GRANT CYCLES & STRUCTURE
The Trotula Fund makes grants for projects, as well as single unrestricted donations to an organization. The Trotula Fund recognizes the need for an allowance in a grant proposal for unrestricted funds that support the organization, or staffing needs in conjunction with the development of a project. Similarly, when there are synergistic partnerships for a project, the Trotula Fund recognizes the benefit of coordinating staffing, and the associated costs of working together between two or more organizations.
Our fiscal year follows the calendar year of January 1 to December 31.
Grant-Making Cycle
The Trotula Fund accepts grant proposals throughout the year. We look to work with an organization when making a proposal and will review the purpose, structures, staffing, and expenditures of a proposal with the submitting organization.
The Trotula Fund will also accept grant proposals which an organization has previously developed, but for which it did not receive funding.
First Quarter
Submissions: January 1 - March 1
Review and discussions: March 1 - 20
Notice of Acceptance or Denial: March 23 - 31
Second Quarter
Submissions: April 1 - June 1
Review and discussions: June 1 - 20
Notice of Acceptance or Denial: June 23 - 30
Third Quarter
Submissions: July 1 - Sept. 1
Review and discussions: Sept. 1 - 20
Notice of Acceptance or Denial: Sept. 23 - 30
Fourth Quarter
Submissions: Oct. 1 - Dec. 1
Review and discussions: Dec. 1 - 20
Notice of Acceptance or Denial: Dec. 23 - 31
Grant Applications Must Include:
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Amount requested
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One page ~ 250-300 words - history of the organization
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Two pages ~ 500-550 words - How this grant will promote women’s and girls’ access to social, economic, environmental, and physical health.
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One page write-up of partnering organizations and their roles and responsibilities along with links and contact information for partnering organizations.
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We will also consider existing grant applications that have already gone to other foundations as long as they clearly satisfy #1, 3, and 4. (Namely, these do not have to be extensively rewritten if the existing application already does those things).
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An overall existing budget for either the program of which the grant is a part or for the organization as a whole. This can simply be from the previous fiscal year.
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Email above to: info@thetrotulafund.org