US-based Grant Award Opens to Republic of Ireland

Submitted by paulmeade on 3 March 2011 - 11:52pm

The Wheel is pleased to announce that the CTK Foundation has accepted it's invitation to extend it's 2011 Heart and Soul Grant Award Program into the Republic of Ireland.

The 2011 Heart and Soul Grant Award Program provides over $25,000 in grants to support nonprofits, charities and voluntary organisations of all sizes in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and now the Republic of Ireland.

About the Award Program

Nonprofits of all sizes and types are invited to apply their creativity to win major grants of funds and technology.

How they do this is by submitting an original four-to-eight-line poem that reflects their mission and work. Poems may be written by staff, clients and/or volunteers and must be entirely original (in both content and creativity!). The winning poem, to be selected by an international panel of independent artists and producers, will be the inspiration for a song by Bill Dillon, a recording artist who was exonerated through the work of Innocence Project of Florida and went on to achieve his dreams.

Applications will be accepted up until 28 March, 2011. Winners will be notified by 10 April and celebrated at the Heart and Soul Grant Award Gala on 14 April in Austin, Texas.

What's Up for Grabs?

(Any Irish prize winners will receive Euro equivalent of the following cash prizes)

1st Place Award: $10,000 USD and an Original Song Inspired by Your Mission.

The winning nonprofit will receive a check for $10,000 United States Dollars or the equivalent amount in Canadian Dollars, Great Britain Pounds Sterling or Euros. They will also receive a professionally produced song, based on their original poem, to be used for public education and awareness. This year, the song will be written and recorded by Bill Dillon and Produced by Jim Tullio of Butcher Boy Studios in Chicago, Illinois.

2nd Place Award: a cash grant of $5,000 USD or it's value in CAD, GBP or EUR.

Two First Act Guitars Signed by Los Lonely Boys to be auctioned by winning nonprofit.

Bloggers Choice Award: $1,000 USD

20 Tech Grants: software solutions for growing nonprofits of all sizes and types.

Grant applications are reviewed and the grant is awarded based upon the collective, subjective, professional judgment of a jury of artists and policy makers. Any judge that has a personal connection with a submitting nonprofit applicant will refrain from voting on that submission, but may vote on all other submissions.

The deadline for all applications is 28 March, 2011.

To be eligible for a grant from the CTK Foundation Fund, organizations must be registered 501(c)3 nonprofits, charities or voluntary organizations. However, the CTK Foundation has agreed to waive the requirement for charities in Republic of Ireland to be registered, as there is no formal charity / nonprofit registration process currently in place. Additionally, all grant award guidelines regarding manner and timing of submission must be followed.

About the CTK Foundation Fund

The CTK Foundation Fund, also known as the CTK Foundation, is registered with the Austin Community Foundation, which is classified as a public charity and is tax exempt as a 501(c)3 according to the Internal Revenue Code.