The Humanitarian Grants Program
The Humanitarian Grants Program provides grants to Rotary clubs and
districts to implement humanitarian projects.There are several grant
types that address different service needs and funding options. The
following grants are available to support these endeavors:
Matching Grants support
international humanitarian projects. Rotary clubs or districts in at
least two countries must work together to plan, implement, and complete
the project. Matching Grants are designed to support relatively small,
one-time-only humanitarian service projects. Grants are awarded for a
wide variety of projects such as agriculture, water, medical
care/equipment, combating diseases, projects to help the disabled,
literacy and numeracy, and educational/occupational training.The
projects must involve active personal Rotarian participation. There are
two categories of Matching Grants: Matching Grants and Competitive
Matching Grants. Matching Grants are awards of US$5,000 to$25,000.
Competitive Matching Grants are awards of $25,001 to $150,000.Funding
for Matching Grants is based on submission of contributions by the
Rotarian project partners.The Foundation will provide a US$0.50 match
for every $1 cash contribution and $1 match for every $1 DDF (District)
contribution.
Health, Hunger, and Humanity (3-H) Grants
are awarded to fund large international long-term, self-help, and
grassroots development projects that use an integrative approach to
address humanitarian needs. An integrative approach incorporates
multiple program components to address humanitarian needs, including a
combination of sustainable activities such as: training, community
participation, Community Corps, capital assets, and technical expertise
from Rotarian and other sources. Projects must be self-sustaining after
the 3-H Grant funds have been spent.All projects must involve clubs and
districts in at least two different countries with a significant number
of Rotarians actively participating in the project. The primary host
and international sponsor clubs/districts of a 3-H application must
have successfully worked together as primary sponsors of a Matching
Grant project within five years of submitting their 3-H application to
be eligible for consideration. Funding starts at US$100,000 and can go
up to US$300,000. 3-H Grant sponsors must provide a minimum
contribution of 10 percent of the total 3-H grant award amount.
District Simplified Grants (DSGs) are a tool for Rotary districts
to support small, short-term, humanitarian projects that benefit the community.
sIn District 5180, District Simplified
Grants have been used primarily to fund local community service projects.
The grants are awarded on a competitive basis.
Grant amounts vary from year to year, but are typically in the $1,500 to
$2,000 range. The District matches the club’s contribution.
Volunteer Service Grants (VSGs) subsidize travel for international
humanitarian service in Rotary countries
for periods of 5 to 60 days. International
humanitarian service is defined as providing a needed service or skill to a community
that is either unavailable or difficult to provide with existing in-country Rotarian
resources.This skill or service must
be requested by the benefitting community.
Funding may be used for travel-related expenses to plan specific humanitarian projects for
future implementation or to provide direct service to a specific project in a benefitting
community. More information:
Lynette Andersen, District
5180 Grants Chair,
(916) 925-2787(bus),
(916) 783-7243(res),
(916)925-3472(fax),
Landersen@lawTML.com
(e-mail).
