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Millennium Trust
A Fund of The Community Foundation

Grant Application

Nonprofit, governmental or other public groups interested in applying for grants from the Millennium Trust are invited to submit a concept letter describing the proposed project. The Millennium Trust Advisory Committee will review the concept letters and choose a number of finalists to submit a full application (as described below).

Please supply:

  1. COVER LETTER One page which addresses the interests and specific priorities of the funding source and amount requested.

  2. SUMMARY OF APPLICANT ORGANIZATION (This form is available online or by calling our office at 303-442-0436
    (toll free: 1-877-744-7239)).

    Note: This Organization Summary is also available for download in Microsoft Word format; you can download it and fill it in on your own computer.

  3. NARRATIVE (preferred length not to exceed three pages) Include the following information in any order.
    1. Agency Information
      1. Mission statement, brief statement of organization's goals and/or objectives;
      2. Brief summary of organization's history;
      3. Description of current programs, activities and accomplishments.
    2. Purpose of Grant:
      1. Brief statement of the issue to be addressed; description of the constituency served (include number served); target population; how will they benefit?
      2. Description of goals and objectives for the purposes of this grant;
      3. Description of activities planned to accomplish these goals; is this a new or ongoing activity on the part of the sponsoring organization?
      4. Timetable for implementation (if for specific program or capital project);
      5. Other organizations, if any, participating in the activity;
      6. Long term sources/strategies for funding at the end of the grant period.
      7. Strategy for evaluating the program/organizational outcomes.

  4. ATTACHMENTS Please attach the following:
    1. Current agency budget;
    2. Program/project budget.