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helen99Marine Debris prevention and removal grants...
If we incorporated and appointed a board of directors and obtain 5013c or for-profit status and presented workable prevention and removal plans and a schedule, we could qualify... Government types love Plans and Schedules. I've never tried to qualify for grant money before. I wonder how that would go.
I think for-profit status would be more fun, but then one gets taxed into oblivion. 5013c is horrendous to achieve (the form is about 250 pages and includes essay questions) but it makes the operation tax-exempt.
From http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=Ls1TxQtyKDgb2vlkjn4vvln4QqnLv3npYZzlLw5rxpgQSqnD0kZ2!600923866:
"Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, other non-profits, commercial (for profit) organizations, organizations under the jurisdiction of foreign governments, international organizations, and state, local and Indian tribal governments whose projects have the potential to benefit NOAA trust resources. Applications from federal agencies or employees of federal agencies will not be considered."
"The NOAA Marine Debris Program (MDP), authorized in the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act (MDRPR Act, 33 U.S.C. 1951 et seq.), provides funding to catalyze the implementation of locally driven, community-based marine debris prevention, assessment and removal projects that will benefit coastal habitat, waterways, and NOAA trust resources. Projects funded through the MDP have strong on-the-ground habitat components involving the removal of marine debris and derelict fishing gear, as well as activities that provide social benefits for people and their communities in addition to long-term ecological habitat improvements for NOAA trust resources. Through this solicitation the MDP identifies marine debris prevention, assessment and removal projects, strengthens the development and implementation of habitat restoration through the removal of marine debris within communities, and fosters awareness of the effects of marine debris to further the conservation of living marine resource habitats across a wide geographic area. Proposals selected for funding through this solicitation will be implemented through a cooperative agreement. Funding of up to $2,000,000 is expected to be available for Community-based Marine Debris Prevention and Removal Project Grants in FY 2009. The NOAA MDP anticipates that typical awards will range from $15,000 to $150,000."
If we incorporated and appointed a board of directors and obtain 5013c or for-profit status and presented workable prevention and removal plans and a schedule, we could qualify... Government types love Plans and Schedules. I've never tried to qualify for grant money before. I wonder how that would go.
I think for-profit status would be more fun, but then one gets taxed into oblivion. 5013c is horrendous to achieve (the form is about 250 pages and includes essay questions) but it makes the operation tax-exempt.
From http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=Ls1TxQtyKDgb2vlkjn4vvln4QqnLv3npYZzlLw5rxpgQSqnD0kZ2!600923866:
"Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, other non-profits, commercial (for profit) organizations, organizations under the jurisdiction of foreign governments, international organizations, and state, local and Indian tribal governments whose projects have the potential to benefit NOAA trust resources. Applications from federal agencies or employees of federal agencies will not be considered."
"The NOAA Marine Debris Program (MDP), authorized in the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act (MDRPR Act, 33 U.S.C. 1951 et seq.), provides funding to catalyze the implementation of locally driven, community-based marine debris prevention, assessment and removal projects that will benefit coastal habitat, waterways, and NOAA trust resources. Projects funded through the MDP have strong on-the-ground habitat components involving the removal of marine debris and derelict fishing gear, as well as activities that provide social benefits for people and their communities in addition to long-term ecological habitat improvements for NOAA trust resources. Through this solicitation the MDP identifies marine debris prevention, assessment and removal projects, strengthens the development and implementation of habitat restoration through the removal of marine debris within communities, and fosters awareness of the effects of marine debris to further the conservation of living marine resource habitats across a wide geographic area. Proposals selected for funding through this solicitation will be implemented through a cooperative agreement. Funding of up to $2,000,000 is expected to be available for Community-based Marine Debris Prevention and Removal Project Grants in FY 2009. The NOAA MDP anticipates that typical awards will range from $15,000 to $150,000."
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Date: 2008-10-08 03:04 pm (UTC)I'm learning a little bit about federal grant wrangling as the multi-year grant covering the project for my day job is ending and we are in the review process for the next several years. I do know that the process is a bit different for each agency one is working with, NSF being very different from NASA (and an extra PITA as we're working with both), for example (and I don't think I know anyone who's wrangled NOAA). If one is serious, the ungodly 501c3 paperwork is the eventual way to go, but I believe one can simply START by creating an incorporated entity with the state and then move on from there. The other thing to consider is whether the grant is published for competition as a matter of policy and an existing organisation already has unofficial dibs on the money. For something like this, would one *want* to compete with, say the Chesapeake Bay Foundation if they already have their resources pointed at it and had lobbied for the grant to exist in the first place? They do already have a lot of resources that can be put to good use. I don't really know how to go about finding out anything like that, and I know that some agencies only let organisations up for review know whether they're competing with anyone else or not. OTOH, they say "typical awards", meaning there will be more than one anyway. I would be interested in poking at this. I am guessing that family with experience Organising Things would be too. How did you find it, anyway?
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Date: 2008-10-08 04:01 pm (UTC)