How To Apply - Move United

Application

There are several factors that help us determine which programs to award grant funding to. What follows are some common considerations we make when reviewing applications.

Past Performance – Likelihood of success, based on previous performance related to delivery of complete and on-time reports
Outreach – Scope & clarity of plan to recruit the target population, particularly NEW participants within that group
Program hours – Number of program hours to be provided to participants through the proposed funding and whether they are in balance with the funds requested
Program plan and objectives – Scope & clarity – is it easy to understand the planned outputs and outcomes. Are they SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time-bound)?
Program Evaluation – Detail of plan to evaluate success of program goals and agreement to use Move United survey tool
Feasibility of budget – Reasonable expenses that support target population’s participation in program at low or no-cost to the participant (grant dependent – check parameters)

Award

Once the grant review process has been completed, all applicants will be contacted, whether or not a grant is awarded.

If you’ve received a grant, you will be sent a grant agreement, along with supplemental attachments, and reporting instructions. This is a very important step in the process as this is your final opportunity to review the requirements and make sure they can be fulfilled by your organization. It is better to ask questions or raise concerns at this point rather than into the grant period when it is harder to make adjustments. Lack of communication regarding your chapters ability to complete the program can harm your future requests for funding, and potentially can negatively impact our collective relationship with funding partners.

Review – Make sure you can deliver on what’s expected. It is important to note that some details may differ from what was applied for (amount, etc.). Ask questions during this stage.
Sign – Your signature indicates to us that you have read and agree to all the requirements and that you have accepted the grant offer. Lack of response may result in the re-assignment of funds to another organization.
Invoice – Once programs or events are scheduled and dates finalized, an invoice for 50% of the grant award amount can be submitted. The remaining 50% of the award is paid out upon completion of all required deliverables per the grant agreement.

Report

The reporting requirements for a particular grant are communicated when the award is given, but most of the awards require some, if not all, of the components listed below.

Online Report – Narrative of program results and impact of funding
Mid-Term Report*
Invoice – Request from member organization to Move United for funding amount
Participant List – Includes mailing address, e-mail, telephone number(s), date of birth, disability and other demographic information
Expense Report – Inline with specific expenses applied for within your grant application
Receipts* – Line item receipts that support the expenses applied to the grant award. Must not include prohibited items
Physical Activity Surveys – Distributed to all program participants either as hard copy or via link provided

*Not a requirement for ALL grant reports.