SFI Community Grants Request for Proposals for 2023 Project Applications

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) provides Conservation, Community, and Education Grants in support of SFI’s strategic priorities and to expand our reach and impact. As an independent, non-profit organization, SFI® collaborates with a diverse network to provide solutions to local and global sustainability challenges. Our network includes:

SFI-certified organizations, who use the SFI 2022 Standards;
SFI Implementation Committees (SICs), comprising 34 state, provincial, and regional grassroots groups that help implement the SFI standards on the ground and support their local communities;
Project Learning Tree (PLT) network, consisting of 63 education leaders at the state, regional and local level that help implement PLT;
PLT Canada network, organizations that provide career and mentorship opportunities to grow future forest and conservation leaders;
Indigenous communities and businesses that have certified their forestlands to SFI standards or have partnered with SFI;
numerous other non-profit organizations, universities, public agencies, and others, who share our mission of advancing sustainability through forest-focused collaborations

SFI Community Grants supports collaborative projects between local communities and the SFI network to increase understanding of the values and benefits provided by sustainably managed forests. Since 2010, SFI has awarded 101 Community Grants, totaling more than $950,000, in support of this goal. Learn more about past and current community grants here.

Please note that applications must be completed and submitted at one time. You will not be able to save and come back to your application.

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* 1. LEAD ORGANIZATION INFORMATION

Organization Name *

Address *

Address 2

City/Town *

State/Province *

ZIP/Postal Code *

Email Address *

Phone Number *

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* 2. Lead Organization Mission Statement

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* 3. Lead Organization Annual Operating Budget

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* 4. U.S. Tax ID or Canada Revenue Agency Number (if not an SIC, Indigenous Community, or university)

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* 5. CONTACT: Project Manager

Name *

Position

Email Address *

Phone Number *

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* 6. CONTACT: Communications (if different than Project Manager)

Name

Position

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 7. Project Title

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* 8. Brief Project Summary (brief narrative describing the intended purpose and outcome of the project, and why it matters (75 words or less))

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* 9. Project Completion Length (In whole months, from commencement to final reporting)

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* 10. Amount Requested from SFI Community Grants ($5,000 - $20,000)

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* 11. Please select which SFI Community Grant Priority your project supports (pull-down list)

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* 12. Please explain how your project relates to the Community Grant Priority selected in question 11.

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* 13. Provide 2 to 3 deliverables for which you will report on over the course of your grant. At a minimum, you should have a deliverable part way through your grant and a final deliverable at the completion of your grant. Please provide the following for each deliverable:

Deliverable #1 Description:

Deliverable #1 Due Date:

Deliverable #1 Anticipated outcome (what is the impact you are trying to achieve?):

Deliverable #1 Cost:

Deliverable #2 Description:

Deliverable #2 Due Date:

Deliverable #2 Anticipated outcome (what is the impact you are trying to achieve?):

Deliverable #2 Cost:

Deliverable #3 Description:

Deliverable #3 Due Date:

Deliverable #3 Anticipated outcome (what is the impact you are trying to achieve?):

Deliverable #3 Cost:

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* 14. What communications activities will you and your project partners perform to promote the project progress, final project outcomes, and SFI involvement in the project?

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* 15. Does your project work with any underserved communities? If so, describe.

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* 16. Project Budget:
Download, complete, and upload the budget spreadsheet (found on the SFI Community Grants RFP webpage) as part of your online application. After completing your budget using the excel template, save it as a PDF to upload it here.

PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF file types only.

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* 17. Project Partners are defined as individuals, government agencies, corporations, non-profits, coalitions, or other entities named in the Proposal, in addition to the Lead Organization, who have agreed to be materially engaged in the implementation of the Project. If the Lead Organization is not an SFI Implementation Committee, project Partners must include at least one SFI Certified Organization and/or SFI Implementation Committee.
Please provide the following for each project partner:

Project Partner Organization:

Involvement or support provided to this project:

Project Partner Main Contact (First and Last Name):

E-mail:

Phone:

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* 18. Upload letters of support from all partners

PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF file types only.

SFI Community Grants Request for Proposals for 2023 Project Applications

Question Title

* 1. LEAD ORGANIZATION INFORMATION

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* 2. Lead Organization Mission Statement

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* 3. Lead Organization Annual Operating Budget

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* 4. U.S. Tax ID or Canada Revenue Agency Number (if not an SIC, Indigenous Community, or university)

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* 5. CONTACT: Project Manager

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* 6. CONTACT: Communications (if different than Project Manager)

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* 7. Project Title

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* 8. Brief Project Summary (brief narrative describing the intended purpose and outcome of the project, and why it matters (75 words or less))

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* 9. Project Completion Length (In whole months, from commencement to final reporting)

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* 10. Amount Requested from SFI Community Grants ($5,000 - $20,000)

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* 11. Please select which SFI Community Grant Priority your project supports (pull-down list)

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* 12. Please explain how your project relates to the Community Grant Priority selected in question 11.

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* 13. Provide 2 to 3 deliverables for which you will report on over the course of your grant. At a minimum, you should have a deliverable part way through your grant and a final deliverable at the completion of your grant. Please provide the following for each deliverable:

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* 14. What communications activities will you and your project partners perform to promote the project progress, final project outcomes, and SFI involvement in the project?

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* 15. Does your project work with any underserved communities? If so, describe.

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* 16. Project Budget: Download, complete, and upload the budget spreadsheet (found on the SFI Community Grants RFP webpage) as part of your online application. After completing your budget using the excel template, save it as a PDF to upload it here.

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* 18. Upload letters of support from all partners

* 16. Project Budget:
Download, complete, and upload the budget spreadsheet (found on the SFI Community Grants RFP webpage) as part of your online application. After completing your budget using the excel template, save it as a PDF to upload it here.