District 5300 District Assembly, April 2009

INTERNATIONAL MATCHING GRANTSClive Houston-Brown, PP Rotary Club of Pomona

Chair, District 5300 International Matching Grants

2009/2010

Matching Grant (MG) Agenda

• What a Matching Grant is• Eligible project types and examples• How the funding works• How to find a potential project• Important Websites• Contact information

What are Matching Grants (MG)?

Money provided by The Rotary Foundation (TRF) to help fund a

humanitarian service project being conducted by clubs in two

or more countries

What projects are eligible for TRF Matching Grants funding?

• Humanitarian service projects

• Involve 2 or more Rotary Clubs in different countries

• TRF Matching Grant contribution portion must be at least $5,000

• Have significant Rotarian involvement

• Benefit a community, not an individual

What are examples of humanitarian projects?

• Water projects (clean drinking water; irrigation; sanitation; etc.)

• Training/Education (entrepreneurial; occupational; medical; agricultural; etc.)

• Equipment (school supplies; medical supplies; classroom supplies; agricultural supplies, etc.)

• Microcredit (business startup; income-generating enterprise, business expansion; etc.)

What can you not use Matching Grants to fund?

• Purchase of land or buildings

• Construction/Refurbishments (with certain exceptions)

• Salaries

• Travel expenses (with certain exceptions)

• Administrative expenses of any organizations• Post-secondary education activities/research/

professional development

How does the funding work?

• Rotary Clubs donate money to the project• Minimum of $100 from international club

• Districts can match club donations using District Designated Funds (DDF)• District 5300 matches club contributions 1:1 up to a certain

amount (about $4,000) until DDF runs out

• The Rotary Foundation matches donations:• $.50 to the dollar for Club contributions• Dollar for dollar for DDF contributions• Grants between $5,000-25,000 are Matching Grants• Grants between $25,001-150,000 are Competitive Matching

Grants (and require additional paperwork)

Club Donation: $4,000

$4,000

Total: $4,000

Club

District Matches Club $1:$1

$4,000$4,000

Total: $8,000

DistrictClub

100%

TRF matches Clubs $.50:$1

$4,000$4,000

$2,000

Total: $10,000

Club District

50%

TRF

TRF matches District $1:$1

$4,000$4,000

$2,000 $4,000

Total: $14,000 (x3.5 club investment)

Club District

100%

TRFTRF

How do we find potential projects?http://www.matchinggrants.org

(Developed/maintained by District5340 San Diego)

How do we find potential projects?http://www.matchinggrants.org

(Developed/maintained by District5340 San Diego)

How do we find potential projects?http://www.matchinggrants.org

(Developed/maintained by District5340 San Diego)

How do we find potential projects?http://www.matchinggrants.org

(Developed/maintained by District5340 San Diego)

Important Websites

• The Rotary Foundation Matching Grants:http://www.rotary.org/en/ServiceAndFellowship/FundAProject/

HumanitarianGrants/Pages/MatchingGrants.aspx

• Database of potential projects: http://www.matchinggrants.org

• District 5300 Foundation/Matching Grants Site: http://www.district5300.org/foundation-rotary/

• Matching Grants example application:http://www.district5300.org/foundation-rotary/2006-2007/

MatchingGrantApplPeru.pdf

District Assembly, April 2009

Contact Information

Clive Houston-Brown, PP Rotary Club of Pomona2009/2010 Chair, District 5300 International Matching Grants

cliveinrotary@gmail.com

Cell: (909) 538-7203

Home: (909) 971-7022

Questions and Answers

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Please catch me during District Assembly, District Conference,

or via contact information!!!