The Infrastructure and Gathering, Information and Encouragement Grant Program
Grants will be made in the following two categories:
1. Infrastructure grants are for projects whose aim is to develop and improve the infrastructure of the Camino de Santiago. These are typically made to albergues or to organizations that work to further develop the infrastructure of the Camino in Spain. These grants are limited to a maximum of $12,000.
2. Gathering, information and encouragement grants are made to groups or organizations in North America that need support to organize and hold regional events that bring together past and future pilgrims with the aim of informing, promoting and encouraging people who would like to experience or have experienced the Camino de Santiago. These grants are limited to a maximum of $4,000.
Proposal Submission
The deadline for receipt of applications for the 2010 grant funding cycle is September 15, 2010. The application form is available in two formats: PDF and Microsoft Word doc. Non-electronic submission is possible if requested. For more information, please contact us by e-mail .
Proposal Review and Eligibility
Proposals will be reviewed by a committee composed of American Pilgrims' Board members and members at large. The committee will make a recommendation to the Board on which grants to fund. Final funding approval will be made by the American Pilgrims' Board.
A primary review criterion for all proposals will be the proposed project’s ability to further American Pilgrims' mission. Another very important review criterion will be the applicant’s resourcefulness in seeking funding from other sources. Because grant funds are limited, applicants should be aware that American Pilgrims may be able to award only a portion of the amount requested.
For-profit enterprises and entities fully-subsidized by local, regional or federal governments are not eligible to apply. Grants are not made for funding the general operations of an organization or albergue.
Proposal Funding
Notification of funding for the 2010 cycle will be made no later than November 30, 2010. Before funding can take place, successful recipients will be required to submit the American Pilgrims on the Camino Grant Acceptance Form.
Spending and Reporting Policies
American Pilgrims' funding is to be spent within one calendar year of the award. Grant recipients will be required to submit a final report within six months of the expenditure of the American Pilgrims' grant funds. The final report requirements will be communicated to grant recipients at the time of award notification.
The Michael Wyatt Hospitalero(a) Grant Program
Grants will be made as follows:
The goal of the Michael Wyatt Hospitalero(a) Grant is to assist members of American Pilgrims to realize an hospitalero volunteer experience and hence allow them to “give back” to the Camino. The $400 grants are meant to partially fund members of American Pilgrims to travel from the U.S. to Spain in order to serve as volunteer hospitaleros at a Camino albergue for a minimum of two weeks. The hospitalero
assignment will have to be completed in calendar year 2011.
The grant program is named after Reverend Michael Wyatt who served as Chair of the American Pilgrims Board of Directors from 2006 – 2008. His insightful, wise, enthusiastic and caring leadership was a key factor in American Pilgrims’ ability to blossom into a truly national organization. Michael passed away in July 2009.
Proposal Submission
The deadline for receipt of applications for the 2010 grant funding cycle is September 15, 2010. Each application form is available in two formats: PDF and Microsoft Word doc. Non-electronic submission is possible if requested. For more information, please contact us by e-mail .
Proposal Review and Eligibility
Proposals will be reviewed by a committee composed of American Pilgrims' Board members and members at large. The committee will make a recommendation to the Board on which grants to fund. Final funding approval will be made by the American Pilgrims' Board. The grant selection committee will attempt to have a diverse (across gender, ethnicity, geographic location, age, etc.) group of grant recipients each year. Because grant funds are limited, applicants should be aware that American Pilgrims may be able to award only a portion of the amount requested.
The selection criteria for applications will include the following considerations:
- Grant applicants must be members of American Pilgrims on the Camino at the time of application.
- Financial need is a requirement for the grant so the applicant is required to address financial need in his/her application. (See the financial need section in the application.)
- In order to encourage new hospitaleros, first-time volunteers will have priority.
- Working in a federación-sponsored (the organization with which American Pilgrims works) albergue, or at Fuenterroble de Salvatierra on the Via de la Plata.
- Successful grant recipients who have not already selected an albergue in which they are proposing to volunteer will work with Daniel De Kay, the director American Pilgrims’ hospitalero training program, to ensure placement in an appropriate albergue.
Funding and Post-Volunteer Responsibilities
Notification of funding will be made no later than November 30, 2010. The funding for travel to Spain to volunteer in as an hospitalero(a) will be provided to the volunteer after s/he returns from her/his assignment. The grant recipient must provide a letter or certificate from the albergue verifying his/her volunteer assignment. Upon return, recipients of the grant will be asked to submit a written account of the hospitalero(a) experience; these accounts may be published in La Concha, American Pilgrims’ newsletter.
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