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Understanding LCIF

Grant Opportunities

LCIF Grant Programs -- Overview(Non-Disaster Grants)

Standard GrantsStandard Grants: Matching grants of up to $75,000 : Matching grants of up to $75,000 for local humanitarian service projects. (2 per for local humanitarian service projects. (2 per district)district)

Core 4 GrantsCore 4 Grants: Funds special projects in eyesight, : Funds special projects in eyesight, disability, health, and youth (1 per district). Grants disability, health, and youth (1 per district). Grants up to $200,000.up to $200,000.

SightFirst GrantsSightFirst Grants: Blindness prevention and sight : Blindness prevention and sight restoration projects in neediest areasrestoration projects in neediest areas

International Assistance GrantsInternational Assistance Grants: Supports club : Supports club twinning projects; Grants up to $30,000 (1 per twinning projects; Grants up to $30,000 (1 per district)district)

Standard Grants

Broadest category of LCIF funding Broadest category of LCIF funding

151 grants in LY 2000-01 for $7.1 million151 grants in LY 2000-01 for $7.1 million

Matching funds up to US$75,000 Matching funds up to US$75,000

Supports larger-scale Lions humanitarian projectsSupports larger-scale Lions humanitarian projectstoo big for local clubs to do alonetoo big for local clubs to do alone

Bottom Up: Lions districts identify and develop Bottom Up: Lions districts identify and develop projectsprojects

Two allowed per district at a timeTwo allowed per district at a time

Typical Standard Grant Projects

Mobile Health Units Mobile Health Units Hospices, Nursing Hospices, Nursing HomesHomesStreet Children’s HomesStreet Children’s HomesMedical Units Medical Units Blind and Disabled Blind and Disabled Welfare CentersWelfare CentersEye Clinics and Eye Clinics and Research CentersResearch CentersSchools in Developing Schools in Developing CountriesCountries

Standard Grants: Key Criteria

Funding parametersFunding parameters Primarily capital funding Primarily capital funding only (bricks and mortar)only (bricks and mortar) Funding is for specific Funding is for specific projects (not general projects (not general operating support)operating support) Must address important Must address important humanitarian needhumanitarian need Serves a large populationServes a large population Cost must be beyond local Cost must be beyond local fundraising capabilitiesfundraising capabilities Cost-effectiveness imp.Cost-effectiveness imp.

Key RulesKey Rules::

Many clubs need to be Many clubs need to be involved (min 2-3)involved (min 2-3)

Application must be Application must be endorsed by district cabinetendorsed by district cabinet

Budget must show Budget must show significant funding from local significant funding from local Lions organizationsLions organizations

Project must have a strong Project must have a strong Lions identity and Lions Lions identity and Lions volunteer involvementvolunteer involvement

District Governors’ Review:What should you look for in a

budget?Budget ParametersBudget Parameters

Income Income andand expense budget expense budget neededneeded

Budget must balanceBudget must balance

Lions funding should be Lions funding should be itemized (# clubs?)itemized (# clubs?)

Indicate Status of each Indicate Status of each funding sourcefunding source

Invoices required for items Invoices required for items listed in the expense budgetlisted in the expense budget

IncomeIncome

15 clubs (collected) $12,00015 clubs (collected) $12,000

District (pledged) 2,000District (pledged) 2,000

Community (collected) 500Community (collected) 500

(anticipated) 1,500(anticipated) 1,500

LCIF request LCIF request 14,00014,000

TOTAL 28,000TOTAL 28,000

ExpenseExpense

2 vision testers $11,0002 vision testers $11,000

1 hearing machine 8,0001 hearing machine 8,000

Refurbish exam room Refurbish exam room 9,0009,000

TOTALTOTAL 28,00028,000

Standard Grant Review and Approval Applications due 60 days before board mtg; Applications due 60 days before board mtg;

those received early have a faster reviewthose received early have a faster review

Staff pre-reviews applications; clarifications and Staff pre-reviews applications; clarifications and changes may be requested changes may be requested

LCIF Exec. Committee reviews applications LCIF Exec. Committee reviews applications that meet all preliminary requirements. that meet all preliminary requirements.

