AAUW Branch Mini Grant

Apply for a Mini-Grant and Make a Maxi Impact

Below is the 2019-2020 Mini-Grant Application. Applications will be due no later than October 1, 2019. Decisions on mini-grants will be announced on or about November 15, 2019.

The AAUW VA Board has approved $1,500 for branch public policy mini-grants for program year 2019-2020. These mini-grants will provide monetary support to outstanding branch public policy activities for another year. In order to be considered for a mini-grant, a branch must submit the on-line application below by October 1, 2019.

If you prefer to mail the form, right click on it below and select “print.” Mail to Sylvia Rogers, Co-VP for Public Policy, 2353 Massanetta Springs Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22801.

Please review the Application Instructions before submitting a mini-grant request.
Choose category of planned activity:*
Title of planned activity:*
Date of planned activity:*
Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY
Location (including venue) of planned activity:*
Branch(es) submitting this application:*
Name, email address, and telephone number for the point-of-contact for this activity:
Full Name*
Email*
Phone*
1. Describe your planned activity. In your response, please address the following: (a). Explain exactly what you plan to do; (b). Identify who your audience will be; and (c). Name any other organizations with whom you will be collaborating.
2. How much money will your activity cost in total? How much money are you requesting in total? Itemize exactly how this money will be used. Identify any other parties/sources funding this activity, and the amounts of their contributions. (NOTE: If this activity is approved to receive a mini-grant, receipts will need to be submitted in order to receive reimbursement.)
3. Identify which AAUW and/or AAUW of Virginia public policy priority(ies) your activity promotes and briefly describe how.
4. What outcomes do you anticipate will be achieved by this activity, and how will you measure achievement?
5. Will you use this activity to promote AAUW recruitment? If yes, please explain how.
6. If you intend to conduct the project for more than two years, how will you sustain it?
7. If the project has been ongoing for some time, please explain why an exception should be allowed for your proposal. What is the project’s enduring value to your branch and the community? What alternative sources of funding are available to you, if any, if you are unable to provide support for it in your budget.