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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: Sample Proposal

ORGANIZATION AND PROJECT CONTACTSTheOrganizationandProjectContactssectioncontainstheapplicantinformationandcontactsfortheproposal. Toassignaproposalcontactrole,e.g.,PrincipalInvestigator,selectthenameifitappearsinthedropdown.Contactsalreadyassociatedwithyourorganizationwillappearinthedropdowns.Youmayaddanewcontactbyclicking,AddNew.

Pleasenote: Onlyoneindividualcanbenominatedforeachrole.Thesameindividualcanplaymorethanoneroleontheproposal.

TABLE OF CONTENTSTheTableofContentsmaybeusedtonavigatetovarioussectionsoftheproposal. Clickonasectionnametojumptoaparticularpartoftheproposalandviewthequestionsforthatsection.ThisTableofContentswillchangeandadditionalsectionsmayappearasmoredetailisaddedtotheproposal.

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ThefollowingoutlinestheelementsofaproposalforTheAndrewW.MellonFoundation,includingthequestions,fields,andrequireddocumentstobecompleted.

Assistance: Fortechnicalsupport,pleasecontactFoundationstaffatfluxxusers@mellon.org orcall(212)500-2484duringbusinesshours(9:00a.m.⎼ 5:30p.m.EST).Youshouldexpectaresponsetoyouremailwithinthreebusinessdays. Forprogram-relatedquestions,pleasecontactprogramstaff.

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PROPOSAL INFORMATIONTheProposalInformationsectionincludessummaryinformationabouttheproposal,includingashortprojecttitle,theamountrequestedinUSdollarsandthelengthoftimeneededtocompletethesupportedactivities.Aprogramareawillbeassignedinthedropdownmenu.Pleaseincludeaclearandconcisedescriptionoftheproposedwork.

PROPOSAL NARRATIVETheProposalNarrativesectionlistsrequireddocumentstobeuploaded.Eachdocumentisuploadedtotheproposalusingthe“+”signtotherightofthedocumentname.Thedocumenttype,e.g.,CoverLetter,willautomaticallybeassignedtothedocumentuponupload. Pleasenote:TheCoverLetterandEndorsementLetters willberequestedatthetimeoftheFinalProposal.

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Pleasenote: Throughoutthegranteeportal,sometextfields,including“DescriptionofProposalWork”shownatleft,supportrichtextformatting. Youcanalsocopy/paste intothesefieldsfromaWorddocument.

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PROPOSAL DETAILSTheProposalDetailssectionconsistsofasetofquestionsabouttheproposedwork.IfYes isselected,additionalrichtextfieldsappear,requestingmoredetail.

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PROPOSAL DETAILS, CONTINUEDTheProposalDetailssectionconsistsofasetofquestionsabouttheproposedwork.IfYes isselected,additionalrichtextfieldsappear,requestingmoredetail.

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GRANT BUDGETTheGrantBudgetsectioncontainsinformationaboutthebudgetasitrelatestotheproposedgrant.ThebudgetshouldbereviewedandapprovedbytheappropriateorganizationalauthorityasevidencedintheAuthorizationsection. Pleasenote: Thisinformationisnotcollectedforproposedendowmentgrants.

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BUDGET NARRATIVETheBudgetNarrativesectionincludesdescriptionsofeachexpenditurecategory,budgettotalsforeachcategory,andrichtextfieldsinwhichdetailsabouteachcategorymaybeprovided.

Pleasenote:Thisinformationisnotcollectedforproposedendowmentgrants.

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DOCUMENTSTheDocumentssectionprovidesaspacetouploadproposaldocuments,whichmaybeaddedtoeachsectionbyclickingthe“+”sign.

Formoreinstructiononhowtouploaddocuments,pleaserefertotheDocumentsGuide.

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ENDOWMENT GRANTS – SPECIAL REQUIREMENTSPleaseselectthe”EndowmentCompliance”documenttypefromthelistofoptions.Additionaldocumentationisrequiredforendowmentgrantsiftheapplicantorganization’sendowmentisunder$100million.

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BANKING DETAILSAtthetimeofthefinalproposalsubmission,providedetailsconfirmingyourorganization'sbanknameandaccountnumber.Ifthegrantisapproved,thisbankinformationwillbeusedtoprocesspayments.

Formoreinstructiononhowtouploaddocuments,pleaserefertotheConfirmBankInformationGuide.

GRANTEE OBLIGATIONS NOTICEAtthetimeofthefinalproposalsubmission,pleasecarefullyreadthenoticeoutlininggrantees’obligationstoTheAndrewW.MellonFoundation.BycheckingtheboxattheendofthetextandclickingSave,youareindicatingagreementtotheseterms.

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ASSISTANCE:Fortechnicalsupport,pleasecontactFoundationstaffatfluxxusers@mellon.org orcall(212)500-2484duringbusinesshours(9:00a.m.⎼ 5:30p.m.EST).Youshouldexpectaresponsetoyouremailwithinthreebusinessdays.Forprogram-relatedquestions,pleasecontactprogramstaff.