Monday, March 12, 2012

HUMANITARIAN GRANTS

Enable Rotarians to support service projects that provide:

Water wells, medical care, literacy classes, and other essentials to people in need.

Through the Humanitarian Grants Program,

Rotarians have received US$1.6 billion in grant awards since 1947

- Educational Programs
- Ambassadorial Scholarships
- Group Study Exchange (GSE)
- Rotary World Peace Fellowships
- University Teachers Grants

Humanitarian

- Disaster Relief
- District Simplified Grants (DDF)
- Health, Hunger and Himanity (3H)
- Matching Grants
- Polio Plus

TRF Future Vision Two grant

FV Plan offers two types of grants, to allow Clubs and Districts carry out a broad spectrum of humanitarian and educational activities, namely:

- Rotary Foundation District Grants
- Rotary Foundation Global Grants

Rotary Foundation District Grants




Supports projects at the Districts in these
areas of focus:

- Scholarships,
- Support vocational teams,
- Sponsor volunteer service,
- Provide disaster relief, and
- Carry out community and international service projects.

Support larger projects with sustainable, high-impact outcomes in one of six areas of focus

- Peace and conflict prevention/resolution
- Disease prevention and treatment
- Water and sanitation
- Maternal and child health
- Basic education and literacy

Stewardship and reporting

Funds received from Rotarians around the world are voluntary contributions reflecting hard work and dedicated support.Trustees stress the importance of stewardship and proper fiscal management

An essential component of stewardship is the preparation and submission of timely and accurate grant reports.

Reporting requirements

- Reports to the Foundation every 12 months

- Final reports within two months of the project’s completion. ,

- Yearly progress and final reports must be submitted using the official Foundation report form

Non compliance:
- It has been more than 12 months since the last report was accepted or the last payment was made

- The last report received was found to be incomplete

NB: Clubs and districts cannot receive new grants when not compliant
- After 15 months of non-compliance warning letters are issued. 21 months is overdue (unreliable

Districts and Club Qualification
Comply with this memorandum of understanding (MOU) and all applicable policies of The Rotary Foundation (TRF)

Ensuring that stewardship measures and proper grant management practices are in place for management of all TRF grants

The district, as an entity, is responsible for its action as a whole and for its member Clubs, and the Club, as an entity, is responsible for its action as a whole

Information needed for qualification

- Memorandum of understanding (MOU)
- Payee information form
- Annual financial assessment information
- Authorization and agreement

Clubs must be qualified in order to be eligible to receive Rotary Foundation Global Grants, and it is the responsibility of each district to qualify interested member clubs