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ROTARY CLUB OF FORT COLLINS SEEKING 2006 GRANT REQUESTS 

The Rotary Club of Fort Collins, in addition to substantial support for the Children's Garden project, plans to donate $15,000 in 2006 to other local non-profits and is seeking grant requests.

Local non-profits that would like to request grants can obtain a grant application by using the links below. For more information about the process, they may send a letter or e-mail to the Rotary Grants Committee, c/o Marj Walsh, 3124 Swallow Place, Fort Collins, CO 80525. Grant requests should be limited to five pages, including the one-page application summary form. To be eligible for assistance, non-profit agencies must hold an IRS 501(c)(3) designation. Funds can be used for capital items, or special projects or services. The committee will look for innovative projects to address local needs. Funds cannot be used to retire debt, assist specific individuals, or duplicate an established project in the community.

"Rotarians have a long history of giving back to the community and the grants program is just one example," said Marj Walsh, chair of the Rotary Grants Committee. The deadline for grant applications is Friday, February 24th. Applications should be sent to the Rotary Grants Committee, c/o Marj Walsh, 3124 Swallow Place, Fort Collins, CO 80525-2738.The committee makes recommendations to the Rotary Club Board and grant recipients will be announced in April. Please adhere strictly to our request above for no more than 5 pages, and provide us with four copies of the 5-page core proposal. A single copy of the 501(c)(3) is all that is needed.

Obtain an application form by downloading one of the following two files:
Rotary Club of Fort Collins, CO 2006 Grants Application Forms in:
Word 97/2000/2003 format
Rich Text format, save to disk and then open in your other word processing program

If you can't use either of the above, contact the webmaster and he'll work something out with you.