GEOGRAPHIC AREA: SUNDANCE FAMILY FOUNDATION FOCUSES ITS GIVING TO ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE PROGRAMMING BENEFITS THE RESIDENTS OF THE 7-COUNTY TWIN CITIES METRO AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. WHILE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED FOR GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OUTSIDE OF THOSE IDENTIFIED ABOVE, FROM TIME TO TIME, THE BOARD MAY CHOOSE TO FUND A GRANT OUTSIDE OF THIS GEOGRAPHIC AREA OR PRIORITIES. APPLICATION PROCESS: APPLICATIONS FOR SUNDANCES ANNUAL GRANT ROUND ARE ACCEPTED ELECTRONICALLY. THE SUNDANCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF REVIEW THE GRANTS, SCHEDULE IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL SITE VISITS, AND WRITE UP REPORTS FOR PRESENTATION AT THE OCTOBER BOARD MEETING. BOARD FUNDING DECISIONS WILL BE MADE BY THE END OF OCTOBER, WITH NOTIFICATIONS AND GRANT AWARDS WILL BE ISSUED IN EARLY NOVEMBER. GRANT GUIDELINES: GRANT APPLICATIONS WILL SHOW EVIDENCE OF PARTNERSHIPS AND DEMONSTRATE THAT AS A RESULT OF THESE SUPPORTS, YOUNG ADULTS ARE IN: 1) AN INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED TRAINING PROGRAM, 2) A POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTION, OR 3)

INTERIM AND FINAL REPORTS WE WILL BE ASKING FOR THESE INDICATORS, AND YOU PROVIDE WHAT YOU CAN. THE GOALS ARE 1) TO ALIGN YOUR ORGANIZATION WITH THE INDICATORS THAT ARE BEING ASKED BY COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCES, 2) LOOK AT THE VALUE OF THIS EARN AND LEARN METHOD OVER A LARGE GROUP OF GRANTEES, 3) SEE WE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH AN SROI OR ANY AGGREGATE DATA THAT CAN HELP YOU GET TO LARGER POOLS OF CONTRACTS AND GRANTS. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED. CHECK ALL THAT YOU CAN SUPPORT. LIST ITEMS O DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (NO PERSONAL IDENTIFIERS) O CAREER PATHWAY AREAS: 1 CAREER EXPLORATION, 2 TRAINING/CREDENTIALS, 3 JOB PLACEMENT, 4 JOB RETENTION & ADVANCEMENT O SOCIAL CONNECTIONS PROVIDED (MENTORS, VOLUNTEERS, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ORGS) O NUMBER OF YOUTH IN THE PROGRAM O NUMBER OF YOUTH NOT IN WORK OR EDUCATION SDG 8.6.1 (CAN BE PRE- AND -POST) O NUMBER OF YOUTH WHO IMPROVED ON SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (HOW DO YOU KNOW?) O NUMBER OF YOUTH WHO IMPROVE ON WORK READINESS A