GRANT APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING, SHOULD INCLUDE BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION AND MUST INCLUDE SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE TO ASSURE THE TRUSTEES THE APPLICANT IS A QUALIFIED ORGANIZATION TO WHICH THE DICK FOUNDATION MAY PROVIDE FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PERTINENT INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CODE SECTIONS AND REGULATIONS. THE APPLICANT SHOULD ALSO SPECIFY THE AMOUNTS OF FUNDS REQUESTED, THE INTENDED USE OF THOSE FUNDS AND THE ANTICIPATED LENGTH OF TIME WITHIN WHICH THE FUNDS WILL BE EXPENDED.

QUALIFIED APPLICANTS SHOULD BE TEXAS BASED ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED PREFERABLY IN THE GULF COAST AREA. ALTHOUGH NOT RESTRICTED BY THE FOUNDATION'S GOVERNING INSTRUMENTS, THE TRUSTEES PREFER TO CONFINE THE FUNDING ACTIVITIES TO RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE FIELDS.