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2008 Common Grant Application

Please note - prior versions should not be used as of January 2008.

ABOUT THE COMMON GRANT APPLICATION


The Nonprofit Support Center (NSC) is pleased to provide the downloadable version of the Foundation Roundtable Common Grant Application. Each year, you must also contact individual foundations to confirm their deadlines and inquire about additional requirements. The entire application is available in a single Microsoft Word document or as a PDF, and the three financial pages of the proposal are also available in an Excel file.

NSC's SUGGESTED STEPS FOR USING THE COMMON GRANT APPLICATION:

CGA Tool: Common Grant Application Financial FAQs

Step 1:

Identify Potential Funders

Contact individual foundations to confirm deadlines and additional requirements.

 

Help?

 

 

 

Step 2:

Define Your Goals

Save a ‘boiler plate’ proposal to be used later as you customize your proposals for various funders

 

 

 

Step 3:

Download CGA

Download CGA and save...

Help?

 

 

SELECT ONE OR TWO OF THESE FORMATS:

English Version

For PC users

1) Common Grant Application (Microsoft WORD)

2) Financial Sheets (EXCEL)

(PC users must download both Word and Excel documents)

NOTE: all three financial pages can be accessed via tabs

 

For Mac users

1) Common Grant Application and Financial Sheets (Adobe Acrobat PDF)

(Single download for Mac users)

Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed to download the PDF form. It is available as a free download from the Adobe website by clicking here.
 

 

 

  

Spanish Version

Solicitud Universal de Fondos de la Mesa Redonda de Fundaciones    
The January 2006 revision of the Common Grant Application -Spanish language contans the full application, including financials.

En Espanol

 

*2008 Spanish version now in process* Please contact each funder for advice.

Step 4:

Complete CGA Application

Type your request directly into form and save – complete all three financial sections.

Help?

 

 

Step 5:

Customize Your Applications

Copy and paste relevant portions of your boiler-plate proposal into your new proposals as needed when applying to multiple foundations, be sure to address each funder's interests directly.

 

 

NOTICES: 

Effective January 2008:
The Hutton Foundation's grant application procedures have changed.  
Please go to www.huttonfoundation.org for the latest information.

 

Wharton Foundation will not be considering new applications until March of 2009.

AND

Andrew H. Burnett Foundation is no longer accepting applications. Their foundation contributes to pre-selected organizations only.

  
 
 
Specific questions about downloading these files should be directed to 681-1040 x14 or resource@nscsb.org