CENTRAL ARIZONA ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION

GRANT REQUIREMENTS - 2007

The Central Arizona Architecture Foundation (“CAAF”) offers the opportunity for all individuals and organizations residing in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, including but not limited to members of the Phoenix Metro Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (“AIA”), students, design professionals and others interested in architecture and whose interests are consistent with the CAAF’s mission to request financial support for activities, research and projects that provide service, education and public awareness of architecture, design, construction, planning and the design professions to the metropolitan Phoenix area. Proposals for all grant requests must be submitted in writing to the CAAF Board of Directors for evaluation. A subcommittee of the CAAF Board of Directors will determine which requests will be funded each year, but reserves the right to reject all proposals. Though not encouraged, some grant requests may extend beyond the current year if the circumstances of the grant so warrant.

In selection of grant recipients, the CAAF will give greater consideration to proposals that will:

Provide “seed money” used to encourage additional funding for architectural educational programs to be carried out by the recipient, or by others;

Work for the benefit of a substantial number of PM/AIA members and the citizens of metropolitan Phoenix;

Offer lasting and increasing benefits to architecture and design excellence in the metropolitan Phoenix area;

Further the CAAF mission to educate and make the metropolitan Phoenix area more aware of design, construction, architecture and planning in an urban setting within the Sonoran Desert;

Meets needs within metropolitan Phoenix that are not otherwise satisfied by other similar organizations.

Individuals and organizations residing in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area as well as PM/AIA members are asked to submit grant requests pursuant to an annual deadline determined and published by the CAAF Board of Directors from time to time. Since funds are limited, grant requests submitted after the deadline may be considered within the sole discretion and at the pleasure of the CAAF Board of Directors.

A grant request to be submitted to the CAAF shall include the following information:

· Date of Application;

· Name, address and telephone number of individual making request;

· Project name;

· A statement outlining the project’s goals;

· A detailed plan for execution of the project with a timeline or schedule as may be appropriate;

· Amount of grant requested along with a pro forma budget, with major categories of expenses itemized;

· Date funds are needed;

· Explanation of expected benefit to the citizens of metropolitan Phoenix;

· Legal name of recipient of funds and social security number or tax identification number if appropriate;

· Explanation of benefit to CAAF, consistency with CAAF mission, benefit to the architectural and other design professionals, etc;

· Explanation of why the recipient seeks the grant from the CAAF and why should CAAF fund the proposed project; and

· Explanation of tangible deliverables from grant such as a report, book, slide presentation, and/or oral presentation of findings at a public meeting.

· If you have received a previous grant from CAAF, please explain the status of the project and what the additional funds will be used for.

Announcement of the grant recipients will be determined by the CAAF Board of Directors but generally is scheduled for the annual American Institute of Architects State Conference and Awards Banquet. Each year’s grant recipients will be included in the news releases by the CAAF. The CAAF will publish literature highlighting the completed proposals for each year.

Upon receipt of the grant, the CAAF requests that the grant recipient consent to a copyright license to allow the CAAF to publish information related to the proposed project and the grant, and for fundraising purposes.

The deadline for 2007 is 12:00 noon on Friday, August 3, 2007. Please submit your grant application to AIA Phoenix Metro, 30 North 3^rd Avenue, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The formal announcement of grant recipients will be made at the AIA Arizona Annual Awards Banquet on Saturday, September 8 at the Phoenix Art Museum.

(These guidelines were updated on April 6, 2004)

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