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Grants

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National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations.

Who Are We?
The Philanthropy Project was started in 2006 by Foundation for Roanoke Valley to introduce students to the world of philanthropy. The Youth Leadership Committee (YLC) is comprised of local high school students who are responsible for determining what it believes are important community needs, addressing those needs through a competitive grants process, reviewing grant applications, and making funding recommendations to the Foundation’s Board of Governors using a $25,000 budget.

What are the YLC's 2010 Funding Priorities?
Each year the YLC determines funding priorities through group discussion and research. This past grant cycle, the YLC considered projects focused on one or more of these five target areas:

Assisting Families amidst Dire Circumstances
Programs that provide disaster relief and/or financial assistance to families facing dire circumstances.
Combating Substance Abuse
Programs that seek to effectively prevent or treat substance abuse among youth, adults, and older adults.
Helping Autistic Individuals and their Caregivers
Programs that serve autistic individuals and their caregivers.
Protecting the Environment
Programs that focus on promoting conservation and restoration of natural areas, habitats and green space, increasing environmental education programs, expanding pollution- and waste-reduction programs, protecting wildlife and endangered species, and promoting environmentally-conscious modes of transportation.
Working to end Homelessness and Hunger
Programs that assist and advocate for the homeless population, programs that work proactively to prevent individuals or families from becoming homeless, or programs that provide services to reduce hunger and provide children and families with access to food.

Typical YLC Grant Cycle

January	YLC meets to determine funding priorities for The Philanthropy Project Letter of Intent (LOI). The Philanthropy Project LOI is available.
March 12	The Philanthropy Project Letter of Intent DEADLINE.
April	Organizations will be notified if their LOI has been accepted or denied. Organizations who have been accepted will be asked to submit a full proposal.
April 30	Full Proposal DEADLINE.
June - July	YLC will review full proposals and determine which agencies will be visited and/or interviewed.
Mid-August	Final decisions taken to Foundation's Board of Directors for final approval.
September	Approved agencies are notified.
November 19	Grant recipients recognized by Youth Leadership Committee at Foundation for Roanoke Valley's Annual Celebration.

Eligibility Requirements
The YLC requests Letters of Intent for grants from qualified, tax-exempt agencies serving the cities of Roanoke and Salem, the counties of Botetourt, Craig, Franklin and Roanoke. Only one letter of intent may be submitted for each organization.

How Do I Request a Grant?
First, you must read the Online Application Directions.
Click here to apply online. (PLEASE NOTE: Once your application has been created, use the link below to access your in-progress and/or saved grant applications.)

How to Access an In-progress/Saved online grant application:
When you create your account you will receive an automatic email with your tracking number and a link to the log-in page of your online application form. You may use that link to log-in or click here to access your saved application.