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Eguberri eta
Urte Berri On!
Merry Christmas &
Happy New Year!
Feliz Navidad y
Prospero Año
Nuevo!
Joyeux Noël
et
Bonne Année
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B.G. GRANT APPLICATION: 2008 |
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Deadline: May 5, 2009 (in their office
that day).
The window for applications is now open. This year's application
format follow that of last year. The official declarations
are available at the Basque Government's website
www.euskadi.net/euskaldunak
There are some important
changes to the application process for this year.
The complete texts can be accessed in
Spanish
or
Euskera.
The process may take up to six months to complete.
This year the available funds for distribution include
962,927euros (Ch. IV) for cultural projects, and
429,395euros (Ch. VII) for infrastructure.
Significant
changes this year that include that each
application will require a four year plan formulation (and your requests
conforming to that long-term vision). Keep this in mind as you prepare
your request statement(s). Funding this time
around will be given to these areas (though not just these)
as voted by the last Congress: Youth, Women, Exterior image &
communication, Basque memory initiatives. Requests will be in dollars
(and they will adjust them to Euros). It is also requested that recipients please include an acknowledgement of
the support of the Basque Government in announcements, posters, projects
etc. for the specific item funded. New criteria for points awarded (making the selection
process more transparent). You can see this below and these points
can be used in preparing your application.
Much however remains the same for 2008, including
payments being made in two parts (initially 75% / 25%
after receipted), requests requiring 100% receipts
(means you can’t double, triple your request hoping to
get something less) or return the sum, and applications must be in either Spanish or Basque.
The BG is now mandated to
track the participation of women in various endeavors,
specifically here, they want to know the level of
participation of women in your organization. What if any
role do they play in this grant request?
You cannot
use money awarded in one category for another, that is
to say, if you request money in capitulo IV (activities,
programs,etc) it must be spent there and not for
capitulo VII (infrastructure, computers, etc.). If
not spent in the awarded category, you must return the
awarded money to the BG.
PART I:
Submission of application
Deadline to apply: May 5, 2009
ONLINE.
This year
submissions can be transmitted electronically only if you have
already secured your digital cards; (it's too late to request those now)
by clicking and uploading your material at
teletramitación
PAPER SUBMISSION. Hardcopy applications (no email or fax) must be submitted
in either Spanish or Basque and sent to them to be received
by them no later than the due date (it is recommended you
use express mail) Send you application material to:
Eusko Jaurlaritzaren Lehendakaritza
Kanpo Harremanetarko Idazkaritiza Nagusia
Presidency of the Basque Government
Calle Navarra, 2
01007 Vitoria-Gasteiz
Euskadi SPAIN
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PART II: REQUIREMENTS
Contact Information:
Nombre y apellidos /
Izen-abizenak:
(Name & surname)
Calidad con la que
actúa / Zer da:
(Position in organization)
□ Representante legal / Ordezkari legala
(Legal
representative)
□ Apoderado o apoderada / Ahalordea duena
(Assigned
representative)
Dirección / Helbidea:
(Representative mailing
street address)
Ciudad / Herria: (City)
Código Postal / Posta kodea:
(Zip code)
País / Herrialdea:
U.S.A.
Teléfono / Telefonoa:
(Telephone contact)
Fax / Faxa:
(Fax number)
E-mail/Correo electrónico / E-Maila/ Posta
elektronikoa:
(Contact email)
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Denominación / Izena:
(Name of Basque
organization)
Número de socios / Bazkide kopurua:
(Number of members)
THIS IS A NEW REQUIREMENT.
Each applicant must submit up-to-date
club data as well as membership information..
Dirección / Helbidea: (Organization’s address)
Ciudad / Herria: (City)
Código Postal / Posta kodea:
(Zip code)
País / Herrialdea:
U.S.A.
Teléfono / Telefonoa:
(Telephone)
Fax / Faxa: ……………………………
E-mail/Correo electrónico / E-mail / Posta
elektronikoa:
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Bank information
Nombre del Banco / Bankuaren izena:
(Bank name)
Titular de la cuenta (debe serlo el centro
o federación, no una persona física) / Kontuaren titularra (euskal
etxeak, federazioak edo konfederazioak izan behar du, ez
pertsona fisiko batek):
(Account must be in the
name of an organization and not a person)
Número de cuenta (detallando todos los
dígitos)/ Kontu zenbakia (zenbaki guztiak adieraziz)
(Account number)
Dirección completa de la sucursal bancaria
/ Banku sukurtsalaren helbide osoa:
(Bank routing number)
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Table of request(s)
NOTE: All requests are to be made in dollars this year; they will
make the necessary adjustments to Euros.
