District Simplified Grants

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District Simplified Grants
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District Simplified Grants

• Utilize a portion of the districts DDF
• Itemized and budgeted humanitarian good and
  services
• Local community projects
• International projects
• Direct Rotarian involvement

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Policies and Guidelines

• Adherence to standard grant policies
• Used only for eligible items/activities
• Close community research/interaction
• Rotary Club funds entire project up-front
• Upon completion of report, District 7620 sends
  grant check to club

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Rotarian Involvement

• Community assessment
• Project committee
• Project implementation
• Liaison with beneficiaries
• Hands-on involvement
• Project promotion

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Request Procedure

• Submit District 7620 DSG Application
• Minimum of 2 weeks in advance of project
• Send to KathyMcP_at_aol.com
• Content
• Project name, location, description, objectives,
  start and finish dates
• Publicity
• Financing, Contacts, Signatures

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Reporting Procedure

• District 7620 DSG Report
• Send to KathyMcP_at_aol.com
• Within 1 month of completion
• Content
• What was done, when and where, beneficiaries
• Rotary Involvement, s, examples
• Publicity
• Final Financial Report
• Signatures

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Stewardship

• Maintain accounting records
• ALL expenditures must be within TRF guidelines
• No donations to existing projects or other
  organizations
• No contributions to other TRF programs
• When in doubt, refer to the Best Practices manual
  or consult with your Grants Coordinator

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Questions?