How to Request Funding

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="049785a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Bradley Hand ITC" ><B>Litchfield Education Foundation</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Litchfield Education Foundation"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Who We Are"><U>Who We Are</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="What We Do"><U>What We Do</U></A>   |   <B>How to Request Funding</B>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ways You Can Help"><U>Ways You Can Help</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="How Were Organized"><U>How We're Organized</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="How to Contact Us"><U>How to Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Friends Alumni"><U>Friends & Alumni</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="04ad2b03.jpg"> <div> <IMG SRC="086ae240.png" border=0 width="174" height="36" ALT="Bitmap Image" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="080a6600.jpg" border=0 width="166" height="96" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Who We Are"><U><B>Who We Are</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="What We Do"><U><B>What We Do</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>How to Request Funding</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ways You Can Help"><U><B>Ways You Can Help</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="How Were Organized"><U><B>How We're Organized</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="How to Contact Us"><U><B>How to Contact Us</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Friends Alumni"><U><B>Friends & Alumni</B></U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>How to Request Funding</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>The Litchfield Education Foundation provides funding for three types of projects.</B></I></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="924" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 202 WIDTH="476"><div> <B><U>Types of Grants</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Mini-Grants</B> - requests less than $1,000 </div> <div> <I>(use mini-grant form)</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Intermediate Level Grants</B> - requests more than $1,000 </div> <div> <I>(use Intermediate & Capital Request form)</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Capital Projects</B> - requests deemed tangible, with lasting value, have no personnel involved, and are not events</div> <div> <I>(use Intermediate & Capital Request form)</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="437"><div> <B><U>Guidelines:</U></B></div> <div> - Request should not be in an operational budget</div> <div> - Request should serve the community at large</div> <div> - Request should be educational in nature</div> <div> - Request should be innovative or foster innovation</div> <div> - Scholarships will not be awarded</div> <div> - Requests should be approved by the appropriate administrator(s)</div> <div> <I>- Mini-grant - Building Principal</I></div> <div> <I>- Intermediate Level & Capital - Principal & Superintendent</I></div> <div> <I>- Copy of all grant requests to Central Office</I></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <I> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="924" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 380 WIDTH="357"><bR> <div> <B><U>Mini-Grants</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <a href="HTMLobj-603/LEF_Mini-Grant_Form.rtf"><u>Mini-Grant Form (MS Word)</u> </a>  </B></div> <div> <B> <a href="HTMLobj-604/LEF_Mini-Grant_Form.pdf"><u>Mini-Grant Form (PDF)</u> </a>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grant Criteria"><U><B>Grant Criteria</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LPS Guidelines"><U><B>LPS Guidelines</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B> <a href="HTMLobj-611/LEF_-_Grant_Report.doc"><u>Grant Report Form (MS Word)</u> </a>  </B></div> <div> <B> <a href="HTMLobj-612/LEF_-_Grant_Report.pdf"><u>Grant Report Form (pdf)</u> </a>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Note: </B></I><I>For grants requests within the Litchfield Public Schools - funds are distributed by the LPS Business Office.  </I></div> <bR> <div> <I>LEF does not directly provide funding to the applicant except for community based projects which do not use school facilities.</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> <B><U>Intermediate Level Grants and Capital Projects</U></B></div> <div> <I>Intermediate Level & Capital Grants can be submitted at any time.</I></div> <div> <I>Approval by the building principal and the superintendent is required.</I></div> <div> <I>Requests will be forwarded to LEF by the Central Office.</I></div> <bR> <div> <B> <a href="HTMLobj-607/LEF_Intermediate-Capital_Request_Form.doc"><u>LEF Intermediate & Capital Requests (MS Word)</u> </a>  </B></div> <div> <B> <a href="HTMLobj-608/LEF_Intermediate-Capital_Request_Form.pdf"><u>LEF Intermediate & Capital Requests (pdf)</u> </a>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grant Criteria"><U><B>Grant Criteria</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LPS Guidelines"><U><B>LPS Guidelines</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B> <a href="HTMLobj-613/LEF_-_Grant_Report.doc"><u>Grant Report Form (MS Word)</u> </a>  </B></div> <div> <B> <a href="HTMLobj-614/LEF_-_Grant_Report.pdf"><u>Grant Report Form (pdf)</u> </a>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Note: </B></I><I>For grants requests within the Litchfield Public Schools -</I></div> <div> <I>funds are distributed by the LPS Business Office.  </I></div> <bR> <div> <I>LEF does not directly provide funding to the applicant except </I></div> <div> <I>for community based projects which do not use school facilities.</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 194 WIDTH="357"><bR> <div> <I><U>Mailing Address:</U></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Litchfield Education Foundation</B></div> <div> <B>ATTN: Project Committee</B></div> <div> <B>P.O. Box 874</B></div> <div> <B>Litchfield, CT 06759</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="292" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 67 ><NOBR><div> <B><U>Deadlines for Mini-Grant Requests</U></B></div> <div> <I><B>All grant requests must be signed </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>by Building Principal and Superintendent.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Central Office will forward to LEF</B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Submit to Supt. by <B>October 10, 2008</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Submit to Supt. by <B>March 6, 2009</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 51 ><NOBR><div> Submit to Supt. by <B>May 8, 2009</B></div> <div> <I><B>LEF will not review grant requests </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>submitted after May 8, 2009 until Oct. 2009</B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <I>(Mini-grant decisions are usually made within two weeks of the deadline date.)</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></I></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Litchfield Education Foundation"><U><B><IMG SRC="071822d0.gif" border=0 width="130" height="45" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>