Application to the Get Growing Kansas City Mini Grant Fund rev 6 12

							               Application to the Get Growing Kansas City Mini-Grants Fund

Date
Name of Contact Person
Name of Farm/
Organization
Mailing Address
City, State, Zip
Email
Phone
Address of current or
proposed
gardening/farming site
Name of Proposed Project

Amount you are                $
requesting

If multiple farms or organizations are applying, please enter their information below, and, if
more space is needed, cut and paste the table.
Name
Name of Farm/
Organization
Mailing Address
City, State, Zip
Email
Phone
Address of current or
proposed
gardening/farming site


Required information                                Attached?
Non Profit Organization: 501c3 letter
Farm: Sales Tax Returns for one full season, a
Federal Income Tax Schedule F, or, if other
arrangements have been approved before grant
is submitted, please describe.
State Retail Sales License
Project Narrative
Project Budget
Please tell us if there are any other attachments
here, and what they are.
Get Growing Kansas City Mini-Grant Application


Project Narrative

Add space as needed to answer the questions. Please keep them as brief as possible while still
giving us the requested information. The narrative should be no more than 4 pages, not
including attachments, and the font should be no smaller than 12 point!

   1. Please summarize what you are asking for in a two-sentence opening statement. Then
      expand on that and tell us about your farm or garden if you are already in operation.
      Or
      If the proposed project is new, please tell us about your plans.

       Please include in your narrative:
        The size of the garden or farm.
           How much land is in production in the current year?
            ____ square ft or ____ acres     AND
           How much land is going into production next year?
           _____square ft or ____ acres
        What crops do/will you grow?
        How do/will you distribute or sell your yields and who will eat(s) the food you grow?
        Explain how the farm/garden is/will (be) managed and operated.
        How many people are/will be involved?
          Regular staff ___ regular volunteers ___ shorter-term volunteer

          Who are/will be the primary growers/producers?
          Do you have any yield records? ______
           If yes, how much did you harvest in the last growing season?




   2. What is the amount you are requesting for your Get Growing KC Mini-Grant:



   3. Describe your funding request. Why did you choose this specific approach? How will
      this investment increase the availability of locally produced food in low-income
      communities and communities with limited healthy food access? Please address the long
      term sustainability of the project.



   4. Please describe your growing or farming and any other relevant experience.




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   5. Explain your timeline for implementing this project. What are the key tasks, who will do
      them, and when will they be undertaken? Please include major expenditures in the
      timeline (for example- Purchase High Tunnel, December, Farmer John.)

What                            When                            By Whom




   6. Is there anything else you think we should know about your farm/ garden and your
      proposed project?


   7. Attachments like a map of your site and proposed improvements, production plans,
      marketing plans, promotional materials, photos, etc are helpful! Please don’t attach more
      than 5 documents.




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