Grants
After the club received its 501c3
non-profit status the board decided to formalize our process of giving out
grants. Below you will find the grant requirements and process. We
are limiting the amount of funding for each grantee to $1,000.00 for now but
will evaluate how the program is working after a year or two. To begin
the process our short application must be filled out and sent to the club via
mail or email. The committee will have 90 days from receipt of the
application to make a decision. You will get verification the application
has been received.
The mission of the Blue
Ridge Bicycle Club is to promote healthy and fun lifestyles through cycling in
Western North Carolina.
To guide our efforts as we
undertake this mission, the Blue Ridge Bicycling Club’s Strategic Plan has been
developed. A key component of this plan to is to increase advocacy efforts
consistent with the mission. Accordingly, four advocacy strategies have
been developed.
1) Advocate for the health benefits
of cycling
2) Advocate for cycling relating
infrastructure (ex. bike lanes, racks, signage, etc.)
3) Increase education (cyclists and
motorists)
4) Support legislation to improve
cycling conditions (local, state and national)
To encourage progress in the
advocacy effort, the BRBC has established a grants program intended to
provide financial support for individuals, governments and organizations in
their efforts to achieve results consistent with the above listed strategies. Grant
applications will be reviewed by a committee of BRBC members and awarded based
upon merit towards achieving our goals and adherence to the guidelines outlined
here.
Grant recipients will be notified
of their award, and organizations not eligible will also be notified. We intend
to reply with our decision within ninety days of receipt of the grant request. Presently,
we intend to limit the grant size to a maximum of $1000.00. Grants will be
available for projects in the Western North Carolina region with priority given
to activities in the counties of Buncombe, McDowell, Henderson, Haywood,
Madison and Yancey counties. The grants are intended for non-profits, certain
public organizations and volunteer efforts. We cannot fund for-profit companies
through this program. Funds allocated should be used during a specific time
period and have demonstrable achievement metrics, which can be publicly
reported.
To begin the process, please fill
out our short application and send it to the club either by email to advocacy@BlueRidgeBicycleClub.org
or by mail to:
Blue Ridge Bicycle Club
Attention: Advocacy Committee
PO Box 309
Asheville, NC 28812.
To apply for a grant, download the BRBC Advocacy Grant Application Form.
To report the results of a grant
you have received, download the BRBC Advocacy Grant Results Form.
To view the forms (PDF) click on
the links below.