At a Glance : Are you Eligible to Apply?

Eligible Grant Applicants must be:

• Any cooperative or cooperative-related organization.
• Other organizations may also apply for a general grant if the intended grant purpose is restricted to charitable purposes, or research or education on a topic related to the Fund’s new focus.
• Individuals may apply for a scholarship grant to fund training in cooperative education related to the Fund’s new focus.

Proposals should be consistent with the purpose of the Fund:

• To provide the resources to incubate, assess and replicate successful cooperative business models providing goods or services that enhance the quality of life for seniors living in rural America.
• Successful Applications will do one or more of the following:
• Contribute to the development of systemic approaches to replicate successful cooperative models that already serve seniors in rural areas.
• Provide technical assistance to aid in the development of co-op ventures that will serve seniors living in rural areas.
• Provide a better understanding of lessons learned from co-ops that have served or are currently serving seniors living in rural areas.
• Organizations or Individuals Receiving Grants:
• Will be required to monitor and evaluate their outcomes and submit a final report detailing the results and financial allocations of the effort funded.
• Grantees will be required to use the Fund’s outcomes progress report format that will be linked to the objectives, activities, outcomes and budget they submitted in their grant application.
• Potential grantees who are unable or unwilling to evaluate and report the outcomes they achieve with MSC Fund awards should not apply for funding.