Grant Application


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grant application

Thank you for your interest in a Spring Trust for Trails grant. There is only one stipulation: your project must directly enhance hiking opportunities. Grant applications will be considered from all organizations. Annually, this fund deals best with grant requests between $5000 and $15,000.

Below you will find a Primary Application and a Grant Application. Initially you should fill out the Primary Application. If the Primary Application appears to be suitable for a project that we can fund, we will then invite you to send in a Grant Application. The chances of being funded after filling out a Grant Application will vary with the quality of the project and the number of other requests received.

Approved grants will be paid after receipt of statement for materials purchased or work completed in the year approved. All work relating to the grant must be completed no later than October 31st of the year received unless a written explanation is submitted to our Board with a reason for needing an extension. The Trust's year end is November 31st, and left over grant funds not used are reentered into the following year's grants.

primary application

Name of organization
Address
Contact person and phone number
Brief description of project
Brief description of need for project
Will there be any opportunities for the Spring Trust for Trails to receive some publicity from the project?

Note: Please keep the answers very short. If we feel this primary request follows our grant guidelines we will ask you to complete the fuller request below for submission to our Board.

grant application

Please keep your answers short and straightforward. Your completed application should be no more than two pages long. Include attachments, photos, maps, and statement of support from the project land manager if appropriate.

We will need:

Name of organization
Address
Contact person and phone number
Project name
Location of the project
Agency or land owner
Land manager contact and phone
Description of the project and a specific description of how the funds will be used to achieve the goals.
Anticipated time frame for the project
Are permits required? Have they been approved?
Number of volunteers, materials and funding from other sources that will contribute to the project
Provide a simple budget for the project showing how the Spring Family Trail Fund money will be utilized in the overall effort.
How will the Spring Trust for Trails trustees be able to monitor your efforts and progress?
Please note any possibilities for publicizing the fund in your completed project such as a sign at the site, an article in the newspaper etc.

Please send completed applications to:

John E. Spring, Managing Trustee
Spring Trust for Trails
5015 - 88 th Ave SE
Mercer Island, WA 98040

or to johnespring@seanet.com

All finalized grant applications must be received by December 20 in order to be considered for the following year.