How to apply for a grant

 

Thank you for considering submitting a proposal to The Jewish Fund. We place a high value on developing and sustaining partnerships with non-profit organizations in our community to enhance the quality of life for residents of metropolitan Detroit.

The Jewish Fund was established in 1997 from the sale proceeds of Sinai Hospital to the Detroit Medical Center. Sinai Hospital was a Jewish community funded facility that grew into one of metropolitan Detroit’s top health care institutions. As a legacy of Sinai Hospital, The Jewish Fund continues the tradition of assuring excellent and compassionate care for those in need in Metropolitan Detroit.

Grantmaking Priorities

The Fund is particularly interested in supporting projects that:

• address health care and social welfare needs of vulnerable/at risk populations within the Jewish community
• respond to priority capital and equipment needs of DMC/Sinai Hospital
• improve the health and well-being of vulnerable/at risk populations in the general community
• support inclusion of people with special needs into the general activities of the community
• enhance positive relationships between the Jewish community and the Detroit community

Highest priority is given to requests for:

• new programs with a defined period that address a critical need
• programs and services that impact the lives of residents of the metropolitan Detroit area of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties

We also prefer to support proposals that:

• have a defined plan for sustaining the program beyond the grant period
• include a financial or in kind contribution from the organization
• involve collaboration with others
• have an outcomes – based evaluation plan
• can be funded and replicated by others

Lowest priority is given to request for:

• grants made directly to individuals
• loans
• grants to support religious activities or sectarian education
• overseas projects
• capital projects or equipment purchases (except equipment at the DMC/Sinai)
• endowments, annual fund drives, fundraising events
• past operating deficits

Eligibility

The Jewish Fund will make grants to 501©(3) organizations and other non-profits qualified as tax exempt under the Internal Revenue Code. Applicant organizations must provide a current audited financial statement.

Applying to The Jewish Fund

We encourage you to call to discuss your proposed project with the executive director before applying for a grant. We want to be sure your organization’s project is a good fit with the mission of the Fund and meets its criteria. Please review the following instructions before you call.

APPLICATION PROCESS

 

LETTER OF INTENT- NEW GRANTS

If your organization meets the eligibility criteria, we encourage you to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI). LOI’s must be submitted though our website using the link provided. E-mail and paper submissions will not be accepted. Please feel free to contact us if you have questions about how to complete the on-line application. Applicants will receive an acknowledgement of the receipt of the Letter of Intent and will be contacted regarding whether or not we will invite you to submit a full proposal. Letters of Intent are accepted twice annually, with submission due dates of November 4, 2011 and March 30, 2012.

Click here to submit a Letter of Intent.

PROPOSAL – NEW GRANTS

A Proposal may be invited based upon your Letter of Intent. The information you will be asked to include in the Proposal is specified in our Grant Application Instructions. Grants are approved at our board meetings, generally in November and May. You may be contacted for additional information or a site visit at any point during the review process. Proposals must be submitted though our website using the link provided.

GRANT TERM

The Jewish Fund will generally fund a new program for a limited, defined term of up to three years. This term should provide for start-up as well as securing of support for the program following completion of the grant. Exceptions may be made at the discretion of The Fund. All multi-year grants are subject to annual review by the board and are contingent upon satisfactory progress and grant compliance. A Continuation Request must be submitted with a progress report, for the due date most closely aligned with the initial grant term. In other words, if your grant was awarded in November of a given year, the subsequent Continuation Request will be due in time for a November grant award in the next year. Multi-Year grantees will be prompted by The Jewish Fund when it is time to submit a continuation request.

GRANT DECiSIONS AND POST GRANT REQUIREMENTS

If a grant is awarded, you will be asked to sign a Grant Agreement Letter, which specifies all of the conditions associated with the grant. This includes providing written progress reports every six months that are based upon the Logic Model of outcomes-based evaluation. We require this in order to best understand the impact of our grants. A sample of this model is included on our website. A final report following the conclusion of the grant is required. Progress reports and final reports must be submitted through our website using the link provided.

Click here to submit a Progress Report or Final Report.