In this section, columns B, C &
D need to add up to what you have in column A. Note that the Basque
Government is interested to see what portion that your organization is
prepared to pay. That is, they want to see how committed you are and
also that you are not just looking for a “free ride.”
A.
COSTE TOTAL /
GUZTIZKO KOSTUA
Total cost
B.
SUBVENCIÓN SOLICITADA /
ESKATUTAKO DIRULAGUNTZA
Total being requested from
the Basque Govenment
C.
INGRESOS PROPIOS /
DIRU SARRERA PROPIOAK
What your organization is
prepared to pay
D.
OTRAS AYUDAS /
BESTELAKO DIRULANTZAK
Other sources of financial
support that you´re anticipating
CONCEPTO / KONTZEPTUA
Gastos en infraestructura y
equipamiento /Azpiegitura etaekipamendu gastuak
Costs of organizational building,
infrastructure, equipment. This category is designated capitulo
VII.
Gastos corrientes y de
organización de
programas o actividades /
Ohiko gastuak
eta programak eta jarduerak antolatzeko gastuak
Current organizational costs of programs &/or activities. This category
is designated capitulo IV. |
Cover letter items.
Description
of the program/activity that you are requesting aid. Do not just
label it, and then again don´t go on for pages elaborating on this.
Strike a balance because they want to have some details about the
request. Futhermore, if you are requesting two or more items,
include a list of priorities, they want to have clear what you consider
to be of most importance.
Include a clear budget
of costs and income projections for the project(s). If applying
for support in capitulo VII—equipment, buildings, computers, etc., be
sure to include an official bid from a professional source, e.g., if
wanting to apply for a computer, include a copy of the item´s price from
a website, etc.
What was your organization´s
operating budget the previous year? What were the major
expenses and sources of income. The BG wants to have a
sense of your financial viability so that money goes to an
organization that shows fiscal responsibility.
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PART III. NEW CRITERIA FOR AWARDING GRANTS.
In response to constructive feedback to make the selection process more
transparent and straight-forward, a 100 point scale will be used. You
can view the complete Spanish version of this by clicking on the icon:
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Resumen de los cambios en las subvenciones 2008 (pdf,
399kb)
As you go about preparing your application, know that the following
criteria will be used to score your application
Capitulo IV-Culture
1. Extent of relations with the Basque Country and the Basque Diaspora,
and the degree to which your request accords with the newly approved
four-year plan (up to 35 pts distributed as follows):
a. Relations with other Basque clubs around you (max. 10 pts)
b. Relations with the Basque Country in general (max. 10 pts)
c. Relations with Basque clubs of other countries (max. 10 pts)
d. Relations with institutions of the Basque Country that have
formalized (max. 5 pts)
2. Consolidation
and/or creation of favorable internal cohesion
a. Four-year plan of development (max. 20 pts)
b. Number of members: 1 point for each 100 members; up to 5 pts
c. Degree of club activity; relation to the requests being made
(max. 10 pts)
3. Trajectory of
activities; objectives (max. 20 pts)
a. External projection of your organization in the larger community,
modes of communication; target audience (max. 5 pts)
b. Adequacy of means and infrastructure to accomplish goals (max. 5 pts)
c. Degree of activity over the last few years (max. 10 pts)
4. Perspective of the programs, activities or events being developed
(max. 10 pts)
a. Participation of women on the board of directors (max. 5 pts)
b. Is there positive discrimination to get more women involved (max. 5
pts)
Capitulo VII-Infrastructure
Applications this year will cover only two specific areas: handicap
access and catastrophic damage repairs. These two will not show up again
in these four years so you must apply at this time; other areas will
rotate over the next four years. The point is that funding will be
very specific each year for the next four years in this category.
You can view the
complete Spanish version of this by clicking on:
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Resumen de los cambios en las subvenciones 2008 (pdf, 399kb)
Here too a scale based on 100 points will be used to rate your request.
The three categories of assessment include: 1. Importance of the
addition; 2. Viability of the project; 3. Degree of necessity
PART IV:
Later verifying the expenses.
For that form click on:
BG grant receipts This does not go with
the initial application but only later if you receive something will you
need to verify that the money was spent on what was requested.
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