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Grant Application Process
We know you came to this page because you want to learn as much as you can about us and how we award grants to Floyd County area organizations.
But remember, just because we put the good stuff (download them in MS Word format) up here at the top of the page doesn't mean the rest of the
information down below isn't important!
 The Caesars Foundation of Floyd County utilizes formal grant applications that require specific information and the addition of several indicated attachments.Your grant application must have all requested information in the cover sheet in order to be considered. Please follow grant guidelines and application instructions carefully.
Grant applications benefiting children and youth need to consider and document in their proposal how the project builds their developmental assets. The Foundation is an active partner of a Floyd County movement to help children and youth succeed in life by increasing their developmental assets. A list of the developmental assets can be found above, and more information on this movement can be found on the Youth Count web site.
In order to most effectively fulfill its philanthropic responsibilities, the Caesars Foundation of Floyd County operates in accordance with the following guidelines and policies:
1. Geographic Restrictions : Grants will be made only to organizations whose projects and programs benefit the residents of Floyd County and New Albany, Indiana. If serving clients from other geographic areas, the organization may be funded for that portion of its proposed project that directly serves Floyd County residents. Such grant applicant organizations must report the breakdown of its clients by county and/or state.
2. Grant Cycles: Grants will be awarded by the foundation in two semi-annual grants cycles in accordance with its published schedule. Emergency grant applications may be considered by the foundation in between these regular semi-annual grantmaking cycles based upon very compelling circumstances and/or special time constraints related to the respective grant requests as determined by the foundation's Grants Committee and Board of Directors.
3. Grant Amounts and Allocation: Generally, grants will not exceed $25,000 other than on rare occasions due to their exceptional merits in terms of extreme emergencies, unusual broad community benefit, and/or major leveraging of other financial resources. There is a simple application for grant requests up to $5,000; and a more detailed application for requests between $5,000 and $25,000.
Normally, not less than 5% of the foundation's grants per cycle will be awarded in each of the categories of Community Development, Education, Human Services, Cultural Affairs, Health & Medical to ensure an equitable distribution of grants among the many worthy projects in Floyd County.
4. Tax Exempt Status: Grant applicants must document that they qualify as exempt organizations under the Internal Revenue Service 501(c)(3) status or be sponsored by such an organization or qualify as governmental or educational entities or possess similar attributes. (The Foundation keeps these documents on file for the New Albany Floyd County School Corporation.)
5. Number of Applications: A qualified organization may submit only one grant application per each foundation semi-annual grant cycle and the chief executive of the organization must sign the submitted grant application form. A grant application submitted by a parent, teacher, or booster organization will be considered as a grant from the related educational institution and must be approved and signed by the chief executive of that institution. In the case of public schools, the principal of the school and the superintendent of the school system must approve and sign the grant application.
6. Previously Funded Organizations: An organization that receives a grant award from the foundation will not be eligible to receive another grant for 12 months after the award date.
7. Applications involving schools: Organizations proposing programs for public or private schools are required to have documentation of support from the school or the school system. (Example: Letter from superintendent if the project includes all schools or from the principal if it involves a single school.) Organizations which submit proposals requesting funds for students in general are asked to include students in public and private schools. (Example: student tickets for children's theater program.)
8. Matching Funds: Grant applications that include the participation of other contributors by using challenge, matching, or similar grant techniques, are encouraged. Some types of proposed projects, such as those for technology- related equipment, vehicles, and/or supplies and educational-related travel will generally be funded on a matching grant basis. Payment of matching grants will be made only after the required matching funds are obtained by the grantee organization and verified in writing to the foundation.
9. Ineligible Projects: The following listed projects will generally not be eligible for foundation grants:
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Endowment funds; |
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Fundraising expenses; |
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Direct or indirect, administrative/operating expenses, (example of an indirect expense would be a % to another organization who is a fiscal agent); |
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Projects that can/should be funded by public tax revenues; |
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Educational scholarships; |
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Sectarian religious purposes exclusively but may be awarded to religious organizations for projects that benefit the broader community; |
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Projects, programs, and/or equipment which were committed to prior to the grant applications being submitted;and/or |
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Those that attempt to influence legislation or to intervene in any political campaign (including the publishing or distribution of statements) on behalf of any candidate for public office. |
Note: The foundation's Board of Directors reserves the right to make exceptions to these published guidelines and policies.
Because the foregoing grant guidelines, policies, and procedures are brief and do not cover every aspect of the Caesars Riverboat Casino Foundation grants program, the most effective means of making initial contact with the foundation may be through a telephone call or letter of inquiry addressed to the foundation office.
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The following documents are available for you to download in MS Word format:
Copies of these documents are also available at the Carnegie Center for Art and History, the Floyd County Public Library, Chamber of Commerce on Charlestown Road, and the City of New Albany Mayor's Office.
To have grant requirements and applications e-mailed to you, please send your request to info@caesarsfoundationfc.org
Grants Program Schedule
The foundation awards grants on a semi-annual basis in accordance with the following schedule:
| First grants cycle: |
March 31st ** |
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Mid-June - notice to grant applicants of Board of Directors' actions |
Second grants cycle: |
September 30th ** |
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Mid-November - notice to grant applicants of Board of Directors' actions |
** Grant applications deadline (to be postmarked no later than this date). Please do not send by registered or certified mail.
Send your completed grant application to:
Caesars Foundation of Floyd County, Inc.
P.O. Box 1800
New Albany, Indiana 47151-1800
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