Gomo Grants and Chapter Mini-Grants
CTU
is pleased to announce that we are accepting proposals for 2008 grants of up to
$1,000 as part of the Leo Gomolchak Conservation Grants Program, named for Leo
Gomolchak, a longtime CTU staffer and volunteer who worked tirelessly to
promote wild and native trout restoration in Colorado.
This program is designed to benefit conservation efforts at the chapter
level by providing seed money which can be used as a starting point in
financing grassroots conservation and/or education activities. We encourage chapters to use funds as a
matching resource with other programs such as Embrace-a-Stream, the Trout and
Salmon Foundation, and FishAmerica.
Additionally,
we invite chapters to submit proposals for chapter mini-grants that are focused
on chapter development activities.
Emphasis for these organizational development grants will be on
innovative efforts that work to make chapters more sustainable.
Under
these two programs, we are inviting chapters to apply for grants of up to
$1,000. Each application will be
reviewed by a CTU committee, which will make recommendations on which grants to
approve. The application process and review
criteria are described below. Contact me
if you have any questions regarding this process (303-440-2937 or 888-679-7581,
extension 101).
Application. To apply for a Gomo Grant or chapter
mini-grant, chapter presidents should submit a brief letter (not more than two
pages) that:
- Describes the proposed
project
- Explains the purpose
and need for the project
- Lists the expected
project costs, the level of funding requested from CTU, and any anticipated
project funding from other sources; and
- Outlines the timeline
for the project’s implementation.
Grant
review criteria are listed below. In
describing the project, application letters should note the ways in which a
proposal addresses these criteria (of course, not every project will address
every criterion). Application letters
should be received by April 4 at CTU.
Email is preferred (send to dnickum@tu.org),
but letters can also be submitted by mail to 1320 Pearl Street, Suite 320, Boulder,
CO 80302,
or by fax to 303-440-7933. A final
report (again, a brief letter) outlining how funds were used and the project
results will be required for any approved grant.
Grant review criteria.
- Significance - the
degree to which a project will improve wild or native trout resources
- Organizational health –
the degree to which a project will improve TU’s organizational strength at
the chapter level
- Demonstration value –
the extent to which a project will provide a model that can be applied by
other TU chapters or partners
- Do-ability - the
capability of the chapter and its project partners to carry out the
proposal
- Need - the extent to
which CTU support will make the project possible
- Innovation – we
encourage new and creative ideas that might not otherwise be attempted
- Partnerships – projects
that involve multiple chapters or that promote CTU/chapter collaboration
are encouraged