Rotary District 5440
Grants Committee and Resources
District and Global Grants
General Information
 
 
 
All grant applications to district 5440 are done online through the website www.matchinggrants.org
  • For district grants, governor’s grants and Rotaract/Interact grants, the complete application is done on www.matchinggrants.org
  • For global grants, the proposal to request DDF funds from the district is done on www.matchinggrants.org  The Rotary International grant application is done on the Rotary Foundation site.
  • Governor’s grants must be for local projects, undergraduate scholarships or RYLA scholarships.
Deadlines
  • June 7, 2024  District Grants
  • If funds are still available, a second round of applications for District Grants will be accepted.  The deadline for second round District Grants is December 6, 2024
  • There is no deadline for Global Grants, they can be entered at anytime.
 
District Grants Policy
To be eligible for District Grants:
  • Clubs must complete the Club Qualification on the District 5440 website
  • Clubs must have an annual Foundation giving goal entered in Rotary Club Central.
  • Clubs must have per capita Foundation giving of at least $50.
  • Clubs Must not have any overdue grant reports
  • Clubs must not have any open grants older than two years from issuance of DDF funds.
To provide a more equitable distribution of available funds, there are three tiers of Rotary Club eligibility for District Grants as follows:
  • Tier 1 – Clubs who contribute $200 or more per capita to the Rotary Foundation Annual Fund will be eligible for $6,000. 
  • Tier 2 – Clubs who contribute between $100 and $199 per capita to The Rotary Foundation Annual Fund will be eligible for $5,000.
  • Tier 3 – Clubs who contribute between $50 and $99 per capita to The Rotary Foundation Annual Fund will be eligible for $3,500.
  • Tier 4 - Clubs who contribute less than $50 per capita to The Rotary Foundation Annual Fund will not be eligible for district grants or governor’s grants.
D5440 club contributions to a grant will be matched at 2:1 with D5440 DDF up to the applicable tier above.
 
District Scholarship Grant:  Rotary Clubs in Tiers 1, 2 and 3 may use their Governor’s Grant for an undergraduate scholarship for a student who has demonstrated interest in one of Rotary’s seven areas of focus or for RYLA scholarships.
 
Rotaract/Interact Grants:  Rotaract and Interact Clubs can apply for a Rotaract/Interact grant limited to $300 per grant.  The District will match club funds 2 for 1 up to this limit.
 
All contribution requirements will be based on the previous year’s contribution as reported by The Rotary Foundation on July 1st of each year.
 
All grant applications are to be submitted on www.matchinggrants.org in the name of the sponsoring Rotary Club.  The type of grant requested should be noted in the Project Description.
 
See District 5440 District Grant Guidelines for the specific steps that must be followed to request matching DDF
 
Global Grants Policy
  • Clubs must complete the Club Qualification on the District 5440 website
  • The primary and secondary contacts on the grant must complete the Global Grants Qualification Steps (note: primary and secondary contacts who have successfully completed past global grants do not have to complete these steps)
  • To be eligible for $5,000 in DDF for a global grant a club must have contributed at least $50/capita to The Rotary Foundation Annual Fund in the previous Rotary year.
  • To be eligible for the maximum amount of DDF specified for the year (as indicated below), a club must have contributed at least $100/capita to The Rotary Foundation Annual Fund in the previous Rotary year.
  • The maximum 2:1 match for D5540 sponsored global grants before December 1 is $10,000. After December 1, clubs can apply for an additional $5,000 in DDF for existing projects or $15,000 DDF for new projects.
  • The maximum 2:1 match for global grants sponsored by another district is $5000. In order to obtain this match, we will require at least one D5440 person to join the grant committee (or travel to help with the grant) . This matching will only be considered for non5440 grants after Dec. 1 such that 5440 sponsored grants have priority and first come access to the DDF.
  • Each year, there is also $16,667 DDF available for a $30,000 Global Grant Scholarship. All clubs are eligible to submit applicants to the Grants Committee per the Rotary Global Grant Scholarship Process.  There will be a maximum of 1 grant per year and the candidate will be chosen on a first come, first serve basis.   If multiple applicants are submitted before Apr 1st of each year (to meet the submission deadline of May 1 per RI guidelines), the grant committee with screen the applicants and make the final selection.  
  • Except for Scholarship Grants, Global Grant applications may be submitted at any time
  • See D5440 Global Grants Process for the specific steps that must be followed to request matching DDF
 
Please check the links below for grant training prior to applying for a grant.
 
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