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How the Grant Program
Will Operate:
When a club or Affiliate
has a shortage of funds for a specific activity involving Youth,
a request for a Grant to ASSIST in the shortfall
may be sent to the USDA Youth Advisory Committee (www.Committee.usda.org). The Affiliate or Club agrees to use the funds as outlined in their request. Several examples of needs would be to help offset the costs for a group of Youth taking lessons (assisting their families), helping a group attending a State or National Convention with identified shortfalls, and help in identifying shortfalls while developing a Youth Program.
The Purpose of the Grant Program:
The Youth Dancing Grant Program was developed to Assist in the Involvement, Recruitment and Fostering of Youth Growth within the Square Dance Community. The Grant is funded by an outside source(s), but will rely on the USDA to Administer. The program will run each calendar year from January to January annually
as long as there are funds available for the
program.
The Application Process:
A Club or Affiliate will need to submit an application for a grant when they anticipate that they will have a shortfall financially for their Youth activity. The application, once received, will be reviewed and approved or denied within 30 days of receipt. The Grant is not a free pass, the requesting organization needs to show what they have done to offset the identified shortfall. The Grant funds will be dispersed in the following incremental amounts: $250.00, $500.00, $750.00 and $1,000.00 as deemed necessary, per the Grant request. The application will need to explain the shortfall, what the requestor has done to address the shortfall, what the funds will accomplish in offsetting the shortfall, and how many youth will be affected. There will be only one Grant per event, however an organization can apply for, and be considered for, any other grant needs that arise.
The Financial
Process:
Once a Grant is approved, funds will be issued by the USDA Treasurer to the requesting organization.
The requesting organization will be contacted
for instructions on to whom to direct the funds.
In Addition:
Clubs are encouraged to submit suggestions that will help with the expansion of the Grant process. Helping Youth is the primary goal. For additional information about the Grant Program or any other USDA programs please visit our website
www.usda.org.
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