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2024 IMPACT GRANT APPLICATION

Watershed/Groundwater Protection/ Management
$100,000 / 1-year Period of Performance

Application deadline: January 19, 2024

In 2024 Woodard & Curran Foundation will award one 1-year $100,000 Impact Grant for a project that focuses on the protection and/or management of our watersheds and groundwater supplies in the face of climate change.

Projects may focus on the protection, restoration, and/or management of our watersheds and/or groundwater basins in the face of climate change/natural disasters. Such projects could, for example, include management through reducing the impact of extreme weather events; innovative approaches to responsible land and water management; or remediation of impacted watersheds.

Our chief interest is in receiving strong applications for innovative projects that protect our water and environment and for which our grant funds will have the most impact.

An organization applying for an Impact Grant must:

Be US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations.
Have received 501(c)(3) non-profit designation as of the date of the application and retain that status throughout the grant term.
Not discriminate on the basis of race, age, ancestry or national origin, sexual orientation, gender, physical or mental disability, or religion.
Not be a political organization, a political action committee, or a house of worship. (We accept applications from organizations with religious affiliations if the project is not specific to or primarily to benefit a religious group).

This application form is not saveable. Please review the application, have your answers prepared and your materials ready to upload. Please optimize/reduce file sizes to assure ease of uploading.

Read our Impact Grant FAQs.

Direct all grant-related questions to: grants@woodardcurranfoundation.org.

IMPACT GRANT REPORTING RESPONSIBILITIES

Impact Grant recipients are required to file two narrative and financial reports: 1) at the six-month point; 2) at the conclusion of the grant. The interim narrative report gives a picture of progress toward project objectives and provides an important measure of accountability for the grantee. The interim financial report allows the Foundation to monitor progress based on the project budget vs. actual expenditures and funding received. Upon receipt of an acceptable interim report and approval by the Woodard & Curran Foundation Board of Directors, the remainder of the grant funds will be released.

Section A - ORGANIZATION INFORMATION

Organization Name

Name of 501(c)(3) organization applying for Impact Grant.

Website

Please paste the URL for your organization's website.

Mission Statement

Please provide your organization's mission statement.

Number of Employees

What is the total number of paid employees (full and part time) in your organization?

Contact Person Name

First Name

Last Name

Contact Person Email

All grant application-related correspondence will be sent here.

Verify Email

Mailing Address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Physical Address (if different)

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

SECTION B - ORGANIZATION NONPROFIT STATUS

This section provides information about your 501(c)(3) status.

Federal Taxpayer ID (EIN)

Organizations must have 501(c)(3) status. Enter numerals only.

Organization Year of Founding

Enter numbers only.

IRS Determination Letter - document upload

Upload (PDF only) your organization's 501(c)(3) determination letter. If your organization has not yet received, but has applied for 501(c)(3) status, please upload a copy of IRS Form 1023 (PDF only).

Section C - PROPOSED PROJECT INFORMATION

Proposed Impact Grant Project Title

Proposed Impact Grant Project Location

Project Lead Name

First Name

Last Name

Project Lead Email

Verify Email

Woodard & Curran Foundation Community Referral?

Did a member of the WCF community recommend you apply or endorse your application? If you answer yes, you will be asked the person's name below and may upload an endorsement for your project.

Yes

Please enter the person's name and email address below.

Letter of recommendation - document upload (optional)

Upload (PDF only), if applicable, endorsement letter from WCF community member.

Section D - PROPOSED PROJECT BUDGET

Upload your proposed project's budget as a PDF in spreadsheet / table format. Below is a sample. Note that the greyed out sections indicate types of ineligible costs.

Project Budget - file upload

Upload (PDF only) your proposed project budget.

SAMPLE BUDGET

SECTION E - PROPOSED PROJECT SCOPE OF WORK

Please tell us (in three pages or fewer / 12-point type, please!) about your proposed Impact Grant project.

The project scope of work should clearly define the tasks to be completed and should include a project schedule. Show how you have planned for and when you will achieve major milestones. Indicate how organization staff will be involved and the opportunity for volunteers to participate (including employees of Woodard & Curran). Tell us how your project demonstrates an innovative mindset – tying together new or existing ideas or technologies to successfully bring something new and valuable to the world. Projects should focus on action and outcomes and should not be primarily research.

We are especially interested in the impact of our investment. Will your project

have meaningful community-scale impact?
demonstrate sustainability? Will the project have lasting impact and can it be easily maintained?
be implemented in a real-world setting?

Scope of Work - file upload

Please upload (PDF only) your project's scope of work. NOTE: 3-page limit.

Thank you for submitting a Woodard & Curran Impact Grant application.

After submitting your application, confirmation text will appear on this page (you may need to scroll to the top of the page to see this). You will also receive a confirmation email that includes the contents of your application.

Please direct all grant-related questions to grants@woodardcurranfoundation.org. Thank you!