Transcript District 5300 District Assembly, April 2009 INTERNATIONAL MATCHING GRANTS Clive Houston-Brown, PP Rotary Club of Pomona Chair, District 5300 International Matching Grants 2009/2010

District 5300
District Assembly, April 2009
INTERNATIONAL MATCHING GRANTS
Clive Houston-Brown, PP Rotary Club of Pomona
Chair, District 5300 International Matching Grants
2009/2010
Matching Grant (MG) Agenda
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What a Matching Grant is
Eligible project types and examples
How the funding works
How to find a potential project
Important Websites
Contact information
What are Matching Grants (MG)?
Money provided by The Rotary
Foundation (TRF) to help fund a
humanitarian service project
being conducted by clubs in two
or more countries
What projects are eligible for TRF
Matching Grants funding?
• Humanitarian service projects
• Involve 2 or more Rotary Clubs in different
countries
• TRF Matching Grant contribution portion must
be at least $5,000
• Have significant Rotarian involvement
• Benefit a community, not an individual
What are examples of humanitarian
projects?
• Water projects (clean drinking water;
irrigation; sanitation; etc.)
• Training/Education (entrepreneurial;
occupational; medical; agricultural; etc.)
• Equipment (school supplies; medical supplies;
classroom supplies; agricultural supplies, etc.)
• Microcredit
(business startup; income-generating
enterprise, business expansion; etc.)
What can you not use Matching
Grants to fund?
• Purchase of land or buildings
• Construction/Refurbishments (with certain
exceptions)
• Salaries
• Travel expenses (with certain exceptions)
• Administrative expenses of any organizations
• Post-secondary education activities/research/
professional development
How does the funding work?
• Rotary Clubs donate money to the project
• Minimum of $100 from international club
• Districts can match club donations using District
Designated Funds (DDF)
• District 5300 matches club contributions 1:1 up to a certain
amount (about $4,000) until DDF runs out
• The Rotary Foundation matches donations:
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$.50 to the dollar for Club contributions
Dollar for dollar for DDF contributions
Grants between $5,000-25,000 are Matching Grants
Grants between $25,001-150,000 are Competitive Matching
Grants (and require additional paperwork)
Club Donation: $4,000
Club
$4,000
Total: $4,000
District Matches Club $1:$1
Club
District
$4,000
100%
Total: $8,000
$4,000
TRF matches Clubs $.50:$1
Club
District
$4,000
50%
TRF
$2,000
Total: $10,000
$4,000
TRF matches District $1:$1
Club
District
$4,000
$4,000
100%
TRF
TRF
$2,000
$4,000
Total: $14,000 (x3.5 club investment)
How do we find potential projects?
http://www.matchinggrants.org
(Developed/maintained by District5340 San Diego)
How do we find potential projects?
http://www.matchinggrants.org
(Developed/maintained by District5340 San Diego)
How do we find potential projects?
http://www.matchinggrants.org
(Developed/maintained by District5340 San Diego)
How do we find potential projects?
http://www.matchinggrants.org
(Developed/maintained by District5340 San Diego)
Important Websites
• The Rotary Foundation Matching Grants:
http://www.rotary.org/en/ServiceAndFellowship/FundAProject/Humanitarian
Grants/Pages/MatchingGrants.aspx
• Database of potential projects:
http://www.matchinggrants.org
• District 5300 Foundation/Matching Grants Site:
http://www.district5300.org/foundation-rotary/
• Matching Grants example application:
http://www.district5300.org/foundation-rotary/20062007/MatchingGrantApplPeru.pdf
District Assembly, April 2009
Contact Information
Clive Houston-Brown, PP Rotary Club of Pomona
2009/2010 Chair, District 5300 International Matching Grants
[email protected]
Cell: (909) 538-7203
Home: (909) 971-7022
Questions and Answers
Sorry, no time
Please catch me during District
Assembly, District Conference,
or via contact information!!!