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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
Cell: (909) 538-7203
Home: (909) 971-7022
Questions and Answers
Sorry, no time
Please catch me during District Assembly, District Conference,
or via contact information!!!