Social Enterprise Development Grant – Panhandle Partnership

The Innovations and Investment Fund program provides development grants of up to $5,000. Grants may be used to pay for professional fees for technical assistance and/or staff costs and resources related to the planning and organizational development activities related to the development of a Social Enterprise.

Development grants may NOT be used for operations, overhead, or implementation. Nor may an Innovation and Investment development grant be used retroactively.

Eligibility

To be eligible for and Innovations and Investment development Grant, an organization must:

Be a non-profit organization.
Have its base, activities, and benefits in the 11 counties of the Nebraska Panhandle.
Commit matching funds in cash or in-kind.

The program accepts matching funds in cash or in-kind. Matching funds must be directly related to the project for which you are applying. In-kind amounts must be related directly to the costs of business planning and organizational development (not operation expenses). If staff time is considered to be in-kind, the application must demonstrate that the staff person will have designated time to conduct planning work.

Application Process

To apply for funding complete the following application

Step 1 of 4 - Your Organization

Date of Application*
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Organization (or individual's) legal name
Organization Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Organization Phone
Organization Email
Organization Tax Status
Example: 501(c)(3)

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Organization Leadership
Head of your organization
First Name Last Name
Head of your organization (Name)
Title
Contact information including address, phone, and email of head of organization
Other key people in your organization and their contact information
Primary Contact Person For This Application
Primary Contact Name
This person will receive all status updates for this application.
First Last
Primary Contact Phone
Primary Contact Email
This address will receive all email updates for this application.

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Your Mission
Clearly define and demonstrate your organizations public benefit mission. What is the problem that you are seeking to address?
Who are the primary beneficiaries of your mission?
A description of the proposed enterprise and how it will work. Who are your customers? What is your anticipated revenue stream?
The amount of your request, the proposed use of the funds, how will the funds be matched on a 1 to 1 basis, and a detailed breakdown of how the development funds will be used
Additional File Attachments
Attach any additional supporting files for the questions above here.
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Name
First Last
Date
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Comments
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Step 1 of 4 - Your Organization

Organization Leadership

Primary Contact Person For This Application

Your Mission

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