Current Competition

Announcement of Grants Competition

The Tennessee Disability Coalition (“Coalition”) is pleased to announce its request for Letters of Interest for the May 2012 grant cycle.  The Guidelines for Letters of Interest and Applications are now available at our website.   These announcements are made on a semi-annual basis in the Spring and Fall of each year, depending upon the availability of funds. The request is disseminated broadly and is also available on the Coalition’s website, www.tndisability.org.

Purpose
In keeping with the mission of the Coalition to help build a society that includes and values people with disabilities, the purpose of the grants is to build capacity in the disability community to serve individuals with disabilities and their families. In general, there is no funding available for one-time conferences.

Nonprofit capacity building refers to activities that improve and enhance a nonprofit’s ability to achieve its mission and sustain itself over time.  Details are provided in the guidelines for Letters of Interest and Applications.

Eligibility
The Tennessee Disability Coalition grant funds are available for award to projects/programs in the State of Tennessee, United States of America (USA) that are IRS-designated tax-exempt organizations-501(c)(3) and to governmental entities. Private foundations and agency members of the Coalition Grant Committee are not eligible to apply.

Amount of funding
In general, the Coalition makes $100,000 available for discretionary grant each year, dependent upon funds availability, with $50,000 available for the Spring grants and $50,000 available for the Fall grants. Five grants for up to $10,000 each for a one-year term may be awarded in a grant cycle. Awards will be merit based, following a point system outlined in the application.

Application process
There is a two-step application process:
1. Submission of a brief Letter of Interest with budget outline (Letter of Interest Guidelines)
2. Submission of a full proposal, if requested, using the standard application format  (Sample Application with Guidelines)

Deadlines
Letter of Interest: March 20, 2012 by noon Central Time
Full Proposal, if requested: April 1, 2012 by noon Central Time

Funding Process
Funds will be awarded in two installments: half of the award after a contract is signed, with the second payment half to be made upon receipt and approval of the five-month Summary of Activities report.

Required Reports
All grantees will be required to submit:
•    A five-month progress report
•    A final report, including a final budget report, within six weeks following the end of the project term.

For more information, contact:  
Alice Owens Gatlin
Email: alice_o@tndisability.org
Phone: 615-383-9442