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The Arthur B. Schultz Foundation (ABSF) is a small foundation that offers international grants in two areas: women’s empowerment and disabled mobility solutions. Each year the foundation receives a huge number of letters of inquiry (LOIs) from different organizations across the world. However, due to limited funds, the foundation finds itself able to offer grants to only some of the proposals. As a result, receiving grants from ABSF is a highly competitive process for the applicants.
ABSF’s grant proposal process is by invitation only. However the foundation is always interested in learning about organizations that share the ABSF’s vision and priorities in geographic areas of interest. The grants are awarded exclusively to U.S. 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations or equivalent government-recognized non-profit status for foreign grantees.
Interested organizations need to follow the steps given below for applying for grants.
Step 1: Determining Eligibility
For organizations not previously funded, please determine your eligibility for funding by answering the following questions:
– Does your organization work in one of the following geographic regions:
-> East Africa (specifically Kenya)
-> Central America (specifically Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua)
-> Middle East (specifically Israel, Palestinian Territories[West Bank] and Iraq)
-> Southeast Asia (specifically Vietnam and Cambodia)
-> Afghanistan
– Does your organization work internationally on issues involving disabled mobility and/or women’s empowerment?
– Review priorities carefully to determine whether your organization is closely aligned with the vision and values of ABSF.
Step 2: Submitting a letter of inquiry (LOI)
If you answered yes to all three of the questions outlined above, you are welcome to introduce your organization to ABSF by submitting a Letter of Inquiry.
Step 3: Grant Proposal
Grant Proposal submission is by invitation only. When a letter of inquiry most closely reflects the Foundation’s program priorities, an ABSF staff person will call you to further discuss your organization/program. At this point, you may be asked to submit a full proposal. Since the Foundation requests more proposals than it can fund, you should not interpret such a request as an indication of likely support. The grant proposals should include the information requested in the foundation’s Grant Proposal Instructions.
The Foundation’s Board of Trustees, who meet on an annual basis, make final decisions on invited proposals. You will be informed of the Board’s decision shortly following the Board meeting at which your proposal will be reviewed.
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