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Grant
Application
The
Clay
Township
Board
provides
grants
for
various
non-profit
organizations
who
meet
certain
criteria.
Please click on the link below and read the instructions before completing the grant application form.
1.
Applicant
Eligibility
Requirements.
Not-for-profit
501(c)3
organizations
as defined
under
IC 23-7-1.1.
Non-profit
organizations
must
include
documentation
of their
not-for-profit
status.
2.
Eligible
Projects.
An applicant
may
propose
any
project
or combination
of projects
that
help
the
citizens
of Clay
Township,
Hamilton
County,
Indiana
and
facilitate
the
Trustee
and
the
Township
Board
in meeting
its’
statutory
responsibility.
3.
Ineligible
Project
Activities/Costs.
a.
Administration,
overhead,
operation
and
maintenance
costs,
which
are
not
directly
related
to and
caused
by the
grant,
project.
b.
Costs
associated
with
preparing
your
grant
application.
c.
Salaries
for
the
current
staff
cannot
be paid
out
of grant
money
in excess
of 50%
of ones
salary.
4.
Grant
Amounts.
The
minimum
grant
amount
for
application
is $2,000
and
the
maximum
grant
amount
of an
individual
applicant
cannot
exceed
$30,000.
5.
Grants
Awarded.
The
applicant
must
submit
a detailed
budget
listing
project
costs
and
the
source
of its
contribution
for
the
project.
Failure
to fill
out
the
budget
may
disqualify
your
application.
6.
Evaluation
of Applications
and
Awarding
Grants.
Grant
applications
will
be evaluated
by the
Clay
Township
Board.
In
addition
each
application
will
be included
in the
Township
budget
cycle
and
will
be available
for
public
comment.
In
some
cases
grant
requests
may
be reduced
or turned
down.
Applicants
will
be notified
in October
as to
the
status
of their
application.
7.
Grant
Period.
The
official
starting
date
of the
project
will
be January
first
of the
calendar
year
applied
for
and
will
end
December
31st
of that
year.
The
project
must
be completed
by January
31st
of the
following
project
year.
Expenses
incurred
prior
to the
grant
or after
the
deadline
for
completion,
are
not
eligible
for
inclusion
in the
grant
project.
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