Youth Development Through Employment Training is a grant from The McNeely Foundation that funds nonprofits providing employment training and workforce development programs for youth in the East Side of Saint Paul neighborhoods, including Payne-Phalen, Dayton's Bluff, and Greater East Side. The Foundation emphasizes measurable outcomes, community-based programs, and goals articulated through applicants' action plans.

Program and project support is most typically funded, with limited capital grants available. Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) nonprofits or organizations with fiscal sponsors serving the specified Saint Paul neighborhoods. Applications are submitted through the Foundation's online portal at bbgm-apply.

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Application | The McNeely Foundation Please bookmark https://bbgm-apply. yourcausegrants. com/apply/applications to access and return to your applications and requirement forms and add noreply@yourcause.

com to your safe sender’s list. We encourage grantees to add all additional applicants who should have access to the application and subsequent forms to enable sharing. Be advised that your application history will start over in the new portal.

You may want to download any previous applications and reports. The McNeely Foundation requires that all requests for funding be completed using the online application process. Please see below for the appropriate application link.

Foundation staff review applicants’ materials and will contact applicants if further information is needed or a site visit is warranted. Site visits do not constitute a grant commitment. A Program Committee of Board members reviews requests and makes funding recommendations to the whole Board.

The Program Committee may decline a request based on the information provided. In some cases, additional information or a site visit with the applicant is requested after the Program Committee meets. Final approval of each grant is the responsibility of the Board of Directors.

Grant applicants will receive written notice concerning Board decisions usually within 10 days following a Board meeting. The Grant Agreement includes the grant period and reporting requirements as well as a list of the goal statements and anticipated results that you specified in your Action Plan within the application. You will use the Action Plan goal statements to complete your Progress/Final report to the Foundation.

Because of the high volume of funding requests received, the Foundation must often decline to support proposals of obvious merit which are either outside the Foundation’s guidelines or beyond its available resources. The McNeely Foundation sets high standards for its grantees. Performance is evaluated using the stated Goals and Expectations in the Grantee’s Action Plan in order to learn from successes as well as mistakes.

To that end, the completion is required at the time of resubmission for funding for returning grantees or within 3 months of the end of the project/program year if not reapplying. Grantees should refer to their Grant Agreement letter for information about their report due date.

Youth Development Through Enrichment ⟶ Youth Development Through Employment Training ⟶ Family & Neighborhood Stability ⟶ Note: If the due date lands on a weekend, the document is due by the following Monday by 5pm. Not sure which to apply for?

Complete Your Application Download and fill out Budget Form: Collect your most current Financial Report: If you are a returning grantee, download and fill out the Interim or Final Report located in your account portal. Complete and submit relevant application form: Youth Development Through Enrichment ⟶ Youth Development Through Employment Training ⟶ Family & Neighborhood Stability ⟶ Please read our FAQs or contact Lauren at 651. 228.

450 5 or lauren@mcneelyfoundation. org with any questions or concerns regarding the application process. + What are the general guidelines for requesting funding from the McNeely Foundation?

Applicants must be classified by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization (i.e. 501(c)(3); if not, a fiscal sponsor may be used providing a written and signed agreement is in place from both organizations. Program and project support is most typically funded however, general operating grants may be made as well as capital grants in very limited situations.

+ Is there a geographic focus for McNeely Foundation support? Almost all of McNeely Foundation grants are awarded to benefit populations and neighborhoods on the East Side of Saint Paul, namely Payne-Phalen, Dayton’s Bluff, and Greater East Side, and includes the Battle Creek neighborhood in certain circumstances. + What type of programs are not supported by the McNeely Foundation?

Programs and projects not supported are, for example, in-school residence programs, one day events, or trips for youth. + What is the turnaround time from application deadline to the Board of Directors’ decision? The decision process is approximately 3-4 months depending on the program area deadline and the scheduling of the Board of Directors meeting.

+ When will I hear about the funding decision and how? Applicants will be notified of the Boards’ decision within 2 weeks of the meeting date. Notifications are currently through emails generated by our grants management system.

Be sure to add mail@grantapplication. com to your safe senders list. + What if my program or work area isn’t listed in the McNeely Foundation’s geographic or program areas?

We believe that foundations can be most effective by concentrating their resources in a few programmatic and/or geographic areas. Inevitably, this means we cannot support many worthy projects outside our goal areas. We will not respond to funding inquiries that clearly fall outside of the stated areas of program and geographic interest.

Online Account and Application Questions + How will I know the McNeely Foundation has received my submitted application? The online system generates an email to the account holder’s email every time an application or requirement is saved or submitted. + I’d like to see my previously submitted proposals and requirements that are due—how can I do that?

+ What email address is used to email me about my application? Add noreply@yourcause. com to your safe senders list to ensure you receive all system communications.