Application process

Impact Austin has a four-part grant application process:
   
1. Submit letter of inquiry: Each applicant must submit a letter of inquiry using Impact Austin’s online form no later than 6:00 p.m. on January 10, 2008. Impact Austin acknowledges each letter of inquiry within 48 hours of receipt. Impact Austin members review all of the submitted letters of inquiry and, on or before February 1, 2008, invite certain organizations to complete a grant application.

We provide a worksheet explaining the letter of inquiry submission process in the following versions:

Download letter of inquiry worksheet (MS Word version)
Download letter of inquiry worksheet (Adobe Acrobat version)

Please review the worksheet first and follow the instructions there. When you’re ready to submit your letter of inquiry using our online form, click on the following link:

Submit online letter of inquiry

Impact Austin reserves the right to reject a letter of inquiry for any reason, including a missed deadline or incomplete information. See the letter of inquiry worksheet for details.

2. Complete and submit grant application: Each organization invited by Impact Austin to complete a grant application must submit its application using Impact Austin's online form no later than 6:00 p.m. on February 28, 2008.

Deadline for grant application: 6:00 p.m. on February 28, 2008.  

You will receive acknowledgement of receipt of your application within one week. By mid-April, Impact Austin will select three to four semifinalists in each of the five focus areas.

Impact Austin provides a grant application form to those invited to submit a detailed application. If you wish to see what’s included in the form, the grant application overview provides a summary of the questions we want you to answer and the type of information we want you to provide. You can use the grant application overview to assess your readiness to participate in the grant application process and begin collecting information.

Download grant application overview (MS Word version)
Download grant application overview (Adobe Acrobat version)

Impact Austin reserves the right to reject a grant application for any reason, including a missed deadline or incomplete information. See the grant application overview for details.

3. Site visit: Impact Austin will select semifinalists in each of the five focus areas and conduct site visits between Thursday, April 17, 2008, and Tuesday, April 22, 2008.

The objective of the site visit is to complete a general due diligence review and to investigate and resolve any final questions. Site visits require approximately two hours of dedicated time, and we require the participation of the executive director, the program manager, a board member and a financial representative. An agenda and interview schedule will be established prior to the visit.

We provide an overview of the site visit process in the following versions:

Site visit overview (MS Word version)
Site visit overview (Adobe Acrobat version)

By May 9, 2008, Impact Austin will select finalists in each of the five focus areas.

4. Attend Annual Meeting on June 10, 2008: We mail information about each finalist to every Impact Austin member before voting takes place at our annual meeting. We also invite representatives from each of the finalists to attend the meeting and speak informally with our members about their proposed program. Impact Austin’s members then vote on the finalists, with each member casting one vote and the majority deciding the grant recipients. This year’s annual meeting is on June 10, 2008.

Terms of grant acceptance form: Prior to receiving the grant money, the grant recipient must execute a terms of grant document substantially similar to the sample terms of grant, which can be downloaded in the following versions:

Terms of grant (MS Word version)
Terms of grant (Adobe Acrobat version)