The Humanitarian Grants Program |
The Humanitarian Grants Program provides grants to Rotary clubs
and districts to implement humanitarian projects.There are several grant types that address different service needs and funding
options. The following grants are available
to support these endeavors:
Matching Grants support international humanitarian
projects. Rotary clubs
or districts in at least two countries must work together to plan, implement, and
complete the project. Matching Grants
are designed to support relatively small, one-time-only humanitarian service projects.
Grants are awarded for a wide variety
of projects such as agriculture, water, medical care/equipment, combating diseases,
projects to help the disabled, literacy and numeracy, and educational/occupational
training.The projects must involve
active personal Rotarian participation.
There
are two categories of Matching Grants: Matching Grants and Competitive Matching
Grants. Matching Grants are awards
of US$5,000 to$25,000. Competitive
Matching Grants are awards of $25,001 to $150,000.Funding for Matching Grants is based on submission of contributions by the
Rotarian project partners.The Foundation
will provide a US$0.50 match for every $1 cash contribution and $1 match for every
$1 DDF (District) contribution.
Health, Hunger, and Humanity (3-H) Grants
are
awarded to fund large international long-term, self-help, and grassroots development
projects that use an integrative approach to address humanitarian needs.
An integrative approach incorporates multiple program components to address
humanitarian needs, including a combination of sustainable activities such as: training,
community participation, Community
Corps, capital assets, and technical expertise from Rotarian and other sources.
Projects
must be self-sustaining after the 3-H Grant funds have been spent.All projects must involve clubs
and districts in at least two different countries with a significant number of Rotarians
actively participating in the project.
The primary host and international sponsor clubs/districts of a 3-H application
must have successfully worked together as primary sponsors of a Matching Grant project
within five years of submitting their 3-H application to be eligible for consideration.
Funding
starts at US$100,000 and can go up to US$300,000. 3-H Grant sponsors must provide a minimum contribution of 10 percent of the
total 3-H grant award amount.
District Simplified Grants (DSGs) are a tool for Rotary districts
to support small, short-term, humanitarian projects that benefit the community.
sIn District 5180, District Simplified
Grants have been used primarily to fund local community service projects.
The grants are awarded on a competitive basis.
Grant amounts vary from year to year, but are typically in the $1,500 to
$2,000 range. The District matches the club’s contribution.
Volunteer Service Grants (VSGs) subsidize travel for international
humanitarian service in Rotary countries
for periods of 5 to 60 days. International
humanitarian service is defined as providing a needed service or skill to a community
that is either unavailable or difficult to provide with existing in-country Rotarian
resources.This skill or service must
be requested by the benefitting community.
Funding may be used for travel-related expenses to plan specific humanitarian projects for
future implementation or to provide direct service to a specific project in a benefitting
community. More information:
Lynette Andersen, District
5180 Grants Chair,
(916) 925-2787(bus),
(916) 783-7243(res),
(916)925-3472(fax),
Landersen@lawTML.com
(e-mail). |
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