Global Grant Proposal Form for Project G-3181 Last updated by Karen McDaniels <karen804m@gmail.com> on 10-Sep-23 Project Title A Center for Kids with Autism Type of Project [X] Humanitarian [ ] VTT [ ] Scholarship Primary Host Partner Information
Primary International Partner Information
Grant Host Committee
Grant International Committee
Do any of these committee members have potential conflict of interest? If so, please briefly explain. No Tell us a little about your project. What are the main objectives of the project, and who will benefit from it? - Which area of focus will this project support?
Which goals of this area of focus will your project support? - How will you measure your project impact?
Do you know who will collect information for monitoring and evaluation? -
Humanitarian Project September 21, 2023: First Community Assessment at the Center, interviewing the Director and her staff. Understanding their needs, requirements and (long term) goals. October 21m 2023: Second Community Assessment in the greater San Jose/Cartago area at the "Family Day" event where we will be able to visit with community leadership, families of childfren with Autism, observe the children and understand the challenges the immediate and extended families have as well as meet with local school faculty to better understand their challenges and short term/long term needs. 2nd Quarter 2024: Two separate groups of Rotarians to visit the Center to do service projects at the center. More of this will be defined after the community assessments are completed.
Cooperating Organization (Optional)
Why did you choose to partner with this organization and what will its role be? The host Rotary club has been informally supporting this organization since their (2021) inception. Karen McDaniels from the Sponsoring Club visited with the host club President Alberto Ayon in May 2023. Soon after, the Director of the Center sent Don Alberto a formal letter requestion support from Rotary International through a global grant. The letter outlined their history, current needs and future considerations. Partners (Optional) List any other partner that will participate in this project. Rotary Club of Arlington, Sunrise, Arlington, Texas (Dist 5790) Rotary Club of Decatur, Decatur Texas (Dist 5790) Rotary Club of Southlake, Southlake, Texas (Dist 5790) Volunteer Travelers (Optional) Provide name, email of traveler(s). - Describe this person's role in the project. - Rotarian Participants Describe the role that host Rotarians will have in this project. - Describe the role that international Rotarians will have in this project. - What is the budget for this grant?
Tell us about the funding you have secured for your project.
Humanitarian Projects - Project Planning Describe the community needs that your project will address. - How did your project team identify these needs. - How were members of the benefiting community involved in finding solutions. - How were community members involved in planning the project. - Humanitarian Projects - Project Implementation Summarize each step of your project's implementation.
Will you work in coordination with any related initiative in the community? If yes, briefly describe the other initiatives and how they relate to this project. If no, please explain. Are local initiatives not addressing these needs? Or, if they are, why did you decide not to work with them? - Please describe the training, community outreach, or educational programs this project will include. - How were these needs identified? - What incentives (for example, monetary compensation, awards, certification, or publicity), will you use, if any, to encourage community members to participate in the project? - List any community members or community groups that will oversee the continuation of the project after grant-funded activities conclude. - Budget Will you purchase budget items from local vendors? Explain the process you used to select vendors. - Did you use competitive bidding to select vendors? If no, please explain. - Please provide an operating and maintenance plan for the equipment or materials you purchased for this project. This plan should include who will operate and maintain the equipment and how they will be trained. - Describe how community members will maintain the equipment after grant-funded activities conclude. Will replacement parts be available? - If the grant will be used to purchase any equipment, will the equipment be culturally appropriate and conform to the community's technology standards? If yes, please explain. If no, describe how the project team will help community members adopt the technology. - After the project is completed, who will own the items purchased by grant funds? No items may be owned by a Rotary district, club, or member. - Funding Have you found a local funding source to sustain project outcomes for the long term? If yes, please describe this funding source. - Will any part of the project generate income for ongoing project funding? If yes, please explain. - Is your economic and community development activity a microcredit project? If yes, upload your microcredit supplement file. - |