Application

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We look for­ward to hear­ing from your orga­ni­za­tion. As the Ore­gon region we serve has expanded, please con­firm that your region qual­i­fies for con­sid­er­a­tion. MAP OF AREAS SERVED

The Trustees real­ize that, in many cases, prospec­tive team and league offi­cials do not have the resources to develop a for­mal pro­posal. For this rea­son, we encour­age you to sub­mit your appli­ca­tion online.

Once this form below is com­pleted, please send an email to Trustees@friendsofbaseball.org with key orga­ni­za­tional doc­u­ments attached. This should include: a list of board of direc­tors with con­tact infor­ma­tion, orga­ni­za­tional oper­at­ing bud­gets, a line item bud­get for the project, and other per­ti­nent infor­ma­tion such as project esti­mates, other forms of assis­tance and vol­un­teer sup­port secured for your project.

Apply for a Resource or In-kind Grant

Resource Sup­port Application

The Trustees real­ize that in many cases prospec­tive team and league offi­cials do not have the resources to develop a for­mal pro­posal. For this rea­son, we ask that your orga­ni­za­tion send us your request for assis­tance in an infor­mal writ­ten let­ter with brief project out­line, or by com­plet­ing the online assis­tance request noted below. Infor­ma­tion to be included:

In the letter:

• The name of the youth base­ball team, league or organization.
• Lead con­tact indi­vid­ual with email address.
• A list and con­tact infor­ma­tion for each of your board members.
• Please send a con­firm­ing email with your grant application.
• Your stated and imple­mented sports­man­ship goals and objec­tives as an orga­ni­za­tion must be included.
• Infor­ma­tion relat­ing to your orga­ni­za­tion, its mem­ber­ship, age and over­all objec­tives. A bit of a his­tory would be helpful.
• Any detailed infor­ma­tion relat­ing to spe­cific finan­cial hard­ships, if applic­a­ble. Are there indi­vid­u­als who are not able to par­tic­i­pate for lack of fund­ing or indi­vid­ual equip­ment? What per­cent of your play­ers (school dis­trict) qual­ify for free or reduced price lunch? Pri­or­ity will be estab­lished for finan­cially chal­lenged and at-risk organizations.
• Appli­cant orga­ni­za­tions should pro­vide affil­i­a­tion infor­ma­tion relat­ing to their asso­ci­a­tion with accred­ited base­ball organizations.

In the Project Outline:

• Details of spe­cific need and total expense of meet­ing the organization’s objec­tive. This should include what form of part­ner­ship fund­ing or in-kind resources you will pro­vide to meet your goals. Please be specific.
• Explain if your orga­ni­za­tion plans to assist other base­ball related groups to meet their needs for infor­ma­tion, fund rais­ing, and con­tacts to fur­ther their dreams in the future.
• Pro­vide a detailed bud­get and out­line for meet­ing your full objective.
• Include full details of aid that you have cur­rently secured in reach­ing this objective.
• State the level of vol­un­teer sup­port for your project, if applicable.
• What is the time frame required to meet your objectives?
• A list of prior objec­tives met by your orga­ni­za­tion, if applicable.