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SightFirst

Standard. Core 4. Int’l Assistance. Understanding LCIF Grant Opportunities. SightFirst. Emergency. Major Catastrophe. Standard Grants : Matching grants of up to $75,000 for local humanitarian service projects. (2 per district)

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SightFirst

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  1. Standard Core 4 Int’l Assistance Understanding LCIF Grant Opportunities SightFirst Emergency Major Catastrophe

  2. Standard Grants: Matching grants of up to $75,000 for local humanitarian service projects. (2 per district) Core 4 Grants: Funds special projects in eyesight, disability, health, and youth (1 per district). Grants up to $200,000. SightFirst Grants: Blindness prevention and sight restoration projects in neediest areas International Assistance Grants: Supports club twinning projects; Grants up to $30,000 (1 per district) LCIF Grant Programs -- Overview(Non-Disaster Grants)

  3. Standard Grants Broadest category of LCIF funding 151 grants in LY 2000-01 for $7.1 million Matching funds up to US$75,000 Supports larger-scale Lions humanitarian projects too big for local clubs to do alone Bottom Up: Lions districts identify and develop projects Two allowed per district at a time

  4. Typical Standard Grant Projects • Mobile Health Units • Hospices, Nursing Homes • Street Children’s Homes • Medical Units • Blind and Disabled Welfare Centers • Eye Clinics and Research Centers • Schools in Developing Countries

  5. Funding parameters Primarily capital funding only (bricks and mortar) Funding is for specific projects (not general operating support) Must address important humanitarian need Serves a large population Cost must be beyond local fundraising capabilities Cost-effectiveness imp. Key Rules: Many clubs need to be involved (min 2-3) Application must be endorsed by district cabinet Budget must show significant funding from local Lions organizations Project must have a strong Lions identity and Lions volunteer involvement Standard Grants: Key Criteria

  6. District Governors’ Review:What should you look for in a budget? • Budget Parameters • Income and expense budget needed • Budget must balance • Lions funding should be itemized (# clubs?) • Indicate Status of each funding source • Invoices required for items listed in the expense budget • Income • 15 clubs (collected) $12,000 • District (pledged) 2,000 • Community (collected) 500 • (anticipated) 1,500 • LCIF request 14,000 • TOTAL 28,000 • Expense • 2 vision testers $11,000 • 1 hearing machine 8,000 • Refurbish exam room 9,000 • TOTAL28,000

  7. Applications due 60 days before board mtg; those received early have a faster review Staff pre-reviews applications; clarifications and changes may be requested LCIF Exec. Committee reviews applications that meet all preliminary requirements. Applications are either approved (sometimes with conditions), tabled (pending further information) or denied LCIF Grant money is not disbursed until local funds are collected Standard Grant Review and Approval

  8. Narrower focus than Standard grants Supports special initiatives under the four primary service commitments of Lions: 1 to 2 funding priorities adopted under each of the 4 areas on a rotating basis Grants are given on a 3-to-1 matching basis in most instances (25% local funding) Core 4 Grants Preserving SightPromoting Health Serving YouthCombating Disability

  9. Preserving Sight Low Vision Projects Children’s Eye Photoscreening Combating Disability Partnership with Habitat for Humanity Partnership with Special Olympics “Opening Eyes” Promoting Health Diabetes Prevention and Treatment Serving Youth Lions Quest (moratorium) Current Core 4 Funding Priorities

  10. Grants can only be awarded to the board-designated Core 4 Funding Priorities Funding priorities target urgent needs and new opportunities for humanitarian service. Separate grants forms exist for each funding priority (Contact LCIF or go to www.lcif.org) Some funding priorities are limited to multiple and single districts Unlike Standard grants, Core 4 can fund some project operating expenses; also local monies can be raised over life of project How does Core 4 work?

  11. Smaller grants to support international twinning-type projects Lions club/districts in 2 countries join together Sponsor club raises some funding and applies for grant; host club helps implement Grants are between $5,000 and $30,000; Grants $10,000 and under reviewed continually International Assistance Grants (IAG)

  12. Typical IAG Projects • Eyeglass and medical missions • Clean water and wells • Equipment for Blind • and Disability Rehab Ctrs • Environmental Protection • Rural Development

  13. Emergency Grants • LCIF’s first-line response to disaster situations • $10,000 available to districts affected by natural disasters • Lions purchase supplies to meet immediate needs: • food, water • clothing, bedding • medicines • hygiene products

  14. Regulations for Emergency Grants • Disaster must be large in scope, displacing or affecting many people (50 or more) • LCIF funds Lions-led relief activities • Grant must be requested within days of disaster • Funds must be spent within 30 days • One grant per disaster Taiwan: Bedding for Quake Victims in Shelters

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