How to Apply

Deadlines:
POSTMARK April 1st or October 30th. (Note: postmark, not delivery. Due to number of requests, no extensions are made.)

The following application process applies to groups who are first-time applicants, or have received one or two grants in recent years:

Cover sheet providing the following brief information:

• Organization name, date formed, address, contact person, phone/fax/e-mail.
• Type of request: operating expenses? or special project? (If so, name of the project.)
• Total operating budget, project budget if applicable, grant amount requested.
• Very brief description of the organization's history, and the project for which funds are requested.

Narrative (NOT TO EXCEED 4 pages) describing the following areas:

• Overall program mission and goals.
• Issue or problem being addressed.
• Specific strategies to achieve the program goals.
• Other agencies addressing similar needs, and a description of your program's role or particular expertise.
• Collaborations with other agencies or government entities working on similar issues.
• Method for measuring success of the program.

Budget Information:

• Operating budget for current and previous year.
• Project budget (if proposal is for a project) for current and previous year.
• Sources of income: previous year, current, and pending.

Attachments:

• Copy of Treasury letter indicating 501(c)(3) status.
• Board of Directors list, including officers and terms of office.
• Optional: informational brochure and/or annual report.

The following application process applies to groups who have received Fales funding for at least three out of the previous five years:

In lieu of submitting a four-page narrative, we ask you to provide a one or two page summary of highlights of your program — bullet-points are fine; full-sentence narrative is not necessary. Since we already know the overview of your program, we want to see major changes from the previous year, significant new initiatives or challenges, or other information that differentiates your operations or projects from your grant proposals of previous years. Please enclose your brief year-end report with your proposal. (A completed proposal would include: 1-2 page brief summary of organizational /project highlights, year-end report, plus the cover sheet, budget information, and attachments described above.)

Proposal & Grant Timeline

One copy of the proposal is due postmarked by April 1st and October 30th.
Grants are awarded each May and December.
We do not accept fax and e-mail proposals or year-end reports

Questions: Call Therese Ogle, Grants Consultant, at (206) 781-3472, or e-mail OgleFounds@aol.com.