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Grant, Partnership & Volunteer Application

(THIS AREA IS UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE. CONTACT US IF YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE.)

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All Applicants must use our standardized APPLICATION, including as much information as possible.

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Applications must be prepared and submitted by the grantee's chief executive officer in order to clarify official need and interest.

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Applicants are reminded that partnerships and grant requests are competitive.

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Our Board categorizes Grant requests in three broad segments;

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Local Community Grants

This Grant segment includes Community based grants used to improve the Quality of Life of people and communities and stimulate the public interest. This segment includes the support of Youth and young leaders through leadership development, scholarships, sporting events and formal programs like Rotaract, Interact, and Rotary Youth Leadership Awards. Finally, the Club is devoted to Vocational excellence and supporting local organizations that give support and meaning to acquiring  new skills and knowledge leading to improved household incomes. Some examples of our Club Community support include; CASA of Merced County, Crimestoppers, D Street Shelter, Merced Rescue Mission, Merced Symphony, NAACP of Merced County, Shakespeare in the Park, Special Olympics, Merced College Vocational Scholarships, 4H Club, college scholarships, All Dad's Matter, All-Star Junior High School Baseball, Boys & Girls Club, Rich Miller's Clothes for Kids, Make a Wish Foundation, Merced County Arts Council, FFA, Merced Skimmers, Bob Green North-South Rotary Football Classic.

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International Grants

For over 100 years, Rotary globally expands goodwill and better friendships by building peer sustainable Rotary clubs and focusing on clean water, sanitation, economic development and global health. By establishing common ground internationally, Rotary seeks to promote peace and understanding by volunteering our time and resources abroad and at home with new partnerships and intention. Our Club works with international change-agents and other Rotary clubs on a variety of intimate ever-changing projects, larger Global Grants and Polio eradication in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Our support includes; working with Hearts Afire Foundation in Somoto, Nicaragua, digging water wells in the Republic of Uganda, sanitation projects in the Republic of the Philippines, cleaning beaches in Baja California, Mexico and certain micro-financing in Romania, Peru and India to name a few.

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Veterans, Active Duty Military and First Responder Grants

This special category was formed from restricted donations earned during our annual Merced Field of Honor event co-sponsored with Merced College and the Peter J. Gallo Memorial Foundation. After event expenses, our Charity reviews Grant Applications directed to our men and women from the Uniformed Services. Every year, new challenges and opportunities intersect with this specialized funding source. Our support includes; Honor Flights, Merced Police Department Honored Officers Memorial, Castle Air Museum, the Yosemite Veterans Education and Leadership Seminar, care packages to forward-deployed active duty military, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans Charity (DAV), scholarships awarded to Merced College veteran-students, defibrillators for Merced Fire Department. Learn more about this funding source at Merced Field of Honor.