GRANT PROGRAM – 2023 CALENDAR YEAR

CRITERIA: In order to qualify for Grant consideration from the Rox Project S.A.V.E. Foundation for the 2023 calendar year, the following criteria must be met by your organization:

 

• Serve or support youths in one of these categories: Sports, Arts, Volunteerism, Education. 

• The Grant organization must be 501(c)(3) approved and the project in need of funding must be located in a city/town in Central Minnesota.

• Demonstrates impact to the recipients, exhibits potential for sustainability, and assures equality Project S.A.V.E. will not support applications that have specific administrative payroll needs; if funding does not stay local to Central Minnesota; or if the request is for more than one year.

• The average amount for a Grant from the Rox Project S.A.V.E. Foundation is between $1,000 to $5,000 and subject to available funds.

• If your organization previously received a Grant from the Rox Project S.A.V.E. Foundation, please attach a copy of the acknowledgment e-mail letter informing you of your Grant
  acceptance.

 

TIMELINE: Each year, the Rox Project S.A.V.E. Foundation will have two (2) possible Grant cycles based on the number of requests received: Spring (applications received during the months of January-April) and Summer (applications received during the months of May-July). Grant Awarding for the approved applicants will take place at a St. Cloud Rox Baseball Game at Joe
Faber Field. Dates will vary based on home game scheduling from the Northwoods League.
 

During the months of August-December each year, the Grant cycle will be closed. After a completed Grant application is received, the organization submitting the application will receive an e-mail from the Rox Project S.A.V.E. Foundation. The electronic message will inform the sender of the application’s acceptance or notify the organization should there be any missing documents needed to complete the application and of the deadline date for final review.

Every Grant Application will be reviewed by the Rox Project S.A.V.E. Foundation Advisory Committee for final recommendation to the Board of Directors. Please submit FIVE (5) COMPLETED SETS per Application.

Once the final Grant Award decisions have been made by the Rox Project S.A.V.E. Foundation, only those Approved Grant Applications will be notified (by phone). The message will inform the organization of the Grant Award final amount and of the Grant Award Ceremony date.

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APPLICATION CHECKLIST: Please make sure all of the following information/documents are submitted in the listed order:

•  Cover Sheet

•  Application Form

•  Proposal Narrative

•  Board of Directors/Governing Body List

•  Project Budget

•  Organization Financial Statement

•  A copy of IRS Final Determination 501(c)(3) Letter

 

When complete, please e-mail the Grant Application to Jim Loria c/o jim@stcloudrox.com

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2023 YEAR - GRANT APPLICATION FORM: To download and fill out a Project S.A.V.E Grant Application Form, click here

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TO VIEW PREVIOUS AWARDED GRANT RECIPIENTS, click here

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