and club match requirements apply for each club.

  7. REQUIREMENTS (Coninued) These are RI requirements that apply to all grants at all times. Project must NOT fund the following: Building of any structures. (houses, schools, work places, etc.), or any structures attached to such structures (hoses, plumbing, electricity lines, etc.)Administrative expenses of another organization.Stipends of any kind.International travel costs (plane tickets, train tickets, etc.).

  8. Applications: 2013-14 • Total Number of Applications – 28 • Six Multi-Club Teams with 2 to 10 Clubs per team (6 in 2012-13) • Eight International Projects with 24 clubs (3 in 2012-13)

  9. Applications: 2013-14 Six Areas of Focus • Peace & Conflict Prevent./Resolution - 3 • Disease Prevention & Treatment - 5 • Water & Sanitation - 3 • Maternal & Child Health - 3 • Basic Education & Literacy - 13 • Economic & Community Develop. - 8

  10. Applications-2013-2014 • Twenty eight projects (18 last year) • Fifty one Participating (35 last year) • Requested from the DG $ 97,450 • Contribution by Clubs $ 10,000 • Contribution by Others $285,510 • Total Projected expenses $392,960

  11. Progress/Final Report Rotary Club:Project Title: Progress Report (Due 1/5/14)Final Report (Due 5/1/14) Project Description 1. Briefly describe the project. What was done, when and where did project activities take place, and who were the beneficiaries? 2. How many Rotarians participated in the project?  3. What did they do? Please give at least two examples. 4. How many non-Rotarians benefited from this project?   5. What are the expected long-term community impacts of the project?

  12. Final Report • Narrative statement with project outcomes clearly defined. • Information regarding the impact of the projects on the • beneficiaries. • Full description of Rotarian oversight, management and • involvement in the project. • Statement of income and expense (receipts/bank • statements). • Detailed narrative describing the implementation of the • projects and how experiences gained will inform/guide the • district for the next Rotary year. • Final Report should be signed by the Project Coordinator • and the Club President.

  13. Final Report (cont.) Financial Report Currency Used: Exchange Rate: = 1 USD Income Sources of Income CurrencyAmount 1. DG funds from the District  =   xxxx.00 2. Other funding (specify)    =      xxxx.00 3.  ------------ Total Project Income =

  14. Final Report (cont.) • Financial Report (Continued) Currency Used: Exchange Rate: = 1 USD Expenditure (be specific and add lines as needed) Budget ItemsName of SupplierCurrency Amount 1.       2.   3.                Total Project Expenditures    xxxx.00 xxxx.00

  15. DEADLINES 2013-2014 • Progress Report: Jan, 1, 2014 • Final Report: May 1, 2014

  16. Submission of Final Report • Final Reportsshould be submitted on-line to the Rotary Foundation. • All Final Reports should be approved before new funds are released.

  17. Reasons for the delay in disbursing District Grants this year under the new grant management system. • Lack of timely submission of the Final Reports from RY 2011 -2013. • We still don’t have Final Reports of DSGs given last year. • For future Dist. Grants, there should be100% submission and approval by the Rotary Foundation.

  18. There will be minor changes in the future District Grant Application, to make the web-based process seamless and transparent.

  19. QUESTIONS ?

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