Rotary Foundation Grants District 9500 AREAS OF FOCUS

Rotary Foundation Grants District 9500

AREAS OF FOCUS ALL GRANTS MUST ADDRESS AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING • • • Peace & conflict prevention / resolution Disease prevention and treatment Water and sanitation Maternal and child health Basic education and literacy Economic and community development

Grant Types • Packaged Grants • Global Grants • District Grants

Packaged Grants • Packaged Grants provide opportunity for us to work with the Foundations Strategic Partners. The are designed to be sustainable and to make a significant impact in the communities and in the areas of focus. • Currently there are 4 Packaged Grants

Packaged Grant 1 Project: Vocational Training Team Strategic Partner: Aga Khan University Area of Focus: Maternal & Child Health • East Africa • 3 grants available each year • 30 scholarships each year for nurses in Kenya, Uganda, & Tanzania. – Rotarians in these three countries select scholars, and provide support and mentoring

Packaged Grant 2 • Project: Scholarships • Strategic Partner: UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education. • Area of Focus: Water & Sanitation • Provision of 8 Scholarships at graduate level on water and sanitary issues at Delft , The Netherlands. • On completion, conduct a water related project.

Packaged Grant 3 • Project: Training for Entrepreneurs • Strategic Partner: Oikocredit • Focus: Economic & Community Development. – Rotarians work with microfinance institutions in Oikocredit’s network. – Grants available to districts in Philippines, and Uruguay for projects in those countries. – 4 grants per year.

Packaged Grant 4 • • Project: Vocational Training Team Strategic Partner: Mercy Ships Area of Focus: Disease prevention and treatment Rotarians recruit medical professionals such as surgeons, nurses and anaesthesiologists to travel to Mercy Ships location in West Africa. • Critical surgery and training to local health care professionals. • 4 grants per year.

Packaged Grants • Application is via the Rotary website • Log in via member access & navigate to – Grant Application Tools – Follow links to Packaged Grants. – Rotary clubs can propose/apply for Packaged Grants. – Fully funded by Foundation. – Clubs must be qualified & sign off MOU.

Global Grants. • Humanitarian projects • Scholarships for graduate-level academic studies • Vocational training teams, which are groups of professionals who travel abroad either to teach local professionals about a particular field or to learn more about their own

Global Grants • A key feature of global grants is partnership, between the district or club where the activity is carried out and a district or club in another country. Both sponsors must be qualified before they can submit an application.

Global Grants • MUST BE: • Be sustainable and include plans for long-term success after the global grant funds have been spent • Include measurable goals • Align with one of our areas of focus • Respond to real community needs • Actively involve Rotarians and community members • Meet the eligibility requirements in the grants terms and conditions

Global Grants • Applications are accepted throughout the year and reviewed as they are received. • The minimum budget for a global grant activity is US$30, 000. The Foundation’s World Fund provides a minimum of US$15, 000 and maximum of US$200, 000. Clubs and districts contribute District Designated Funds (DDF) and/or cash contributions that the World Fund matches. DDF is matched at 100% and cash is matched at 50%. (in US$)

Global Grants • Maximum budget therefore is US $400, 000

Global Grants • OUR HISTORY • Completed Grants – Water Project in Philippines ( 2 grants) – English as Second Language in Thailand • Currently active – English as Second Language in Thailand – Microcredit loan for Afar in Ethiopia – Refurbishment of School Library Bali

Global Grants • In preparation – Walking Tractors for School Community in South Sudan – Refurbishment of School in Capas, Philippines – Vocational Training Team to/from South Africa

Global Grants • Application is via Rotary website – Log into member access and navigate to Rotary Foundation – Find “Grant Application Tools” – Navigate to Global Grants

Global Grants • REQUIREMENTS prior to submission. – Signed MOU submitted to Grants Chair – Attendance at Global Grant Management Workshop conducted by appointment. – Entered Annual Programs Giving Goal on RI website for your Club.

Application

Application

District Grants • Application by the District can only be submitted ONCE in any Rotary Year. • Districts application is a consolidation of both club and district projects. • The District Grants Committee receive, review, and approve or reject applications prior to the successful applications being submitted to the Foundation

District Grants • The Foundation gives approval and pays district the funds by EFT to District Account. – District must be compliant with reporting on ALL grants both club and district – Must have signed off on District MOU on line.

District Grants • No project can commence beyond planning stage prior to Foundations Approval. • DISTRICT CANNOT REINBURSE CLUBS FOR PAYMENTS PRIOR TO APPROVAL BY FOUNDATION OFFICE • ALL travel by air must be booked through the Rotary International Travel Service (RITS).

District Grants • The District Process – Application Form – Report Form • • Must include written report able to be published Photographs Detailed invoices and receipts Evidence of competitive quotations for expensive items • Inventory of items purchase, location, responsible organisation. – Records kept for 5 years for audit purposes.

Resources • Terms and Conditions for Rotary Foundation District Grants and Global Grants • Areas of Focus Policy Statements • Grant Management Manual • Designing Sustainable Projects (PPT) • Monitoring & Evaluation Toolkit