Capacity Building Grant Guidelines __________________________________________________________ Northern Illinois Food Bank’s move in 2011 to our new West Suburban Center has almost doubled the amount of food we have been able to distribute with the help and collaboration of our network partners. The food bank continues to increase the amount and variety of food available to our network partners through improved and new relationships with retailers and manufacturers. We are also committed to helping our partners capacity to accept and distribute more food, so that together we can solve hunger in communities throughout our 13 county service area. Over the past few years we have offered capacity building grants for network partners annually and would like to continue this with a rolling application that will be available year-round. Grants will be made as funds are available. These will be challenge grants, requiring you to have raised or commit to raising at least 25% of the total cost of the project. For example if the total cost of your project is $10,000 you could request $7,500 and be required to have raised or raise the remaining $2,500. We will be using a two-stage application process. Letters of Intent will be required and selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal. Application Process: Letter of Intent: A link to the letter of intent form can be found on the Agency website in the Agency Toolbox. Please submit using the Letter of Intent Word document by email to . Within four you will be contacted and invited to submit a full proposal or asked to provide more information. Grant Application: A link to the grant application form will be emailed to you on approval of your LOI. Please use the Grant Application Word document and submit by email to . Site visits or interviews may be conducted during the grant process.
Capacity Building Grant Guidelines __________________________________________________________ Northern Illinois Food Bank’s move in 2011 to our new West Suburban Center has almost doubled the amount of food we have been able to distribute with the help and collaboration of our network partners. The food bank continues to increase the amount and variety of food available to our network partners through improved and new relationships with retailers and manufacturers. We are also committed to helping our partners capacity to accept and distribute more food, so that together we can solve hunger in communities throughout our 13 county service area. Over the past few years we have offered capacity building grants for network partners annually and would like to continue this with a rolling application that will be available year-round. Grants will be made as funds are available. These will be challenge grants, requiring you to have raised or commit to raising at least 25% of the total cost of the project. For example if the total cost of your project is $10,000 you could request $7,500 and be required to have raised or raise the remaining $2,500. We will be using a two-stage application process. Letters of Intent will be required and selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal. Application Process: Letter of Intent: A link to the letter of intent form can be found on the Agency website in the Agency Toolbox. Please submit using the Letter of Intent Word document by email to . Within four you will be contacted and invited to submit a full proposal or asked to provide more information. Grant Application: A link to the grant application form will be emailed to you on approval of your LOI. Please use the Grant Application Word document and submit by email to . Site visits or interviews may be conducted during the grant process.
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