Deadline for Leva and Frank Duclos Foundation Grant Requests is April 26th
The semi-annual meeting of the Advisory Board of the Leva and Frank Duclos Foundation is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21st at The Citizens National Bank in Concordia. Specific requirements must be met when applying for a grant:
1. Requests will only be accepted from Cloud, Republic, and adjacent counties.
2. Requests should be typed, and set forth the following:
a. Description of Request.
b. Amount of Request.
c. Specific reason for the Request.
d. Sources of funding for the Request other than Duclos funds.
e. IMPORTANT: Name, address, phone number and e-mail address of a contact person who will be available for questions by telephone from 9 am to 10 am on the date of the meeting.
3. Organizations:
Every organization submitting a request must submit a copy of its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status letter issued by the Internal Revenue Service. The President of the organization must sign the request.
Municipalities:
Public schools, municipalities and counties are not required to have 501(c)(3) letters. A request by public schools, municipalities or counties must be signed by the chief official of the governing body. A request signed only by an employee or department head is not sufficient.
4. Individuals applying for hardship needs should contact The Citizens National Bank for income and net worth guidelines.
5. Priority will be given to requests for: medical hardship relief, community resource councils, facilities, and equipment for the handicapped and education.
6. All organizations, public schools, municipalities, and/or counties receiving funds from the Foundation should submit documentation of how the grant funds were spent as soon as possible. This documentation should be in the form of a copy of the paid invoice and/or copy of the cancelled check for the goods or services purchased and must be received by The Citizens National Bank, Wealth Management before another request for assistance from the Foundation will be considered.
Requests should be submitted to:
The Citizens National Bank
Wealth Management
Attn: Amy DeGraff
115 West 6th Street
P.O. Box 409
Concordia, KS 66901-0409
All requests must be submitted by 5 pm on Friday, April 26th. No late applications will be accepted.