Hind Foundation: Continuing Education Grant

Hind Foundation: Continuing Education Grant is sponsored by Hind Foundation. Funds continuing education opportunities for staff and volunteers at community-based nonprofits in San Luis Obispo County, California.

### **Standard Grants Overview** Our Standard Grant program was established to provide resources for projects and programs that make visible impacts in communities throughout California.

Since 2006, these funds have helped construct music facilities, restore historical buildings, preserve and acquire open spaces, protect endangered species, and facilitate the implementation of hundreds of other projects that fit within our areas of funding: * Historical Landmark Restoration * Plant & Wildlife Protection Standard Grants make up the majority of the funds that Hind Foundation grants to community-based projects and programs every year, and are approved on the merit of the project and justification of the requested funds.

_Want to learn more? _ You can discover more about our Standard Grants by reviewing our funding history, and determine whether your project or program is a good fit for a Standard Grant by reviewing our **_Eligibility Requirements_**below. ### Eligibility Requirements **ALL APPLICATIONS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED ONLINE ONLY** If you can check **all** of these boxes, then you **may be eligible** for a Standard Grant.

**In regards to your organization:** * We are a nonprofit organization with a California 501(c)3 designation. * We receive the majority of our funding support from our local community. * We have a board of directors that meets on a regular basis.

* We hold or sponsor at least one fundraising event annually. * We have been a California 501(c)3 for more than three years based on the ruling date of our IRS Determination Letter and as confirmed in GuideStar. * Our organization has not received a Hind Foundation Standard Grant in the past two years, nor have we applied for or been denied a Standard Grant in the past year.

**In regards to your project or program:** * The project or program we’re requesting funding for is based in California. * The success of our project will provide a lasting benefit to its community. * Our project or program falls within the Hind Foundation’s **Areas of Funding**.

* Our organization has raised a substantial amount of the funds needed to complete our project-proof of deposited funds required. * The amount of the grant, coupled with our existing or pending support, will be enough to meet our project goals. If you check any of these boxes below, then your project **is not eligible** for a Standard Grant.

* We have received a Hind Foundation Standard Grant within the past two years. * We have applied for a Hind Foundation Standard Grant within the past year. * We’re seeking funding for educational programs, capital campaigns, debt reduction, or basic research; or books, videos, donor cultivation events, food, beverages, travel expenses, mobile apps, and television or film projects/ festivals.

* We’re seeking sustaining funds, multi-year grants, or funding for administrative/organizational costs or soft costs (i.e. architectural, engineering, and permitting fees, drawings or studies, including digital records, etc.).

* We’re seeking a grant for a/an individual, endowment, fellowship national organization, community foundation, private foundation, nationally-based organization, nonprofit or booster club for public schools, or organizations based outside the United States. * We’re an advocacy organization that engages in lawsuits, protests, or other forms of dissent. * We’re primarily supported by endowment funds or by government grants.

* We are seeking funds for improvements, construction or restoration on privately held land. * We are seeking funds for transportation costs. **Reasons Grants are Denied** 1.

The request is not eligible under the Areas of Funding and Types of Funding. 2. The applicant does not demonstrate that they have carefully read carefully all the information that is provided under the **Application Process** outlined below.

3. The application is incomplete. 4.

The LOI/application is left in draft form (not yet submitted) for over four weeks with no or little action or without the budget schedule completed. 5. The information provided does not support the amount of requested.

6. The applicant applies for the wrong type of grant – Standard vs. Supplemental. 7.

The applicant has not demonstrated sufficiently the project’s or program’s purpose, need, and impact. **Please note: once a grant is denied applicant must wait one year before reapplying. ** ### **Application Process**