Grants

Grant Request Cover Sheet & Grant Application

  1. Step 2:   Grant Request Cover Sheet and Grant Application
    Once you have received affirmative interest from your grant inquiry e-mail/letter, you should complete the Grant Request Cover Sheet and the Grant Application. E-mail both together to grants@sacredpeoplefoundation.org when they are complete. The Sacred People Foundation Inc. does not accept grant applications without first receiving and approving a grant concept inquiry. When all of the information is complete, please click submit.

Grant Request Cover Sheet

Please Note: Grant requests will not be reviewed unless your organization has received a favorable response to your Grant Concept Inquiry from the Sacred People Foundation Inc. (See the Grant Application Process page under GRANTS on this website).

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Sacred People Foundation Inc. Grant Application

Please provide the following information in this exact order and using these exact headings and subheadings. Send the completed grant application and all supporting documentation to grants@sacredpeoplefoundation.org. Completed grant applications must be received at least 90 days in advance of the next board meeting in order to be placed on the agenda of the board of directors. The Sacred People Foundation Board of Directors and staff reserve the right to request additional information as needed. An acknowledgement e-mail with a grant number will be sent to confirm the grant request has been received. This does not indicate that the grant request has been approved.

  1. NARRATIVE
    1. 1.1 Executive Summary
      2. Executive Summary Begin with an Executive Summary (no more than one page in length. Please explain why your organization is requesting the grant, what outcomes you hope to achieve and how the funds will be spent if the grant is approved.
    3. 1.2 Purpose of the Grant
      4. Purpose of the Grant
      • Please explain the needs/problems that need to be addressed and describe the targeted Native American population and how they will benefit.
      • Please provide a description of your project’s goals, the measurable objectives, action plans and information regarding whether this is a new or ongoing program for your organization.
      • Please indicate the approximate number of Native Americans who will directly benefit from this grant.
      • Please describe the geographical area and the Native American communities that will be served.
      • Implementation and completion timetable
      • If the project is already underway, please list the progress to date and include documentation/photographs of its progress.
      • Are there other partners in the project? If so, who are they and what are their goals?
      • Please describe the active involvement of Native Americans in defining the problem(s) to be addressed, as well as planning and implementing the program.
      • Describe the qualifications of key staff and volunteers that will ensure success of the program. Is specific staff training required for this project?
      • What are your long-term strategies for funding this program at the end of the grant period?
    5. 1.3 Program Evaluation
      6. Program Evaluation Measurable outcomes are an integral part of SPF grants. Proper monitoring and reporting ensures that SPF grants are making an impact. All grants made by the Foundation require results reporting at the mid-point and the end of the project. We need to understand what impact the grant had on the targeted Native American audience.
      • Plans for evaluation including details on how success will be defined and measured.
      • How evaluation results will be used and, if appropriate, how the project will be replicated.
    7. 1.4 Budget Narrative / Project Justification
      • Please show how each budget item (line item) relates to the proposed project.
      • List amounts and sources of other funding as they relate to the proposed project.

      8. Budget Template

      Revenue

      Description
      Budgeted Dollars
      Footnotes (#1,#2-etc.)
      Grants & Contracts
      $
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      Local Government
      $
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      State Government
      $
      .00
      Federal Government
      $
      .00
      Foundations (itemize)
      $
      .00
      Corporations (itemize)
      $
      .00
      Individuals
      $
      .00
      Fundraising Events
      $
      .00
      Publications and Products
      $
      .00
      Other (itemized 1)
      $
      .00
      Other (itemized 2)
      $
      .00
      Other (itemized 3)
      $
      .00
      Other (itemized 4)
      $
      .00
      $
      .00

      Expenses

      Description
      Budgeted Dollars
      Footnotes (#1,#2-etc.)
      Advertising
      $
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      Consultant and Professional fees
      $
      .00
      Equipment
      $
      .00
      Fringe benefits & Payroll taxes
      $
      .00
      Fundraising fees
      $
      .00
      Insurance
      $
      .00
      IT/Telephone
      $
      .00
      Postage & Delivery
      $
      .00
      Printing & Copying
      $
      .00
      Program Evaluation Fees
      $
      .00
      Staff salary & Wages
      $
      .00
      Sub-grants to partner orgs.
      $
      .00
      Supplies
      $
      .00
      Travel and Meetings
      $
      .00
      Other (itemized 1)
      $
      .00
      Other (itemized 2)
      $
      .00
      Other (itemized 3)
      $
      .00
      Other (itemized 4)
      $
      .00
      $
      .00
      $
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      Download the Budget template