the  POWER of  ONE

All grant applications to Power of One must come at the recommendation of a member of the Power of One Board of Directors. 

• Request for funding may not exceed $5,000. 

• Applicants may request funding for the same project in a subsequent year (restricted to two grants for a not-for-profit).

• Power of One will accept grant applications twice a year.

• Grant application deadlines are May 1 and November 1 (or as announced).

• Grant awards will be made in June and December based on the funds available for funding cycle.

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All applications must provide verifiable documentation of the following criteria:

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For the Central Indiana-based organization:

• 501-c(3) tax-exempt status.

• Having been in operation for at least one year.

• Financial reports for the previous two years of operation.

• Having strong Central Indiana-based leadership.

• Having a Cental Indiana-based representative who travels to and provides status reports on the project at least once each year of the project’s operation

• A listing of staff and volunteers in the organization and the proportion of time which is currently and/or will be devoted to the implementation of the project to be funded by this application.

• A listing of all other projects for which the organization is currently responsible.

• List of organization’s financial resources which are and/or will be devoted to the proposed project..

• List of current funding sources of organization.

• A concrete plan for leadership and funding sustainability.

• Budget and timeline for project.

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For the indigenous community to be funded:

• Having a strong accountable indigenous leadership and point person.

• A history of connection with the community to be funded.

• A concrete plan for leadership sustainability.

 

To be considered for funding, the application must be complete before submission.  Power of One  considers  this information important in the pre-planning and ultimate, long-term success of each project.  Additional information which applicant considers germane and edifying is welcome.

 

Obligations from all grant recipients of Power of One:

• Brief bi-monthly progress reports provided by indigenous  leadership.

• Complete reports from Central Indiana-based leadership upon return from project assessment visits.

• Updates on changes made in project proposal during implementation of project plan.

• Yearly reports on project.

• Support efforts of Power of One to share mentoring, best practice models, and networking opportunities with other not-for-profts to encourage international partnerships.