Introduction
District Grant (three types)
District Grants require the approval of the District Grants Sub-committee and The Rotary Foundation.
Local within Australia:
- For smaller community projects anywhere in Australia.
- Projects are initiated by a Club and there must be active Rotarian involvement.
- The Project must be a new initiative by the Club.
- Require active Rotarian participation. Minimum grant A$1,000.
- Maximum single club grant A$3,000 matching D9800 club contributions dollar for dollar.
- Payment to club on completion of the project and provision of a report in the prescribed format
together with all receipts and proof of qualified project and Foundation promotion. - Higher value grants are available where multiple clubs collaborate financially and actively on a project
International:
- For international projects that do not qualify for a global grant.
- Require an international partner that can be a Rotary District, a Rotary Club or a third party. Rotary partners are preferred.
- Require active Rotarian participation. Minimum grant A$1,000.
- Grants up to A$8,000 matching D9800 club contributions 50 cents in the dollar.
- Club accountable for funds management.
- Payment to club on completion of the project and provision of a report in the prescribed format
together with all receipts and proof of qualified project and Foundation promotion. - Up to 50% may be paid in advance in exceptional circumstances.
International Scoping Grants:
- Designed to fund an investigation into the potential for a project in a country other than Australia, where a potential Global Grant application is intended
- Require an international partner that is a Rotary club or District
- Require that persons funded have the specific expertise to conduct a community assessment in the geographic and technical area involved
- A letter of invitation from the host club in the beneficiary country must be provided
- Require active Rotarian participation. Minimum grant A$1,000.
- Maximum grant A$6,000 matching D9800 club contributions dollar for dollar.
D9800 Grants Committee Role - Global Grants
A contribution from the D9800 District Designated Funds (DDF) towards a Rotary Foundation Global Grant cannot be approved by the D9800 Humanitarian Grants Committee unless a Club has submitted a valid Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the Club President and President Elect. Club MOU’s are valid for only the current Rotary year and must be revalidated each Rotary year. The primary contact for the D9800 club acting as either the Host Club or the International Club must first complete the full Grants Management Seminar in My Rotary - Learning Center and submit their Certificate of Completion to the Grants Committee before a DDF contribution from D9800 will be considered.
Chair Richard Blakeman email
Committee: DG Ron Payne, DRFC PDG Grant Hocking, DGE Michael Lapina, DGN Peter Shepheard, DFSC Thelma Hutchison
Club funding for approved Humanitarian Grant projects and final reports for District Grants must be coordinated through the District Foundation Humanitarian Grants Committee.
Do not include DDF funding from D9800 in your Global Grant application until agreed by the District Foundation Committee.