Funding Requests & Application

Thank you for your interest in the Mountain Empire Collaborative (MEC) and for submitting a fund request. We ask that you read the following guidelines before completing the application. The MEC will consider all requests in a timely manner. The activity or services that you are requesting funds for must support the vision and mission of the MEC. The funds must not wholly support the activity or service; evidence of a share of cost and/or in-kind contribution (matching, leveraging, discount, etc.) must exist before expending MEC resources. Funds will be expended only for an activity or service (funds will not be dispersed as cash to an individual). We ask that you acknowledge MEC as a funding source and place acknowledgement on all promotional material associated with the funded project.

All requests given to the Chair of the MEC will be forwarded to the MEC finance committee for review. The MEC finance committee will present all pre-screened requests to the MEC with their recommendations for funding to undergo a formal approval process by the full collaborative. (A collaborative member applying for funds will not participate in the approval).

Funding requests may not exceed $500. We suggest that you attend a MEC meeting prior to making a request and that you may be asked to attend to answer any questions regarding your request. Partial funding may be approved by the MEC. A written outcome for your request will be mailed to you with a check made out to grantee within two weeks after notification. Funding may not be requested as part of a lobbying or political support effort.

An invoice or receipts for the project need to be submitted before funding can be sent.
Please submit a brief follow-up report after your activity or service is completed for our auditing purposes. The report should include a summary of the event, number of people served, lessons learned in completion of activity or service and any promotional materials used.

Online Funding Request Form

Funding Request Form (PDF for downloading)