Quarterly Micro Grants is sponsored by Texas Historical Foundation. Provides seed or augmentation funding for historic preservation, education, cultural heritage, and research projects related to Texas history by 501(c)(3) nonprofits.

> Application Texas Historical Foundation > Printed On: 8 July 2025 Quarterly Micro Grant 1 # Quarterly Micro Grant Texas Historical Foundation # Introduction - Step 2 Application # Quarterly Micro Grants - Step 2 Application Welcome to the Step 2 Application portion of your Quarterly Micro Grant submission!

Step 2 focuses on gathering more detailed information on your project and organization through longform responses, project budget summary, and supporting background documents.

Cycle Application Deadline Final Response/Funds Issued Summer 2025 June 3, 2025 First week of August Fall 2025 September 1, 2025 First week of November Winter 2025-2026 December 1, 2025 First week of January 2026 Spring 2026 March 1, 2026 First week of May • Download a full view of the application by clicking "Question List" icon in upper right corner.

This can be used to share the application prompts among your team and plot out responses. • Compile required items named in "Supporting Documents" section ahead of time. • Keep in mind that reviewers will have access to your LOI submission.

Longform responses should expand on ideas introduced in your LOI while avoiding redundancy. • Review the Grants FAQs at texashistoricalfoundation. org to learn about our review criteria to help structure your proposal.

Submit a Help Desk ticket for direct assistance from THF staff. Most tickets receive a response in less than one business day. Application Texas Historical Foundation > Printed On: 8 July 2025 Quarterly Micro Grant 2 In this section, you will share introductory information about the organization and grant project.

PLEASE NOTE: Some response fields in this section are automatically populated based on responses provided previously in the Step 1 LOI submission. These items appear for reviewer reference. Provide a name for your grant project for reference.

Select the option that most closely describes your project. > Archives or Collections > Education or Publishing Requests up to $8,000 recommended. Provide an estimated total budget for the project to which grant funds would be applied.

Project Description Summary Using 500 characters or less, provide a brief, two-sentence summary describing the project that funding would be applied to. Character Limit: 500 Application Texas Historical Foundation > Printed On: 8 July 2025 Quarterly Micro Grant 3 Physical Address (optional) Provide physical address where project will take place if different from the mailing address listed in your organization's profile.

How many individuals do you estimate will engage with and/or benefit from this project? Estimated Completion Date* Provide the estimated date of the project's completion. For complex, multi-phase projects, the phase of work to which grant funds would be applied is sufficient.

# Organizational Overview What is the organization's estimated annual operating budget? Responses may use current, preceding, or upcoming year depending on which best reflects the norm. If applicable, provide the estimated annual attendance for your organization.

What year was the organization established? How many staff are employed? * Please include full and part time staff engaged at your organization for the duration of this project.

If the number of staff will fluctuate, please use the average. How many regular unpaid volunteers participate in your organization in a typical year? Will this application use a fiscal sponsor?

Application Texas Historical Foundation > Printed On: 8 July 2025 Quarterly Micro Grant 4 Briefly, introduce your organization and its fundamental objectives. Provide a narrative overview of the grant project, including methodology, scope of work, and how Texas Historical Foundation grant funds would be applied.

Readers should come away with a snapshot of what is being proposed, how it will be accomplished, and its relevance to the preservation of Texas history. Keep in mind that your Step 1 LOI will also be available to reviewers. Describe the intended outcomes of the project, especially taking into account benefit to the public and furtherance of your organization's broader aims.

Best Practices and Sustainability* Describe how the organization plans to see the project through to completion under best practice standards and, if applicable, maintain outcomes into the future.

This could include, but is not limited to: How you are incorporating best practice standards, for example Secretary of Interior Standards for an architectural restoration project, adherence to professional standards for archive and artifact conservation, archeological sites, historical research, etc. Appropriate oversight, including the use of professionals or consultants.

Creation of planning documents and reports, pre-determined methods for evaluating success. Planned or completed fundraising, or elements of the project that may improve the organization's capacity. How the project furthers other organizational or community objectives.

> Character Limit: 1000 Application Texas Historical Foundation > Printed On: 8 July 2025 Quarterly Micro Grant 5 Community Support & Financing* Provide a narrative of the community support for this project.

This may include, but is not limited to: Community or intra-organizational partnerships and collaboration Professional support and appropriate oversight Completed and/or planned fundraising benefitting the project Volunteer programs, in-kind contributions, and other non-monetary support Community input and expressions of support # Project Budget and Supporting Documents In this section, you will be asked to create a simple summary overview of the project budget, provide basic information about additional funding sources, and upload compiled supporting documents for your project.

We ask all applicants to prepare a standardized Budget Summary Form for ease of review. 1. Click here to download a copy of the THF Budget Summary Form 2.

Fill in the form using Excel, Numbers, or Google Sheets programs. When you are finished, save a copy to your desktop with your organization name in the title. 3.

Use the button below to upload your completed copy of the form. Having trouble understanding the form? Click here to view a completed example.

Provide the total amount of project expenses not covered by THF grant (the sum of "Cash" and "In-Kind" columns in your Budget Summary form). Additional Funding Sources If additional funding from grants, sponsorships, individual donors, or fundraising initiatives is anticipated, please name them in the table below. If an amount is an in-kind contribution, please denote as such in the Funding Source column.

Application Texas Historical Foundation > Printed On: 8 July 2025 Quarterly Micro Grant 6 Funding Source: Status: Type: Amount: Central Texas Community Fund Grant Pending Grant $5,000. 00 Alvarez Consulting Received In-Kind Contribution $2,300. 00 Raffle Fundraiser 7/25/2026 Planned Campaign or Event $1,000.

00 Funding Source: Status: Type: Amount: Instructions for Supporting Documents Supporting documents should include: 1. Project budget detail* 2. Project timeline (should include project milestones and fundraising targets if applicable) 3.

Annual organizational budget (preceding, current, or immediate future accepted) 4. Recent profit & loss statement or audit Compile the above documents into a single PDF , clearly labelling each section, and upload below. *Project budget detail is optional if information is redundant to Budget Summary form.

File Size Limit: 4 MB Application Texas Historical Foundation > Printed On: 8 July 2025 Quarterly Micro Grant 7 Instructions for Project Photos & Illustrations If you have photos or illustrations depicting your project, please upload them here. Please note that photos are required for architectural projects and optional but appreciated for other project types.

# Fiscal Sponsor Information For applications with a fiscal sponsor arrangement, please provide some additional information about the sponsoring organization. Please note that some items in this section are read-only and populated with responses provided in your LOI submission. These items appear for reference.

Fiscal Sponsor Organization Name Primary Contact for Fiscal Sponsor Organization Provide the name of the primary point of contact for this application at the fiscal sponsor organization. Role for Fiscal Sponsor Primary Contact What is the role or job title of the primary point of contact at the sponsoring organization?

Email for Fiscal Sponsor Primary Contact Phone Number for Fiscal Sponsor Primary Contact > Character Limit: 20 Application Texas Historical Foundation > Printed On: 8 July 2025 Quarterly Micro Grant 8 Additional Comments to Fiscal Sponsorship If there are any other details pertaining to the fiscal sponsor arrangement you wish to share with reviewers, please do so here.

Policy for Fiscal Sponsor Arrangements* By submitting this application, I affirm that the named fiscal sponsor is an eligible 501(c)(3) designated organization prepared to sponsor this application and administer any funds that may be granted.