HOW TO APPLY FOR A GRANT

LETTER OF INTENT

If you have a grant proposal for a “funds available” program area, and meet the eligibility requirements (see Grant Making Overview), please FIRST SEND A LETTER OF INTENT by November 15, 2009 to:

Shenandoah Community Foundation

P.O. Box 31

Woodstock, VA 22664

The Letter of Intent should be no more than one to two pages. It should include a description of your organization’s project for which you seek funding, the community need that it expects to meet, the amount requested, and a copy of the IRS letter of determination identifying your organization as a 501(c)(3) charity or your official affiliation with such a charity. Agencies may collaborate on a project, but please send only one request per agency.

Following submission of your Preliminary Application letter, you will be notified whether you are encouraged to submit a full application.

If a full application is invited, you will be able to download the necessary application materials from this website. If you wish to have them mailed instead, please contact the Foundation by phone (540-459-7737)  or email (scfound@shentel.net).

Letter of Intent inquiry due to Foundation by             November 16, 2009

Invitation to submit application sent by                      December 1, 2009

Applications complete and sent to Foundation by      February 1, 2010

Grants notification by                                                   April 1, 2010

Grant minium $250. Grant maximum is $10,000. Please apply only for what you really need to accomplish your project goals. Especially in these challenging economic times, we want to help as many organizations as possible with our limited funds.