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APPLICATION

Project Application should include the following:

POSTMARK DEADLINE Friday, June 20, 2008

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Cover Page

Please use the Application PDF or Word Doc provided on our website. If you have any challenges opening a document, please contact us and we can email you one in an alternate format.

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Project Proposal

In concise, clear language answer the following five questions. Use 12-point type, both sides of the paper, with 1" margins. Do not exceed two sheets of paper, front and back.

1. Describe your project - (1 page maximum)

Describe your project’s purpose, and what you hope to accomplish when it is complete. Provide details about how you plan to carry out your project and describe how it meets a need, solves a problem or fills a gap. How will you evaluate your project to know if it is successful? How would Cultural Participation Grant funds be used in supporting your project?

2. Describe your partnerships and/or collaborations. (1 page maximum)

Why did you select these particular partners? What will they bring or add to the project? How will they participate in making the project successful? What are the different roles you and your partners will each have in the project? If you don’t have partners or collaborators, explain why not.

3. Describe how your project relates to the Plan’s Funding Priority(ies) you checked in the application. (1 page maximum)

Describe how your project responds to the Funding Priority checked on Application Cover Page. How does your project impact the Plan’s Challenges and/or forward Actions? In what ways does your project demonstrate the Plan’s underlying vision and goals? Describe how your project would make a difference in your community.

4. Explain why you can successfully complete this project. (1/2 page maximum)

Briefly describe your organization’s history and experience with completing similar projects. If you are not an organization, or if you do not have relevant history and experience, briefly describe why you believe you are capable of success. Provide specific examples where possible.

5. Provide a simple bulleted timeline of specific project tasks. (1/2 page maximum)

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Budget

Please use Budget Form PDF or Word Doc to provide details about your project budget. Describe expenses and contributions (both cash and in-kind) for the total project. If you have any challenges opening a document, please contact us and we can email you one in an alternate format.

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Supplemental Materials

You are encouraged to include brochures, press clippings, support letters, photos and similar information to help the Review Panel better understand you or your organization. Please limit supplemental material to no more than FIVE items.

Checklist

Before submitting review the following checklist to make sure your Application is complete:

___ Application typed, 12-pt. font, double-sided pages
___ Nine copies of entire application, all three-hole-punched
___ Paper clips only, no binders or staples
___ Cover Page Summary limited to 100 words
___ Budget (include cash/in-kind contribution)
___ Proposal narrative no more than two double-sided pages
___ No more than five Supplemental Materials
___ Keep an extra copy for yourself.

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Mail Application Package To:

Clackamas Community Cultural Participation Grants
Clackamas County Cultural Coalition
PO Box 2181
Oregon City, OR 97045

POSTMARK DEADLINE Friday, June 20, 2008

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