REACH Grant Application

The Endowment Fund Committee facilitates the distribution of up to 2% of the value of the fund as of December 31 to fund grants that are awarded on July 1 of the subsequent fiscal year. Since 2008, the Endowment Committee has accomplished this task through a program known as REACH (Radical Engagement And Creative Happenings). REACH grants are awarded to church members and groups for such uses as community outreach, educational opportunities for members, and equipment purchases. This is you and your group’s chance to plan a program or event beyond the usual budget item constraints.

Requirements

Projects funded through this grant may involve both church members and non-church members, although only church members or church groups may apply.
While there is no minimum amount that can be requested, the maximum is $2,500.
Funds awarded must be used within one year of award.
Funds may not be used to pay personnel, but may be used to hire outside experts for your event or program.
If other funds are available for a given project, those funds should be expended first. If not all REACH funds are spent, they are to be returned to the Endowment.
The Endowment Committee will select and award the grants.
A final report is due within 30 days of the project end date. It must document your event and detail the results of your project and your actual expenditures.

Questions? Contact the Endowment Committee at endowment@ucdsm.org

"*" indicates required fields

Project Title*

Individual or Group Name*

Contact Person*

Contact Person's Title (if applicable)

Email*

Anticipated Start Date*

Anticipated End Date (funds must be used within 12 months of application award date)*

Number of Participants

% of total expected participants that ARE church members

% of total expected participants that are non-church members

Narrative

In a few sentences, describe your proposed project:*

Has this project been discussed with a staff member? If so, who?

In one paragraph, describe how your project will involve and enrich other church members and/or the greater community:*

In one paragraph, describe how your project closely relates to at least one of the seven UU principles:*

Amount of Request (may not exceed $2,500.00)*

Please enter a number from 0 to 2500.00.

Are there other sources of funding for this project? If so, from where? What percentage of funding is to be provided by the REACH grant?

Describe how you will market the program internally, and to the greater community, if applicable.

Does the program require a minimum number of participants? If so, how will you meet this requirement?

Outside Resources?

Is the program contingent on obtaining outside resources such as speakers or videos? If so, what is your plan for securing these resources?

If this grant is not approved, either partially or entirely, what impact will that have on your group, your project, or the church as a whole?

Budget

Please note: If other funds are available for your project, those funds should be expended first so that any unused grant funds may be returned to the Endowment.

Who will be documenting your event or program?*

Email Address for this contact (if different)

Who will be keeping track of your expenditures?*

Email address for this contact (if different)

Who will be responsible for meeting with the Endowment Committee to report on results of the project upon its completion?*

Email address for this contact (if different)