VERB Continuation Application Guidelines for 2004

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As of September 15, 2003 we are no longer accepting continuation applications for 2004.

All VERB grassroots partners funded in fiscal year 2003 must submit a continuation application to SEARAC in order for SEARAC and the VERB national partners to determine which grassroots partner organizations will receive funding in the next fiscal year. Your application will also help SEARAC and its national partners understand the kinds of activities that your organization will pursue to serve the community as part of the VERB project. In addition, if your organization is funded for next fiscal year, your application will help us develop training and technical assistance (T&TA) activities that will be of most benefit to your organization (e.g management systems, fiscal reporting, capacity to provide effective programs, etc.).

*You may submit your application in English, Hmong, Khmer, Lao, or Vietnamese.*

Please carefully read the following instructions and the instructions on each page of the application materials. The application materials are provided in both PDF and MSWord formats. If you have any questions, please contact SEARAC as soon as possible.

1. Please complete the VERB continuation application cover sheet.
2. Please answer questions #1 and #2. You may use bullet points.
3. Please complete the Training and Technical Assistance (T&TA) checklist. This checklist will help SEARAC and the national VERB partners to understand the specific needs of your organization and the most effective ways that we can work with you.
4. Please use the workplan chart to explain what your organizationŐs specific plans are for the second year of the VERB project. Your completed workplan should be a specific description of the activities your organization plans to pursue in order to achieve the goals set for the next year of the project. It is very important that you pay close attention to the anticipated outcomes of each planned activity for next year. If your organization receives continued VERB funding, SEARAC staff will work with you to revise this plan as necessary.
5. Please use the budget chart to provide a proposed budget for the next year of the VERB project. This budget should be based on an award of $15,000. If your organization receives continued VERB funding, SEARAC staff will work with you to revise this budget if necessary.

Please return completed applications via mail, e-mail, or fax by September 15, 2003 to: Naomi Steinberg
VEB Project Manager for Administration
SEARAC
1628 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Fax: 202-667-6449
naomi@searac.org

The VERB Steering Committee will review all of the continuation applications and will make the final funding decisions. Decision announcements will be made no later than October 3, 2003.

If you have questions, please contact Naomi Steinberg or Sophy Pich, VERB Project Associate (sophy@searac.org) at: 202-667-4690 or 1-800-600-9188.