New Texas Rural Communities, Inc. Grants Available

Texas Rural Communities, Inc. (TRC) is accepting grant proposals to fund educational programs in rural areas. Educational programs are defined as activities or programs that impart knowledge or skill for any age group.

Eligibility

Non-Profit Community Based Organizations not affiliated with governmental or quasi-governmental organization(s) in rural communities. A rural area includes all territory that is not within the extra-territorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of any city having a population of one hundred thousand or more.

Applicants must include a list of Board of Directors, current budget, balance sheet and profit/loss statement.

Award

TRC will award $15,000 in grants which may be awarded in one grant or a combination of grants. Applicants may propose several funding options or combination of options for consideration by TRC Grant Committee.

Application Process

Applications must be postmarked no later than November 30, 2007. Applications submitted by fax or e-mail will not be accepted. Each application must include 6 additional copies of the application only, and a CD (if CD capability is not available a diskette may be submitted) with the electronic version of the application.

Applicants will be notified via mail by approximately January 15, 2008 of selected recipient.


Application Format

Applications must be submitted in the following format, by section number, and must not be longer than five (5) pages, single-spaced in size 12 font. All applications must include a cover letter on the organization’s letterhead, a one-page summary of the proposal and contact information. Applications not submitted in the following format will not be considered.

Section I

a. Name, Mailing Address, Telephone Number and e-mail of Contact person for grant
b. Name and Address of Organization

Section II

a. Purpose of Organization

Section III

a. Description of proposed educational program,
b. Proposed program participants,
c. Proposed program budget,
d. Proposed deliverables, and
e. Proposed schedule.

Attachments

a. List of Board of Directors
b. Current fiscal year budget, balance sheet, profit/loss statement
c. Letters of Recommendation—(Limit 2)

Note: TRC reserves the right to publish applications and/or project descriptions on its web site, even if the project is not selected as the recipient of the funds.

Applications should be mailed to:

Texas Rural Communities, Inc.
Attn: Sandra Tenorio
1524 South IH 35, Ste. 232
Austin, Texas 78704

Complete grant application procedures may be downloaded here.