Community and School Grant Cycle

The Morgan Hill Community Foundation (MHCF) is sponsoring two separate grant processes this year in support of local non-profit charities and local public and non-profit schools. Grants applications and awards for the two processes will run simultaneously.

Schedule
Applications may be submitted until October 25, 2019. Awards will be announced Friday, November 15, concurrent with MHCF’s annual Philanthropy Night event honoring local community volunteers. Grant funds will be available for distribution in December.

Grant Amounts
MHCF will award a total of $15,000 in grants. $3,000 of the total will be specially earmarked for local public and non-profit school needs at two levels: grants up to $500 and grants up to $1,000. The balance of $12,000 in grants will be earmarked for other community non-profit charities, also at two levels: grants of up to $1,000 and two (2) super-funded grants of up to $3,000.

Community Charitable Grants
Grants will be awarded in some or all of the following funding areas: Recreation, Arts & Culture, Agriculture & Environment, Education & Lifelong Learning, Science & Technology, Health & Human Services.

School Grants (MHUSD and Non-Profit Schools)
Grants must be for local public and other nonprofit schools at grade levels K through 12 in the boundaries of the MHUSD. Grant-funded projects must meet three basic criteria: (1) serve school-wide, grade-level wide or broad subject matter initiatives (no grants to individual classes), (2) support lifelong learning or life skills initiatives, and (3) not be for school infrastructure and/or basic school operating expenses.

Instructions:

If you wish to partially fill out the application and return later, create an account through the "Save & Return" link before starting the form. You may also edit your submitted application with this feature up until the deadline. Fill out this form with all necessary information, and provide details on your project. Attach any supporting documents at the end of the form.

Deadline for submission is October 25 by midnight. Grant applications will be reviewed following the deadline with grant awards being announced & distributed shortly thereafter.

Grant awardees are required to submit documentation to MHCF on how funds were spent as well as report detailing the effectiveness of the project in meeting the need of the community, school, or students..

Save & Return

Save your progress and complete this form later. (optional)

Create an account BEFORE filling in this form.

To save your progress, scroll to the bottom of the page and click the save progress button. You MUST click "save progress" to save your progress, it does not auto save.

Which type of grant are you applying for? * 🛈

Community Grant

School Grant

School or Non-Profit Parent Organization Information

Applicant First Name: * 🛈

Applicant Last Name *

Organization You Are Representing: *

Applicant Organization Address *

City *

State *

Zip *

Email *

Confirm Email *

Phone (xxx-xxx-xxxx) *

Describe your organization, mission, and how you contribute to our local community. *

Grant Category

Please check the community grant funding area that you are applying for: * 🛈

What is the funding level you are seeking? * 🛈

Category 1: Grants up to $1,000

Category 2: Grants up to $3,000

What part of the school will benefit? * 🛈

What type of learning your project supports? * 🛈

What is the funding level you are seeking (choose 1)? * 🛈

Category 1: Grants up to $1,000

Category 2: Grants up to $500

What type of educational organization are you applying for? *

Project Description

Dollar amount requested *

Total project cost *

Describe the project for which you are requesting funding and its value to the school or community. *

Describe in a few sentences how the requested funds will be used. Include or attach a budget detailing the entire project and how the grant funds will be used. Detail funding from other sources or any costs to the organization or school as part of this project. *

Upload a separate budget sheet (optional)

How long has the program you are supporting been in existence? *

Describe the target population and how many in the Morgan Hill / San Martin area will be served by the grant. Detail any costs to the participants. *

Describe what portion(s) of the student body or school will benefit from your project including both immediate and ongoing benefits. *

If your project will support/enhance a program already in place at the school, briefly describe its history and the need for improvement. If your project will be a new initiative in the school, describe why you feel it is necessary and how it will have a lasting affect on students. *

Describe the plan by which this program/project will be evaluated and reported. How will you measure your success or effect of your program, and how can that be reported back to the Morgan Hill Community Foundation? *

Describe the impact on the project, organization or school if you do not receive the grant. *

Upload any additional information: 🛈

Applicant Certification: I certify that I am an authorized representative of the applicant organization. I agree to use the funds for the specific purposes stated in this application and agree to provide a full accounting of how the funds were used to Morgan Hill Community Foundation along with a brief report on the impact the funds had on the project's succes.

Signed: *

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Arts & Culture	Education & Lifelong Learning	Health & Human Services
Science & Technology	Agriculture & Environment	Recreation