Direct Services Grants (St. Louis City)

Direct Services Grants (St. Louis City) is sponsored by St. Louis City Senior Fund.

Funding for programs and services that immediately impact and improve the lives of older adults in the City of St. Louis.

Application Process – St. Louis City Senior Fund To apply for a Senior Fund grant, you must have an account in our grant application and management system called Grant Lifecycle Manager .

Create an Online Account for Your Organization If someone else from your organization has created an organizational account on our grant application site but you have not created your own individual user account yet, either someone with access to your Senior Fund account can add you or you can contact us. This tutorial from Foundant gives instructions on adding a user to your organization.

You can also email us at our team email and we will provide you with individual login credentials to access your organization’s site. Information Needed to Create a GLM Account Organization DBA (Doing Business As) Executive Officer Information Completing a Grant Application You can view and complete Senior Fund grant applications through our online grants application portal (Grant Lifecyle Manager – GLM) .

You can see detailed information on how to use GLM from this tutorial from Foundant , but we have provided basic information below. Go to the URL for our grants portal: https://www. grantinterface.

com/Home/Logon? urlkey=stlseniorfund If someone else in your organization created your Senior Fund grants account, please email us at our team email. We can provide credentials if an organization account already exists.

You can preview and download a list of questions for each open application by clicking on the “Preview” button, then selecting “Question List” on the top right side of the webpage. When you are ready to apply, select the “Apply” button for the corresponding funding opportunity. Complete the questions.

Anything marked with an asterisk (*) is required. You may save and return to the application as much as needed. Submit Application when it is ready before the deadline.

If you have any issues with the system, or your application, contact us anytime. Our online grant portal has a feature called Collaborate . You will notice a blue button in the top right corner of your Application forms that says Collaborate.

This will allow you to invite colleagues within your organization to work on a form rather than having to share login and password information. Click here for a step-by-step written tutorial with screenshots. Once you have submitted your application, it will be first reviewed by our staff, who may reach out with additional questions for clarification.

All applications are reviewed by Senior Fund staff and board members; Direct Services grants will also be reviewed by external reviewers. Timing of review and notification varies based on grant type; more details can be found in the corresponding grant RFP or guidelines.