Page 6 Por,land Observer JUNE 29,1989
CAMPAIGN FOR
HUMAN DEVEL
OPMENT SEEKS
REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS
The local Campaign for Human
Development Committee for the
Archdiocese o f Portland is seeking
proposals from interested organiza
tions for local C H D grants for the
1989-90 funding cycle. Applications
are due by August 15, and granting
decisions w ill be made by September
15.
The campaign for Human Devel
opment (C H D ) is an action/educa-
tion program o f the U.S. Catholic
Bishops that supports self-help among
poor and low-income people, and
promotes a spirit o f solidarity be
tween poor and non-poor.
C H D supports a variety o f p ro j
ects that address conditions o f pov
erty in critica l areas such as social
and economic development, hous
ing, health care, legal aid, education,
and communication.
To receive C H D funds, projects
must show that they enable organ
ized groups o f poor and low-income
people to influence decisions that
affect their lives. Low income people
must occupy at least h a lf o f the scats
on the project’s policy making pro
gram implementation board o f direc
tors. In addition, the projects must
also:
w ithin diverse groups o f people;
-d ire c tly benefit a relatively 'arge
number o f people;
—have a detailed self-sufficiency
plan; and
-d ire c tly aim at changing institu
tio n s -p u b lic policy, social attitudes,
economic structurcs-that perpetuate
poverty.
.A P P LIC A T IO N FOR L O C A L
C H D F U N D IN G C R IT E R IA
1. The proposal must conform to
the criteria o f the National C H D.
? Priority consideration w ill be
given toem erging projects or organi
zations (during the first three years).
3. Am ount o f grant:
A . Each proposal shall include
both an organization and ( if
applicable) a project budget.
B. Generally, no grant shall amount
to more than a third o f the en
tire organizational budget but
may fund a specific project at
the entire amount. The total
amount shall not exceed $5,000.
Usually only grants in excess
o f $500 shall be considered.
4. Funded groups w ill be encour
aged to work with the Dioce
san D irector to inform people
in parishes about the project,
and where appropriate to in
volve them in the work.
5. N orm ally national and local
funding w ill not coincide in
the same year.
A P P LIC A T IO N PROCESS
1. Application deadline is August
15.
2. Granting decisions w ill be made
by September 15.
-generate cooperation among and
3. Up to 80% o f the funds avail
able w ill be allocated as grants
on September 15. The remain
ing 20% o f the funds w ill con
stitute a discretionary fund to
be used throughout the year.
4. Groups may be requested to
appear before a ll or part o f the
committee. (As an alternative,
committee members might
make site visits).
5. Applicants must use the form
provided by the local C H D o f
fice.
C riteria and Guidelines
To be eligible for C H D funds, a
project must satisfy all o f the fo llo w
ing criteria and guidelines sim ulta
neously. However, due to lim ited f i
nancial resources, e lig ib ility does not
guarantee funding,
A. C riteria
1. The project must benefit a
poverty group. A t least fifty
percent (50% ) o f those bene
fitin g from the project must be
from the low-incom e com m u
nity.
2. Members o f the poverty group
must have the dom inant voice
in the project. A t least 50% o f
those who plan, implement and
make policy (e.g., the Board o f
Directors, etc) o f a project,
should be persons who are in
v o lu n ta rily poor. (C le rg y,
V IS T A volunteers, students,
etc., arc considered by C H D to
be voluntarily poor). For p roj
ects which do not presently meet
this criterion, applicants must
document the fo llo w in g in the
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proposal narrative. Failure to
do so w ill negatively affect the
evaluation o f the proposal.
a. W hy members o f the
poverty group do not have
the dominant role in plan
ning, implem enting and
p olicy m aking at the tim e o f
application.
b. How members o f the
poverty group were involved
m determ ining their need
fo r the project.
c. W hat lim e schedule is
planned for the poverty group
to assume leadership and
control o f this project.
3. Funding w ill not be considered
for projects which can be funded
by monies available from the
private or public sector,unless
applicants document that they
are unable toobtain funds from
these sources. However, pro
posals which call fo r “ seed
money” or “ matching money”
w ill be considered. In request
ing “ Seed money ” or “ match
ing m oney” from C H D , app li
cants should present positive
documentation that other pub
lic and/or private sources w ill
com m it their funds to this p ro j
ect.
4. No C H D funds w ill be granted
to organizations that would
utilize CHD money to fund other
organizations.
5. The project a c tiv ity fo r which
funding is requested must con
form to the moral teachings o f
the Catholic Church.
B. Guidelines
1. Projects which arc innovative
and demonstrate a change from
traditional approaches to pov
erty by attacking the basic
causes o f poverty and by ef
fecting institutional change.
C H D defines institutio na l
change as:
a. M odification o f existing
laws and/or policies;
b. Establishment o f alterna
ti ves structures and/or re
distribution o f decision
making powers;
c. To a lesser extent:
Provision o f services
w h ich re s u lt in the
achievement o f (a) and/
or (b); or leads the recipi
ent com m unity to focus
on (a) and/or (b).
2. Projects w hich-directly benefit
a relatively large number o f
people rather than a few in d i
viduals.
3. Projects which generate coop
eration among and w ithin d i
verse groups in the interest o f a
more integrated and m utually
understanding society.
4. Projects which document that
as a result o f C H D funding
there are possibilities o f gener
ating funds lrom other sources
or o f becoming self-support
ing w ithin the timelines estab
lished in the proposal.
C. Projects Not Meeting C H D
C riteria and /o r Guidelines
The fo llo w in g general classifica
tions do not meet C H D criteria
and/or guidelines:
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1. Direct service projects (e.g.,day-
carc centers, recreation pro
grams, com m unity centers,
scholarships, subsidies, coun
seling programs, referral serv
ices, c u ltu ra l enrichm ent
programs,direct clinical serv
ices, emergency shelters and
other services, refugee reset
tlement programs, etc.).
2. Projects controlled by govcm -
.3. Research projects, surveys,
planning and feasibility studies,
etc.
4. Projects which have been
operating for several years on
funds from other funding agen
cies.
5. Projects sponsored by organiza
tions which at present receive
substantial sums from other
funding agencies, unless the
applicant documents that this
project cannot be funded by these
agencies.
6. In dividually owned, fo r p ro fit
businesses.
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