REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR FACILITY GRANT APPLICATIONS
GENERAL INFORMATION:
- A completed Grant Application
- IRS letter of determination or if Government entity a letter of identification
- Copy of most recent financial statements
- If a 501(c)(3) organization, a copy of the most recent 990
FACILITY RELATED – PLEASE PROVIDE:
- A brief description of the project and why it is needed
- A list of additional donors (as ESDF only matches 10-20%) and facility funding details
- Endorsements from:
- Local political partners
- State/national archery organizations
- State recreation/school associations
- Facility details – Type of Ranges
- Indoor and/or outdoor
- Type – 90m, target, practice, 3D, etc…
- Number of lanes
- Name of architect or contractor involved, if any.
- Any preliminary drawings
- Site Plan on GoogleEarth and area photos
OPERATIONS RELATED – PLEASE PROVIDE:
- Copy of business plan
- Where will funding for operations come from (self-funding is not likely)
- Who will operate facility
- Who will operate programs
- Copy of desired timeframe
- Remaining fundraising
- Design
- Permitting
- Construction
- Opening Day
- Copy of budget for facility operations (at least 3 years, ideally 5)
- Details of the equipment procurement plans
- A list of archery clubs that would be participating and membership count
- a list of other clubs that would be participating
- Distance to the airport
- Population analysis
- A list of local colleges/universities (& distance)
- A proposal on expected programs & events
- Tournaments
- Specialty training camps
- School day trips
- How distant is the facility’s influence
- What other local/state organizations will host archery events there
- Plans on hiring head coach – certification level
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- A plaque noting the Easton Foundations contribution will need to be placed at the facility (there is also the possibility of a requirement for naming rights depending on the dollar amount)
- Needs to be willing to participate in the Networking Agreement among the Easton Centers
- Needs to be willing to participate in training at an existing Easton Center (currently at Easton Newberry Sports Complex in Newberry, FL)
- Needs to be willing to use jointly produced lessons plans and evaluations and to coordinate tactics with other ESDF facility programmers and coaches