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GRANT AWARD PROGRAM 2008

INTRODUCTION

IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area is an organization of women whose commitment is to know and serve their community by collectively funding significant charitable initiatives on an annual basis.  By pooling individual resources, IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area expects to make a substantial impact on community life.

In 2008, IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area will award  FIVE  grants in the amount of  $112,600.00 each to fund projects with high potential for community impact in all five focus areas: Arts & Culture; Education; Environment, Recreation & Preservation; Family and Health & Wellness. Grant funding comes from member contributions, and each contributing member of IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area will vote to select the funded projects.

Grant Applications are accepted from April through June and evaluated from July through August. The annual grants are announced in October.

ELIGIBILITY AND GRANT GUIDELINES

 IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area will accept proposals for funding from entities recognized as tax-exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Applicant organizations must be based in Escambia and/or Santa Rosa counties, or may be the recognized local chapter of a state or national charity serving this region. The proposed project or program must be implemented in and serve residents of Escambia and/or Santa Rosa counties, and all monies must be expended in these counties.

The project may be a new program, an expansion of an existing program, or may be a collaborative effort of several agencies.

Applicants may not request funding for any of the following activities or expenditure:

  •      General operating expenses or overhead
  •      Debt reduction or operational deficits
  •      Grants to individuals
  •      Endowment funding
  •      Interim or bridge funding
  •      Partisan, legislative, or political activity
  •      Projects of individual churches, religious organizations or bodies of worship
Funds must be expended within 24 months of the grant award date. Preference may be given to projects that call for expenditures of funds within 12 months.

An organization may submit only one application each year. IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area reserves the right to change its eligibility criteria without notice at any time.

FOCUS AREAS
  • IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area has identified the following focus areas and will appoint committees to review grant applications in these categories. Applicants must select one of the focus areas for proposal review.

  • Arts & Culture: Initiatives that cultivate, develop, and enhance the cultural and artistic climate of the Pensacola Bay area.

  • Education: Initiatives that further the educational process or improve access to education for children and/or adults in the  Pensacola Bay area.

  • Environment, Recreation & Preservation:  Initiatives that will restore, preserve, revitalize or enhance the facilities or surroundings of the Pensacola Bay Area.

  • Family: Initiatives that strengthen and enhance the lives of children and families living in the Pensacola Bay area.

  • Health & Wellness: Initiatives that improve the mental and/or physical well-being of people living in the Pensacola Bay area.

 

 

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