General Program Grants
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO REVIEW MY APPLICATION; AND WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR REVIEWING IT?
It takes Foundation staff at least four months to review and take action
upon a request. Many people begin the process by contacting the Foundation via
telephone or letter to present their program and their organization. The
Foundation will provide application guidelines and general information about its
programmatic interests, upon request. Staff often meets with prospective
applicants to discuss their proposals either before or after submission. Once a
written proposal is received by the Foundation, it takes several weeks for the
Foundation staff to complete its first review. All applicants will hear from a
Foundation staff person regarding questions the Foundation has about the
proposal and additional information required.
This process of questioning and submission of information may take one to
two months. The Jerome Foundation staff is then responsible for doing
independent research on the proposal, checking references, and analyzing its
appropriateness to the Foundation's mission. Once that process is completed, the
proposal is forwarded to the Board of Directors of the Jerome Foundation, along
with a staff recommendation. The Directors receive these materials two weeks in
advance of their meeting. When they come together to make decisions, they may
decide to fund the proposal, decline to fund the proposal, or table it pending
submission of additional information. If a grant is approved, it takes the
Foundation at least three weeks to issue the first payment. There is a letter of
agreement which must be signed and returned before that first payment is issued.
If a proposal is declined, staff notifies the applicant within two weeks of the
Board meeting.
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