Applications are either Applications are either approvedapproved (sometimes (sometimes with conditions), with conditions), tabledtabled (pending further (pending further information) or information) or denieddenied

LCIF Grant money is not disbursed until local LCIF Grant money is not disbursed until local funds are collectedfunds are collected

Core 4 Grants Narrower focus than Standard grantsNarrower focus than Standard grants

Supports special initiatives under the four primary Supports special initiatives under the four primary service commitments of Lions:service commitments of Lions:

1 to 2 1 to 2 funding prioritiesfunding priorities adopted under each of adopted under each of the 4 areas on a rotating basisthe 4 areas on a rotating basis

Grants are given on a 3-to-1 matching basis in Grants are given on a 3-to-1 matching basis in most instances (25% local funding)most instances (25% local funding)

Preserving Sight Promoting HealthServing Youth Combating Disability

Current Core 4 Funding Priorities

Preserving SightPreserving Sight

» Low Vision ProjectsLow Vision Projects

» Children’s Eye PhotoscreeningChildren’s Eye Photoscreening

Combating DisabilityCombating Disability

» Partnership with Habitat for HumanityPartnership with Habitat for Humanity

» Partnership with Special Olympics “Opening Eyes”Partnership with Special Olympics “Opening Eyes”

Promoting HealthPromoting Health

» Diabetes Prevention and TreatmentDiabetes Prevention and Treatment

Serving YouthServing Youth

» Lions Quest (moratorium)Lions Quest (moratorium)

How does Core 4 work?

How does Core 4 work?

Grants can only be awarded to the board-Grants can only be awarded to the board-designated Core 4 designated Core 4 Funding PrioritiesFunding Priorities

Funding priorities target urgent needs and new Funding priorities target urgent needs and new opportunities for humanitarian service.opportunities for humanitarian service.

Separate grants forms exist for each funding Separate grants forms exist for each funding priority (Contact LCIF or go to www.lcif.org)priority (Contact LCIF or go to www.lcif.org)

Some funding priorities are limited to multiple Some funding priorities are limited to multiple and single districts and single districts

Unlike Standard grants, Core 4 can fund some Unlike Standard grants, Core 4 can fund some project operating expenses; also local monies project operating expenses; also local monies can be raised over life of projectcan be raised over life of project

International Assistance Grants (IAG)

Smaller grants to support international Smaller grants to support international twinning-type projectstwinning-type projects

Lions club/districts in 2 countries join togetherLions club/districts in 2 countries join together

SponsorSponsor club raises some funding and club raises some funding and applies for grant; applies for grant; hosthost club helps implement club helps implement

Grants are between $5,000 and $30,000; Grants are between $5,000 and $30,000;

Grants $10,000 and under reviewed Grants $10,000 and under reviewed continually continually

Typical IAG Projects

Eyeglass and medical Eyeglass and medical missionsmissions

Clean water and wellsClean water and wells

Equipment for BlindEquipment for Blind

and Disability Rehab and Disability Rehab CtrsCtrs

Environmental Environmental ProtectionProtection

Rural DevelopmentRural Development

Emergency Grants

LCIF’s first-line response to LCIF’s first-line response to disaster situationsdisaster situations $10,000 available to districts $10,000 available to districts affected by affected by natural disastersnatural disasters Lions purchase supplies to Lions purchase supplies to meet immediate needs:meet immediate needs:

» food, waterfood, water

» clothing, beddingclothing, bedding

» medicinesmedicines

» hygiene productshygiene products

Regulations for Emergency Grants

Disaster must be large in Disaster must be large in scope, displacing or affecting scope, displacing or affecting many people (50 or more)many people (50 or more)

LCIF funds LCIF funds Lions-ledLions-led relief relief activitiesactivities

Grant must be requested Grant must be requested within days of disaster within days of disaster

Funds must be spent Funds must be spent within 30 dayswithin 30 days

One grant per disaster One grant per disaster Taiwan: Bedding for Quake

Victims in Shelters