Processes to Short Cut Company Layers to Receive Funding from

Major Contributors through Small Contributors

Alicia Barber, Mingyan Zhou and Bob Minarich

May 25th, 2011

Indiana Watershed Leadership Academy Group Project

Overall objective

to provide guidance for a group who is attempting to secure a grant, low interest loans or even a gift for their project and to use the quickest method to get to the checkbook

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Considerations

the type of project the size of the project knowledge of your project contacts

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Type of the project

Watershed group projects? Municipal projects? Corporate funding? Governmental funding?Finding the correct person or department that handles

the money is criticalFellow IWLA members can be a very valuable allyWebsite search engine or help tap can be very useful

Examples

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Watershed project? Municipal project?

Size of the project

A small project? Or a large one with multiple groups working for a common cause and seeking funding?Volunteer groupsBig name environmental agenciesSmall local chapters Small donors

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Large sewer project

Small projects

Know your project

Knowledge and excitement are vitalNeed a consultant to get mega bucks

○ Help with the overall design and the details of the project

○ Add credibility to the project

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Contacts

Contacts, contacts, contacts! Contacts are important to obtain fundingThey can get you in the door and direct you

to the right peopleThey make the process much easier

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Wildlife project

Example funding sources for a NW IN Lake Michigan Watershed group IDEM through 319 grants Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) grant Lake Michigan Coastal Program DNR Lake and River Enhancement Program (LARE) Porter County Community Foundation EPA Freshwater Future through Healing Our Water Donation from organizations and private donors Membership fees Cost-share and in-kind match

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Example funding sources for a city EPA grant GLRI grant USDA grant Regional Development Authority (RDA)

grant/match Match from consultants Local stormwater bond and fees

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C5 assignment Funding Matrix: a thorough list of the federal, state, and non-profits/grassroots funding opportunities

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Watershed monitoring project

Got funding from: • Private donors

• Municipal donation• Watershed group donation

Conclusion

Enjoy your job & have fun!