Operating Expenses Mini-Grant Application

Please Note: The FY2021 Mini-Grant Round is closed. Please check back in June for information about FY2022 Mini-Grants.

Mini-Grant Operating Expenses Application FY2021

NOTE: This program is to support heritage tourism entities struggling with operating expenses as a result of COVID-19. The application period for FY2021 has closed. Check back in July 2021. Please download and read the guidelines before filling out this form: https://visitdorchester.org/?p=89736

Step 1 of 3 - Applicant Information

Full Legal Name of Applicant Organization*
Upload proof of non-profit status
Include IRS letter and Articles of Incorporation
Accepted file types: doc, pdf, jpg, docx, Max. file size: 25 MB.
Upload Mission Statement
Accepted file types: doc, pdf, jpg, docx, Max. file size: 25 MB.
Upload Board of Directors List
List the names of your Board of Directors and the officers
Accepted file types: doc, pdf, jpg, docx, Max. file size: 25 MB.
Organization Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code
Email*
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Phone*
Contact*
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Contact's Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code
Contact's Email*
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Contact's Phone*
Organization Description*
Briefly describe your organization, its heritage tourism role, and how it connects to the Heart of Chesapeake Country Heritage Area's Strategic Plan, mission, goals, and/or interpretive themes.
Heritage Connections*
List any any MHAA or Heritage Area grants you may have received in the past, or ways that you supported or connected with any Heritage Area programs, events or other Heritage Area partners.
Urgency*
What is the urgency of your operating fund request? If funding is not secured, what specific adverse effects will the organization experience?

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Amount of Grant Requested*
Please enter a number from 50 to 5000.
Other Funding*
What other emergency relief funding sources have you applied for? How much in operating support have you received?
Interruption to Operations*
Briefly describe the interruption to operations your organization has experienced or anticipates, including estimated amounts of lost revenue (lost admission/program income, canceled fundraisers and other events).
Increased Expenses*
Has your organization experienced increased expenses due to the pandemic? Examples include teleworking equipment, cleaning costs, securing PPE.
Adapting*
How has your organization adapted to operating under coronavirus restrictions and guidelines? This can include online programs, increased social media outreach, opening with masked entry, outdoor tours, and other ways your organization is remaining active.
Budget*
Please provide basic budget information to show the expenses to which you expect to apply the emergency operating grant, and the cash and in-kind amounts you expect to provide as the required 1:1 match.
Line Item Mini-Grant Request Cash Match In-Kind Match Total
Supporting Documents (optional)
If you have additional images or documents to include (such as a letter of support from a partner organization or a newspaper article), please upload them here.
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Accepted file types: pdf, jpg, doc, docx, Max. file size: 25 MB, Max. files: 8.

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Consent*
I agree to the requirements outlined in the Heart of Chesapeake Country Heritage Area Mini-Grant Application Guidelines.

Important Notes:

1. Heart of Chesapeake Country Heritage Area and Maryland Heritage Areas Authority must be acknowledged in any materials and in any publicity for a project funded by the HCCHA mini-grant.

2. If the grant is for professional development, recipients must provide a summary of their experience for the HCCHA monthly newsletter following the date of the event.

3. Grant recipients will participate in a Grant Recipient Partnership Seminar in Spring 2021.

4. Grant recipients will prepare a display about their project for the HCCHA awards reception in Fall 2021.

5. If a mini-grant is approved, the recipient must complete a Final Report providing copies of paid invoices and expenditure receipts by the specified completion deadline.

6. Project must be complete and Final Report submitted before mini-grant payment will be processed. The mini- grant payment is made as a reimbursement of the mini-grant portion of project expenditures.

7. See Application Guidelines for important information on grant terms and requirements.
I agree to the grant requirements described above.
Name of Person Submitting Application*
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Date*
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Email*
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Phone*
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Line Item	Mini-Grant Request	Cash Match	In-Kind Match	Total