Grant Guidelines

 

General Guidelines

 

 Chariho Community Inovative Project (CCIP) grants are funded by an endowment that is supported by The Community 2000 Education Foundation, The Chariho Rotary Club, The Rhode Island Foundation, and individuals and friends of the Chariho School System.  The purpose of the grants is to promote extracurricular learning opportunities within the Chariho School District.  CCIP grants work as follows:

  • Applications for CCIP grants will be requested in March and September of each year.
  • Projects may be created by individuals or by any combination of students, teachers, support personnel, parents, administrators and not-for-profit organizations.
  • Applications may come from any grade in any school in the Chariho Regional School District.  
  • Awards to individuals will range from $50 to $500.  Projects with multiple participants may receive funds in the range of $100 to $1000.  The CCIP may change the award amounts for any grant period.

 

CCIP funds can be used for a broad range of projects.  One goal of every project should be to provide a learning experience or a unique or special service that is beyond that provided by the prescribed or current curricula of the school system.

  • Preference will be given to projects that employ multiple and diverse participants and to individuals whose project improves the education of a group. 
  • Projects that have a lasting effect on the learning opportunities of a school’s students are preferred
  • Volunteerism and matching funds in the form of in-kind services or cash are encouraged.
  • CCIP funds can be used for materials, equipment, postage, travel and other expenses directly related to completing the project. They may not be used for salaries, stipends, political activities or capital equipment such as furniture and fixtures or computer systems.
  • When CCIP funds are used to buy devices such as digital cameras, pedometers, etc. these devices should be placed in the school’s Media Center at the conclusion of the project. The devices will then be available for other projects in future years.

Application Process

 

A request for proposals for CCIP projects will be posted in each school twice a year, in March and September.  Application forms may be obtained online from the Chariho Regional School District website at www.chariho.k12.ri.us or the Community 2000 Education Foundation website at www.community2000.org.  One copy of the completed application must be emailed to Bev Kenney, Chair-CCEP Grant Review Committee at Bakenms@aol.com and a second copy, signed by the principal, mailed to:

                        CCEP Grant Review Committee        

                        C/o Community 2000 Education Foundation

                        P.O. Box 1161

                        Charlestown, RI 02813

 

Proposals for the spring round of CCIP grants must be emailed to Bakenms@aol.com on or before

May 1st.

 

Proposals for the fall round of CCIP grants must be emailed to Bakenms@aol.com on or before

October 15th.

 

 

Proposal Review and Selection Process

 

The CCEP Grant Review Committee will review all project proposals submitted by the published  deadlines.  The review committee is comprised of a mix of residents from Charlestown, Hopkinton and Richmond.  The CCEP Grant Review Committee will select proposals for funding and stipulate the amount of the award.  The amount of funding requested by the applicant may be changed based on the total amount of grant money available in a given proposal period.

 

The recommendations of the CCEP Grant Review Committee are subject to the approval of the Rhode Island Foundation.

 

All applicants will be informed of the Grant Review Committee’s selections within two months of the application deadline date.  Funds will be available before the beginning of the next term.

 

Within the month after conclusion of your project, you must submit a brief report that indicates your success at meeting your projects objectives.

For a copy of the Grant Application Packet in Word, CLICK HERE and follow the instructions to save it on your computer.

 

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