Criteria

All applications must be completed by September 30, 2025.  The criteria the committee will use to evaluate the applications includes the following:  

• The project serves the Jewish community
• The proposal is clearly written with all questioned answered.
• The project is aligned with the priorities listed above.
•  The goals of the program are achievable and the proposal demonstrates a capacity for measurable success.  
• The project will have a meaningful impact through its depth with a smaller group or breadth with a larger group (or both). 
• The project is a collaborative initiative with other organizations. 
• The organization(s) would not have the capacity to run this program without this grant.
• The budget is clear and appropriate for the proposed project.
• The investment is worth the intended outcome of the project. 
• The project has potential for future, greater impact through replication, repetition, expansion, by affecting policy or practice, or by calling attention to issues. 
• If repeated, the project has the potential to be financially self-sustaining in the future. 
• The Jewish Federation will be included in the marketing. 

Please Note: Unfortunately, there is no way to save your progress on the applications to continue at a later time/date. For this reason, we recommend that you copy the questions into a Word document and draft your responses there. Then, once you are ready to submit the application, copy and paste your responses into the formal application(s). We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Goal

Project

4) Please indicate which community priority(s) this program will address:

Costs

Funding Sources

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