PORT AUTHORITY / AMERISTAR - ISLE OF CAPRI
ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT FUND
2010 Grant Guidelines*
Overview and History
The Port Authority of Kansas City, Ameristar Casino, and Isle of Capri Casino established the Port Authority/Ameristar-Isle of Capri Foundation for the Advancement of Minorities and Women in Business in December 2002. In 2007, the fund’s advisory Committee changed its name to the Port Authority/ Ameristar-Isle of Capri Economic Advancement Fund. The purpose of the Fund is to support the advancement of women and minorities in business in the Greater Kansas City area.
Area of Interest
The Fund is interested in funding nonprofit organizations that provide developmental and/or educational support in the areas of entrepreneurship and business development for minorities, including youth, and women in Kansas City, Missouri.
Eligibility
The Fund will accept proposals from certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Only organizations that are located in and provide services to the five-county Greater Kansas City metropolitan area are eligible, which includes Clay, Jackson and Platte Counties in Missouri and Johnson and Wyandotte Counties in Kansas.
Eligibility requires applicants to have a nonprofit profile. While having an online profile is a requirement of this grant competition having a profile with REVIEWED status is not.
All proposals must be submitted online by 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on the due date through the online grant application module (iGAM). Due to the high volume of applications, the Fund will review only applications submitted through iGAM. Please do not include supplemental information.
Funding Restrictions
In general, the Fund will NOT award grants for the following: Direct support to individuals for projects or scholarships; budget deficits or debt reduction; activities that exclusively benefit the members of sectarian or religious organizations; activities that directly influence legislation or support candidates for office; annual fund drives or events; and building/capital campaigns.
Grant Range
Grants will likely range between $10,000 - $25,000. In general, multi-year grants will not be considered.
Deadline
Monday, July 19, 2010 by 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time.
Procedures for Grant Seekers
- Review your organization's nonprofit profile to ensure that all information is current. For questions about updating your profile or having REVIEWED status, please contact the Donor Relations and Education Team at 816-842-0388 or webmaster@gkccf.org.
- All proposals must be submitted online by 5:00 p.m. CDT on the due date through the internet grant application module (iGAM).
- The iGAM grant application will be made available 6 to 8 weeks prior to the deadline.
iGAM Instructions
- iGAM does NOT work in conjunction with nonprofit search.
- When the iGAM grant application is made available (6 to 8 weeks prior to the deadline) the link will be posted here.
- When the iGAM grant application is made available you will be prompted to create a username and password, unless previously done so.
- Users are encouraged to create a single username and password for your organization to be shared among staff.
- Save the iGAM My Account to your web browser favorites to access draft and submitted applications: www.grantrequest.com/SID_1164?SA=AM. This address is new, as of February 15, 2010.
- A compatible web browser must be used, either Internet Explorer version 6 or higher or Fire Fox version 1.5 or higher and have cookies enabled.
- Once logged in, users can view pending and historical applications, but not applications saved under other usernames.
- If you have questions regarding iGAM, please contact the Donor Relations and Education Team at 816-627-3425 or grants@gkccf.org.
Important Dates
Application is available: June 3, 2010
Deadline: July 19, 2010, 5 p.m. Central Standard Time
Notification of decisions: mid-October 2010
If you have any questions about the grant competition, please contact Pat Macdonald at 816-627-3431 or macdonald@gkccf.org.
*2011 grant application information to be posted in December 2010.
Revised August 14, 2010