Grants Overview
District and Club Qualification to Participate in Foundation Grants
The requirements of The Rotary Foundation for district and club qualification are set out in My Rotary, in the section >Apply for Grants>Qualification. Districts and clubs must qualify each year to be eligible for a Rotary Foundation grant.
Click here to access the requirements of the Rotary Foundation to qualify for Foundation grants.
District Qualification
Districts must become qualified in order to receive grant funding from The Rotary Foundation. The qualification process helps ensure that the district or club understands its financial responsibilities, including stewardship, and is prepared to take them on. Qualification must be completed each year.
To become qualified, the district governor, governor-elect, and Rotary Foundation chair will:
- Read through the district qualification memorandum of understanding (MOU) in the Grant Center, answer a series of questions, and agree to the MOU
- Conduct grant management seminars for clubs.
Club Qualification
District 9800 requires that clubs qualify annually to be eligible to receive district grants. To qualify for District Grants, clubs must:
- Have at least one club member attend the annual District Grants Management Seminar
- Agree to the grant stewardship requirements as set out in the Guide to District Grants
- Be up to date with their subscriptions to Rotary International, District 9800 and Rotary Down Under Magazine
Clubs that intend to apply for global grants must also be qualified in accordance with the requirements of the Rotary Foundation. Primary contacts for D9800 clubs acting as the Host or International Club for the Grant must complete the full Grants Management Seminar in My Rotary - Learning Center before Global Grant support will be considered.
District Grant Approval Process
Every District Grant application requires approval by the D9800 Humanitarian Grants Committee. Applications must also be approved by the Rotary Foundation, before any expenditure or commitment to expenditure is made.
Funding for District grants is provided annually via a 'Block Grant'. The District is able to submit only one 'Block Grant' application each Rotary year. For D9800 the Block Grant application is lodged in late October each year.
- Clubs are requested to lodge by September 30th each year either a formal application for a District Grant, or a Grant Intention Form, for inclusion in the Block Grant application if accepted by the District 9800 Humanitarian Grants Committee.
- Clubs that have lodged a grant application or a Grant Intention Form that has been included in the Block Grant application will receive priority consideration for grant funding in 2024-2025.
- Where an application for a District Grant is received after September 30th without having been included in the Block Grant, funding will only be possible if projects that have been included have since been cancelled.
- Projects may not start before receiving approval for the associated Grant, i.e. before November at the earliest.
District Grants Application Timetable 2024-2025
October 31st: District Grant applications or Grant Intention forms received and approved by the D9800 Grants Committee:
- Will be submitted to The Rotary Foundation in late October 2024.
- Approval to proceed expected to be received by November 30th 2024.
- Recommended Project Commencement: After December 1st 2024.
- Projects must be started no later than November 30th, 2025 and completed not later than November 30th 2026.
- Will be submitted and approved for immediate commencement provided funds are still available, or
- Will be held back and later included with the Block Grant submission in November of the following year
Grants Management Seminars
The Rotary Foundation Humanitarian Grants Programs
- Serve as a resource for Clubs on all aspects of Foundation grants.
- Monitor and ensure compliance to terms and conditions of all grants from initial application to final completion.
- Work with the Foundation Director to develop an effective program to prioritise grant planning and disbursement of grant funds and to ensure proper recording and monitoring of grant activity.
- Work with the stewardship subcommittee to ensure good stewardship and grant management practices, including reporting, for all club and district- sponsored grants.
AREA OF FOCUS GUIDELINES
- Area of Focus Policy Statements
- Basic education and literacy
- Disease prevention and treatment
- Community economic development
- Maternal and child health
- Peace and conflict prevention/resolution
- Water and sanitation
- Protecting the Environment
GRANT REPORTS ON MY ROTARY
Reports are now available on My Rotary to help district leaders manage their grant activities.
- Grant Detail: Get comprehensive information about a grant
- Grant Location: Displays all approved global grants taking place in a country
- Grant Participation: Measure club, district, and zone participation in Grants
- Grant Productivity: See the status of all global grants and district grants by
club, district, or zone (includes closed and cancelled grants) - Grants by Sponsor: See the status of active grants by club or district only
The Rotary Foundation's Grants Performance 2022-2023
