To the Arkansas, Nevada and Oklahoma Nonprofit Community

The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation is pleased to announce important changes in its Capital Grants and Planning and Technical Assistance Grants Programs, effective February 1, 2006.  Key changes include: 

•       The Planning and Technical Assistance Grants Program has been integrated into the Capital Grants Program, which now requires that capital grant applicants either successfully complete a Planning Grant or meet strict planning standards prior to applying for a capital grant.  We believe that appropriate planning generally is needed to strengthen the organizational capacity of a nonprofit to carry out a capital project.
   

•       A small number of Planning Grants will be awarded each year on a highly selective basis to outstanding community-based nonprofit organizations in Arkansas, Nevada or Oklahoma that are planning capital projects determined to be of possible interest by the Foundation’s Trustees.
   

•       The non-competitive application process under the new Capital Grants Program is initiated by a letter of inquiry, which may be submitted at any time.  In most cases, the process requires progressing through four successive stages:  (1) letter of inquiry and initial review, (2) Planning Grant application, (3) Planning Grant implementation and assessment and (4) Capital Grant application.  Advancement to each successive stage depends on successful completion of the preceding stage.  The process may span a period of as much as three years. 

We will be pleased to answer any questions you may have about these changes.  Please contact Foundation staff at capitalquestions@dwrf.org or (702) 804-6000.