In keeping with the objective of furthering the Keep Arkansas Beautiful
Mission, the Grants Committee proposes the adoption of the following Criteria
for offering and issuing KArB Grants:
GUIDELINES FOR KArB GRANTS:
1.
In order to facilitate the growth of Keep America Beautiful
Affiliates
in
A matching grant may be applied for at the time of
Pre-Certification training by KAmB but will only be
approved for payment after notification by KAmB of approved Affiliate status.
The matching grant will reimburse the submitting organization on the basis of
one dollar to each two dollars expended in securing Certification up to a maximum
of one thousand dollars, funds permitting.
Cash expenditures, value of donated materials,
in-kind services and volunteers’ time may be used to determine the total
expenses involved for completing the Certification process and qualify for
matching grant funds.
Recommended Fund Allocation: $2,000 Per Year
2.
To assist in the training of new KAmB Affiliate Coordinators,
we
propose to offer grants to Certified KAmB Affiliates in good standing to help
full time coordinators attend scheduled, formal KAmB New Coordinator Training
sessions offered in conjunction with KAmB National Conferences.
The grants
will be available to reimburse KAmB Affiliates for Conference registration fees
and travel and lodging expenses
for
up to one-half of total expenses required to attend the training, to a maximum
of five hundred dollars per person per Conference. Only one person from each
Affiliate may apply for the matching grant, and that person must have the
primary responsibility for, and perform the duties of, the Affiliate’s daily
organizational management.
Preference will be given to persons who have not
previously received KAmB Coordinator Training, however
any person who is acting as a Coordinator for an existing Affiliate may apply
for a grant for re-training.
Funds
will be approved and released upon submission of a request for travel
reimbursement with receipts for covered expenses.
Recommended Fund Allocation: $2,000 Per Year
3.
Recognizing the need for, and benefit of, continuing education and
developmental guidance for members of the KArB Affiliate Network, we propose to
offer grants to Certified Affiliates in good standing to help defray expenses
in attending the KArB Statewide Affiliate Conference.
The grants will be available for up to two attendees
representing an Affiliate, to pay for KArB Conference registration fees,
subject to fund availability. Funds will be approved only for those attending
the Conference and reimbursement will be made in the name of the person or
organization paying the registration fees upon presentation of a receipt for
Conference registration
4. To assist and support KArB Affiliates in
efforts to initiate and complete
programs that contribute to mission accomplishment within their communities, we
propose to offer grants to Certified KArB Affiliates in good standing to help with funding of
approved programs, projects and
activities.
In order to be considered, a program must be
primarily intended to: (1) encourage
litter prevention, control, enforcement or education;
(2)
encourage beautification and scenic community improvements;
(3)
encourage improved solid waste management practices
and promote awareness of recycling benefits; (4) encourage educational programs
in schools and elsewhere that support and advance the mission goals of KArB.
The grants will be available to Affiliates on the
basis of matching one dollar of grant money to each two dollars of
program/project expense borne by the Affiliate, subject to a five hundred
dollar maximum grant per organization per year, subject to the availability of
funds.
The grants may be applied for and approved at any
time of the year and processed for payment after receipt of a summary narrative
of the completed project containing a total expense accounting. Cash expenses,
value of contributed and in-kind goods, and volunteers’ time may be used to
determine the total expenses for the project.
We propose that the Grants Committee, consisting of
the KArB Executive Director and two Commissioners appointed by the Commission
Chairman, be authorized to review all applications and approve Grants.