How to Apply
Thank you for your interest in applying to the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation’s Frankenthaler Climate Initiative. Submissions for the second cycle of grants closed April 17, 2022. Organizations pursuing Implementation grants will be notified by May 16, 2022. Full proposals will be due by June 13, 2022. Organizations pursing Scoping and Technical Assistance grants will be notified by May 16, 2022.
FOr Scoping and technical assistance grants
- After you register your organization in the portal and are confirmed eligible, you will be asked to specify the type of grant and the request amount. Then you will be asked to :
- Describe the institution and the role of the visual arts in its mission and activities.
- Describe the activity to be funded.
- Describe the anticipated results (report, recommendations, products, purchase, installation, service)
- Explain why this activity is being pursued now.
- Explain who is involved in this project inside your organization and providing services, and why they are the ones to do this work.
Please share any additional explanations you feel are important for us to understand about what makes this project well-timed, especially important, or appropriate now.
Documents
- You will be asked to:
- Complete a project budget form.
- Provide 501(c)3 or other proof of tax exemption.
- Any documentation to support your case, such as estimates, assessments, drawings or reports that you refer to in your text.
- Please note that for all grant awards we will be requiring:
- A financial report of expenditures.
- Your energy use for a 12-month pre-project baseline and, post-project, at 6, 12 and 24 months after implementation. This reporting will be through Energy Star Portfolio Manager. We will provide instructions and support; no special expertise required.
For Implementation grants
- After you register your organization in the portal and are confirmed eligible, you will be asked to complete the following questions as your Letter of Interest:
- Describe the institution and the importance of the visual arts to your mission and activities.
- Provide a brief description of the building or property where the work will take place.
- Describe the activity to be funded.
- Describe the anticipated results (report, recommendations, products, purchase, installation, service).
- Explain why this activity is being pursued now.
- Explain who is involved in this project inside your organization and providing services, and why they are the ones to do this work.
- An estimate for the percentage energy savings or the percent GHG emissions reduction from this project.
You will be asked to complete a general project budget, and have an opportunity to be more specific if you advance to a full proposal.
If you are invited to submit a full proposal, we will ask for additional information including:
- If this project is a renovation or replacement, please describe the anticipated savings in emissions and energy costs from the new efficiencies, and why you selected this approach.
- If this project is an expansion or added technology, please describe why this is an efficient or cleaner approach than other common approaches, and why you have selected it.
Documents
- You will be asked to:
- Complete a project budget form.
- Provide 501(c)3 or other proof of tax exemption.
- Any documentation to support your case, such as estimates, assessments, drawings or reports that you refer to in your text.
- Please note that for all grant awards we will be requiring:
- A financial report of expenditures.
- Your energy use for a 12-month pre-project baseline and, post-project, at 6, 12 and 24 months after implementation. This reporting will be through Energy Star Portfolio Manager. We will provide instructions and support; no special expertise required.
For any questions during the application process, please contact us at info@frankenthalerclimateinitiative.org.