Handbags That Help: Grants
Grant Availability
Each
year Handbags That Help (HTH) will grant 100% of their
membership contributions to the Hancock County community. For
the 2007-08 grant cycle the amount available for grants was
$54,000...the amount to be awarded for the 2008-09
membership year will be announced in September 2008. This may be awarded as a single grant or multiple
grants at the discretion of the membership.
Grant
Application Deadline
All grant
applications for the 2008-09 membership year must be received no later than 4:30 p.m.
Monday, December 15, 2008.
Grant Focus: TBA
The grant focus for the 2007-08 grant cycle was: Women's
Issues.
The grant focus for the 2008-09 membership year will be
announced in September 2008.
Grant Eligibility
HTH welcomes proposals from non-profit organizations that
are tax-exempt under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code and from governmental agencies serving
Hancock County. If you are applying for a grant under
another organization’s 501(c)(3) status, please submit a
written statement from that organization’s board president
agreeing, on behalf of the board of directors, to act as
your organization’s fiscal sponsor, to receive grant monies
if awarded and to oversee the proposed project.
Grant Application Forms
To apply for an HTH Grant you will need to download the
forms below. The "Request For Proposals" outlines the entire
grant process from application to the awarding of grant
funds. The three (3) Word documents can be downloaded to
your computer and completed by entering your information in
the grey shaded fields in the form document.
Grant
Reporting Forms
Grant recipients are required to
submit a six-month progress report and a final report at
project completion as instructed by the Handbags That Help
Grants Committee. Appropriate forms will be provided.
