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District Grants

District Grants

District grants fund small-scale, short-term activities that address needs in your community and communities abroad. Each district chooses which activities it will fund with these grants.

What district grants support

You can use district grants to fund a variety of district and club projects and activities, including:
  • Humanitarian projects, including service travel and disaster recovery efforts
  • Scholarships for any level, length of time, location, or area of study
  • Youth programs, including Rotary Youth Exchange, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), Rotaract, and Interact
  • Vocational training teams, which are groups of professionals who travel abroad either to teach local professionals about their field or to learn more about it themselves
You have plenty of freedom to customize your service projects.

How they’re funded

Districts may use up to 50 percent of their District Designated Fund to receive one district grant annually. This percentage is calculated based on the amount of DDF generated from the district’s Annual Fund giving three years prior, including Endowment Fund earnings.

Qualification

Clubs need to become qualified to apply for district grants.  Qualification must be renewed annually.  Club qualification and certification procedures are outlined in the "Grants Qualification & Certification" section.

How clubs request funds

Make sure your club becomes both qualified and certified before you submit your club's grant application.  Links to application forms can be found in the Related Pages section at left for the appropriate District Grant year.
 
District Grant applications for ROUND 1 will be accepted between January 15, 2022 and March 31, 2022.
 
District Grant applications for ROUND 2 will be accepted between April 1 - June 30, 2022 on a first-come, first-served basis.
 

District 5240 District Grants Committee 2019-22

District Grants Committee Chair: 

Pat Abruzzese, RC Moorpark Morning, pabruzzese@pccinc.com

Committee Members:

John Bradley, RC Thousand Oaks, johnbradleywlv@sbcglobal.net
Amy Smith, RC Bakersfield Twilight, asmithtwilight1819@gmail.com
Will van Kranenburg, RC Templeton, cnccentral@gmail.com

Ex-Officio Members:

District Grants Subcommittee Chair – Dave Gore, RC Goleta Noontime, davcgor@gmail.com
District Rotary Foundation Committee Chair – Frank Ortiz, RC Santa Maria Breakfast, frankortizdg1213@yahoo.com

 

District 5240 District Grants Committee 2022-25

District Grants Committee Chair: George Poulakos, RC Ventura, gjp@tribecacom.com

Committee Members: 

Deborah Davila, RC of Simi Sunrise, deb.davila59@gmail.com

Li Gibbs, RC of Bakersfield East, ligibbs@me.com

Julie Jenkins, RC of Cambria, jjenkins845@charter.net

Harlan Green, RC of Montecito, harlan2@cox.net

Ex-Officio Members:

District Grants Subcommittee Chair – Pat Abruzzese, RC Moorpark Morning, pabruzzese@pccinc.com

District Rotary Foundation Committee Chair – Dave Gore, RC Goleta Noontime, davcgor@gmail.com