Regular Grant Application

TGFF Regular Grant Application

Tips for Navigating the TGFF Online Application(s)

TGFF does NOT accept unsolicited grant proposals. All applicants must be partnering with a TGFF family grant sponsor.

Reminder: This online application creates a rough draft and is the beginning of the TGFF grant process. This online application is not a final draft.

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Application Instructions: In order to enhance our review of each proposal, please keep responses concise and within the application format.

Proposal Date (mm/dd/yyyy):(Required)

Organization Information:

Legal name of your nonprofit organization (and parent organization, if applicable):(Required)

Legal mailing address:(Required)

Street Address City State / Province / Region Zip Code

EIN Number:(Required)

Web address:(Required)

Contact Information:

Name and title of the person submitting this proposal:(Required)

E-mail address:(Required)

Phone number (xxx-xxx-xxxx):(Required)

Authorizations if awarded:

Name and title of the person authorized to sign a grant contract:(Required)

E-mail address:(Required)

Phone number (xxx-xxx-xxxx):(Required)

Name and title of the person authorized to set up ACH deposit / receive funds:(Required)

E-mail address:(Required)

Phone number (xxx-xxx-xxxx):(Required)

Organization’s Focus:

Mission:(Required)

Vision:(Required)

Share your recent major accomplishments (limit to 3):(Required)

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List of Board of Directors, with relevant affiliations and approximate length of service:

Upload a list of your current Board of Directors with relevant affiliations and approximate length of service.(Required)

Max. file size: 2 GB.

Estimate “in kind” hours invested annually by Board Members/Volunteers in support of your organization’s mission:(Required)

What organizations offer the same or similar services in your region?(Required)

Upload your organization’s most recent strategic plan or current goals for your organization.(Required)

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Max. file size: 2 GB.

Responses to the information below are reviewed and discussed by TGFF Grant Officers. The information provided will have a direct impact on the determination of the application. Please keep TGFF’s vision of Sustainable Solutions for Independence in mind as you complete the narrative.

Grant Request at a Glance:

Title of your grant request (ex: Braille Ignition Kits):(Required)

One-line description of your grant request:(Required)

Grant amount requested:(Required)

Total estimated cost of the project:(Required)

Is this a new project? Please explain.(Required)

Of the grant funds requested, what percent will directly support the blind or visually impaired? Please provide an explanation if needed. (This number is for our statistical purposes only)(Required)

Who is your grant sponsor and how was your experience?(Required)

TGFF does NOT accept unsolicited grant proposals. All applicants must be partnering with a TGFF family grant sponsor.

Grant Sponsor's E-mail address(Required)

Grant Plan:

Please provide details to clarify and enhance our understanding of this grant request which includes objectives, goals, and plans to implement.(Required)

What will TGFF grant funds be used for specifically?(Required)

Who is the population that you plan to serve and how will this population benefit from the project?(Required)

Describe the need for this project. What issue within your community or organization are you addressing?(Required)

Project timeline: Upload a table or spreadsheet with all milestones to be accomplished for this project, including realistic start and finish times (month and year).(Required)

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Max. file size: 2 GB.

Grant Outcomes & Impact:

Describe the intended outcomes and impact as a result of this project.(Required)

Please provide a detailed plan for project evaluation, including benchmarks for future success.(Required)

Please explain how or if your organization collaborates with others to achieve the outcomes stated in this proposal. Please share letters of support with your grant sponsor, if appropriate.

What are the potential risks to the success of this project, if any?(Required)

Independence and Sustainability:

Please explain how this specific grant request will enable greater independence for your clients.(Required)

Please provide the following details on how the grant request addresses organizational or project sustainability:

Will this grant request support a program or project that will generate revenue for your organization? If so, how?(Required)

What other programmatic partners are you bringing to the table that supports this grant request?(Required)

Is there an opportunity to utilize TGFF funding to leverage, match or secure additional support?(Required)

Grant Request Financials:

Upload a specific line-item budget for this grant request, including:

All anticipated costs for the project
On the line-item budget, please list additional funding partners (secured or anticipated) who may be supporting this specific grant request.

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Max. file size: 2 GB.

Any “In-kind support” items for this project(Required)

Additional funding anticipated or secured for this project(Required)

Organization Financials:

What is the overall state of your organization’s finances?(Required)

How is your organization currently funded?(Required)

Amount of your agency’s endowment, if any

Upload the following financials:

Your organization's overall operating budget for the current year

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Max. file size: 2 GB.

Upload the following financials:

A balance sheet for the previous two years

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Max. file size: 2 GB.

Should this grant be awarded:

Repay any amount not used for the purposes of the grant
Submit a full and complete grant report to TGFF on the manner in which the funds were spent and the progress made in accomplishing the purposes of the grant
Keep records of receipts and expenditures and make its books and records available to TGFF
Not use any of the funds to influence legislation or the outcome of elections, or to carry on voter registration drives
TGFF reserves the right to grant, deny or alter funding at its sole discretion
The Gibney Family Foundation partners with organizations that represent and participate with diverse groups of people. Accepting the grant funds means your organization also commits to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

I certify that the information contained herein is true, correct, and complete. I further declare that I am authorized to complete and sign this application/report.

You have now completed the rough draft phase of the proposal process.

By clicking “Submit”, a rough draft of your grant application will be submitted. Access to your rough draft will be provided to you and your grant sponsor via email for joint review.

Instructions will be provided in the next phase of the application process for final submission.

Please submit items electronically to your grant sponsor and to grants@tgff.org. If there are questions, please call (802) 846-7567 or contact your grant sponsor.

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