2019 Southeastern Leadership Roundtable Civic Ignition Grant
February 28, 2019
What is the Southeastern Leadership Roundtable (SERT) Civic Ignition Grant?
A program aimed at funding innovative community & civic projects within the Southeastern Leadership Roundtables respective geographic areas. We are interested in programs that create collaborations, produce direct actions, utilize several of the 10 Burning Man Principles, are reproducible, and creatively tackle local social problems. This grant gives anyone the opportunity to submit a collaborative, creative, and principle-focused project with a chance to win up to a $,1,500 grant.
Timeline:
– Grant Opportunity is announced on February 28th.
– Deadline for grant submissions is March 29th (Midnight CST)
– Workshop Participants will review the grant proposals at the 2019 Southeastern Leadership Roundtable (Weekend of April 5th)
– Winner(s) will be announced Monday evening after the SERT (April 8th)
Apply here: https://bit.ly/2BWROu2
What’s special about the Southeastern Leadership Roundtable Civic Ignition Grant?
Submissions to the 2019 Southeastern Leadership Roundtable Civic Ignition grant cycle will be workshopped and judged by a group of participants and community leaders that attend this year’s Southeastern Leadership Roundtable. This group will be using the submissions as material to review and workshop while learning how to administer their own civic grant programs.
Who is eligible to apply?
Anyone! Individuals, Groups, and Not-for-Profits are all eligible. You do not need to be a participant of the leadership gatherings themselves to apply.
We encourage projects be endorsed by a local Burning Man Regional Contact. The RC does not need to be a project lead, or heavily involved with the process, rather they are simply endorsing the project and the leaders who are submitting. We recognize not all regions have local RC’s, if this applies to you consider contacting a neighboring RC.
How much can you ask for?
The maximum grant that maybe awarded is between $1,000 – $1,500 (final numbers confirmed soon). We encourage your project’s viability to not be solely dependent on this grant. Think about other sources of funding that might be available. Grants awarded could be less than the full amount.
What types of proposals will likely not get funded by this program?
Programs that are solely based on artistic endeavors and do not have a community or civic aspect will most likely not be considered for funding. Funds should not be used for direct fundraising, chapter promotion efforts, or for paying people for their work.
What follow-up will be expected by grant recipients?
All recipients will be expected to submit written reports on what they have accomplished and learned in the course of their projects, along with accompanying visual media. This media will be hosted on the Burners Without Borders website.
Who won the Civic Ignition Grant in 2018?
This will be our second time producing the Southeastern Leadership Roundtable Civic Ignition grant.