Human Services Commission grants
Operating since 1980, HSC将该县营业税收入的一部分分配给符合条件的申请人,用于人类服务需求. Eligible applicants are nonprofit corporations under section 501(c) (3) of the I.R.S. Code in good standing with the Colorado Secretary of State, which operate and provide human services within Garfield County. Similar government agencies are also eligible.
Applicable resolutions
Our funds cannot be granted to for-profit corporations or to individuals. See Board of County Commissioners Resolution No. 2013-44 (Rec. No. 837990) for further information.
[A]每年应拨出部分净销售税收入,用于向合格的非营利性人类服务机构和在365买球app下载境内经营和提供服务的类似政府机构购买和资助服务. 人类服务机构的定义应包括但不限于提供被认为对健康有必要的服务的机构, safety, and welfare of garfield county and its residents. Source: Board of County Commissioners resolution no. 96-54.HSC符合所有适用的州和联邦法律,不以任何方式歧视.
2024 Human Services funding guidelines
有兴趣获得2024财政年度365买球app下载人类服务资助的组织必须符合以下准则:
•被认可为科罗拉多州的非营利组织,并按照该指定的要求运营.
•为居住在365买球app下载的人提供重要的服务.
• Have a programmatic focus area in Human Services.
• Must not be applying to utilize funds for the discharge of debt.
The HSC grant process is competitive. Receipt of funds in a prior year is not a guarantee of receiving funds, or the same amount of funds, in the current year.
2024 grant application schedule
Applications available: July 8, 2024
Applications due at County Manager’s office: August 9, 2024, 5 p.m.
Grants Allocation Committee recommendation (no later than): September 27, 2024*
Human Services Commission recommendation (no later than): October 9, 2024*
County commissioners’ final action (no later than): October 21, 2024*
Fully executed grant agreements (recipients only) due: January 31, 2025, 5 p.m.
*The Grants Allocation Committee, HSC, 和中国交通银行保留采取任何必要时间作出决定的权利.
在县经理办公室收到完全执行的赠款协议后,将尽快分配资金, generally within 30 days.
2024 grant deadline
申请必须在下午5点前由HSC拨款委员会收到.m. on August 9, 2024 via regular mail, FedEx, or hand delivery to:
HSC Grants Allocation Committee
County Manager’s Office
108 8th Street, Suite 101
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
Application
请填写以下申请表,我们将回复您的补充附件.
Contact us by email at any point while completing your application. We will do our best to answer your questions.
Review your application completely before submitting it.
•提交给HSC的最终申请必须包括以下顺序的附件:
1. Completed and signed summary form
2. Use of funds summary (250 words or less, brief description on separate document)
• What does your organization do?
• How will grant funds be used?
• How will you measure success?
• Please specify word count on Use of Funds Summary document.
3. Completed community services checklist (in form)
4. Responses to selection criteria questions (narrative, on your own paper, maximum 3 pages, 12-point font, all margins one inch)
•请提供一份申请表原件和另外六份完整的申请表副本. Please clearly identify the original.
•在一个信封中提交您的申请原件和六份副本,并在信封外部清楚地注明提交申请的实体.
• No cover letters or tables of contents will be accepted. 与申请一起提交的求职信和目录将被丢弃,不被考虑.
• No double-sided printing will be accepted.
•绑定的申请和那些使用分隔符或标签的申请,使HSC无法轻松复印或处理申请将被拒绝. Do not bind applications or use dividers or tabs.
•365买球app下载委员会是通过HSC授予赠款的唯一决策者. 拨款委员会审核申请,并向资安委员会提出建议, which in turn makes its recommendations to the commissioners.
• All materials or statements in whatever form (written, oral, 或以其他方式)由HSC与2024年拨款周期一起发布的,仅限于该周期.
•奖助金分配委员会负责2024年奖助金周期内有关资金分配的所有活动,并可根据工作需要从任何来源征求信息.
•奖助金分配委员会保留根据需要发布或不发布有关这些说明或奖助金计划任何方面的补充声明的权利, 并履行履行其义务所需的任何和所有尽职调查. 申请人可能需要提供额外的信息或参加颁奖前的面试, as needed.
Attachments
• Copy of IRS determination letter as to 501(c)(3) status
•科罗拉多州务卿证书为信誉良好的非营利性公司
• List of current board of directors and officers
•所有主要捐助者($5,000及以上)的名单和捐款金额,从高到低
• Year-end financial statements for fiscal year most recently ended
• Approved budget for current fiscal year
Selection criteria
所有申请人必须回答以下问题,不超过三(3)页. The three-page limit applies only to your answers to these questions, not to the summary form, use of funds summary, community services checklist, or attachments. 12号或更大字体,并要求一英寸的边距(上、下、左、右). No double-sided printing.
In a separate document, please answer every question, restating in full the question you are answering. Number all questions. Number all pages. Do not reduce the font size of the questions below 12-point font.
General questions
• Which human services needs within Garfield County does your organization serve?
•请描述你的社区机构伙伴关系,并总结这些伙伴关系的目的.g., increased capacity in terms of number served; increased ability to provide more comprehensive services, etc.).
•请确定在同一服务区域内提供与您相同或类似服务的已知组织. Explain how the services you provide are unique; or, why there is a need in our community for this potential duplication of services.
•简要描述/总结贵组织的关键职位,并为本补助金的目的而雇用的任何新员工提供所需资格的简要总结.
• Please describe how volunteer resources are utilized within your organization. What role(s) do they play, and what is their level of involvement?
Service recipients and metrics
• Quantify the service level you provide to the citizens of Garfield County. 在你申请资金的项目中,在上一个完整的财政年度有多少365买球app下载的客户得到了服务? What are the projections for the current year and for 2024?
•影响您的客户或服务交付的新问题和趋势是什么? 如果有的话,这将如何改变您提供和/或交付服务的方法?
•附上一个逻辑模型,突出365买球app下载基金在来年要达到的预期目标和结果. 如果你的组织还没有为这个资金周期开发一个逻辑模型,请使用这个 logic model template.
Funding and leveraging
• Describe your income stream(s), including fundraising efforts. 如果你是一个国家实体的地方分会,说明它提供了多少资金.
• Has your organization had a deficit budget within the last 3 years? If so, how did you fund the deficit? What plans have you made to eliminate future deficits? 贵机构是否有等于或大于6个月营运费用的资金结余/储备? If so, how do you plan to use this reserve?