Partnership Grant Guidelines

(Documents available for download)

The Partnership Grant program was developed by Peace Corps to assist Volunteers in raising funds in the United States to sponsor programs in their local communities. Although there is no deadline for submitting a Partnership Grant, Peace Corps does not allow Volunteers to submit applications during the first three months and/or the last three months of service.

The Partnership Grants program is administered by Peace Corps Headquarters; however it is the responsibility of the Volunteer to provide the names and contact information of people or organizations that have indicated that they are willing to donate money for the project. Partnership Grants require a community contribution of 25% that can either be in-kind or cash. Local contributions can include attributing a dollar value to labor donated by local community members, used furniture and commitments to cover the projects overhead (salaries, utility bills, etc). Monetary donations to the Partnership Program are tax deductible and Peace Corps provides receipts indicating how much the donor contributed to the partnership Program.

The following documents are available for download . . .

Title (right-click to download)	Date Uploaded	File Size
.8% Funding fee- very important for your budget	November 16, 2005	19.0 KB
Important -- There is a .8% funding fee that is charged by the Ukrainian banks. This fee, by Peace Corps National guidelines, must be paid by the community organization that you are cooperating with. Please make sure that you put this in the budget under community contributions. It used to be 2%, but has been reduced due to our new banking system.
GUIDELINES FOR PC VOLUNTEER SOLICITATION	June 6, 2006	56.5 KB
For the purposes of these guidelines, solicitation is defined as, The personal request, written or oral, by a Volunteer for gifts in support of a specific project initiated by their host community, school or organization. Solicitation is one of the ways to help Peace Corps Volunteers financially support community-based projects. While Volunteers are not permitted to solicit gifts on behalf of the Peace Corps as an organization, they can and often do request financial support for community-initiated projects from friends, family and contacts in their host countries.