Purpose: Friends of Liberia (FOL) invites proposals for grants that support education, social, economic and humanitarian programs in Liberia.
Eligibility:
1. Only nonprofit organizations working independently of the government of Liberia are eligible to apply.
2. The organization must have Liberian participation.
3. Preference will be given to organizations based in Liberia.
4. An organization may submit no more than one grant application per year.
5. FOL will not award a grant that is the exclusive source of support for the program or project proposed.
6. FOL will not accept a grant application based upon a program or project for which a previous grant was awarded. (FOL, at its initiative, may encourage a grantee to apply for a continuation grant.)
Criteria for award:
The organization must fulfill one or more of the following:
Has diverse Liberian membership
Respects talents and skills of Liberians
Responds to the needs of Liberians
Builds community awareness in all parts of Liberia
Builds capacity for self-reliance
Is sustainable
Promotes entrepreneurship/self help
Engages in micro-financing
Complements the educational effort
Helps an existing organization
Does not substitute for inherently governmental functions
Fills a niche in development needs
Leverages funds with other funding sources/partners
Amount of Awards:
Grants up to $2000.
Application procedures [refer to the application form on the FOL web site]:
1. Since grants will be awarded at semi-annual board meetings in the March and September, grant proposals must be received by FOL by January 1 and July 1, respectively, in order to be considered.
2. An application must be received by FOL electronically at folprograms@yahoo.com.
3. The application must include all of the following:
a. Information demonstrating
i. Familiarity with Liberia
ii. Capability to administer the program, including background and experience
iii. Documentation of nonprofit status in Liberia or in the country of domicile of the organization
b. An executive summary not to exceed one page
c. A thorough explanation of the proposed program, not to exceed five pages, including
i. Goal
ii. Objectives and the means by which they will be both measured and evaluated
iii. Timetable
iv. Project staff and material resources to be utilized
v. Specific budget, including non-FOL funds, and in-kind contributions
d. Names, titles and e-mail addresses of both the responsible officer and an alternate responsible officer of the organization
e. Mailing address of the organization
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