APPLICATION GUIDELINES

Proposals are accepted on a rolling basis. The application proposal should include the following information:

1. The organization where the project will be located.
2. A brief description of the project.
3. What are the project's goals and objectives?
4. How does this proposed project fit within your agency's overall operation?
5. A plan for project evaluation, including outcome indicators.
6. Plans for the project beyond the grant period.
7. Project staff.
8. A project expense budget and income budget, and an organization expense and income budget.
9. The percentage of the project budget that you expect to have supported by the FAR Fund.
10. A Work Plan identifying projected activities and anticipated dates of completion. A copy of the Work Plan format is available on the website.
11. The name of the tax-exempt organization that would receive the grant, a copy of the organization's tax-exempt form and the most recent audited financial report.

Each grantee is required to submit a detailed monitoring report every six months including an expenditure report at the end of each grant period. A copy of the Monitoring Report Form is available on the website. Grants are reviewed annually, generally for a maximum of three years.

All references or acknowledgements of the grant should refer to the FAR Fund.  Proposals should be submitted to:

Shirlee Taylor, Ph.D., Director
The FAR Fund
928 Broadway, Suite 902
New York, NY 10010

Phone: 212-982-8400
Fax: 212-982-8477
Email: FARFund@mac.com
Website: www.FARFund.org