Apply for a 1% Grant

1% for the Tetons is a project of the Charture Institute, a Jackson, WY-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization. 1% for the Tetons awards high-leverage grants to forward-looking projects sustaining the Tetons area’s natural resources and related qualities.

If you are interested in applying for a 1% grant, please download the 2010 Round 1 Grant Application (Word doc, 504 kb). Be sure to read all information regarding the grant application process on this page and in the accompanying documentation on this page.

To more effectively fulfill its mission, starting in 2010, 1% for the Tetons will use the following process to award its grants (download a graphic schematic of this process by clicking here or on the link in the sidebar):

Step 1

Grant Application – Round 1 (All Applicants)
Applicants submit a written application (see Round 1 application form)
Important dates:
January 25, 2010 – Round 1 application form available on-line
February 22, 2010, 5:00 pm MST – Application Part 1 due

Step 2

Review of Round 1 Grant Applications
Applications will be evaluated by the Charture Institute board, which will select "Finalists" (i.e. those applicants who continue to Round 2 of the application process).

Step 3

Grant Application – Round 2 (Finalists)
Finalists will be notified in mid-March. Finalists will be asked to prepare a second, more extensive written application, as well as a five minute oral presentation of their proposal.
Important dates:
March 19, 2010 – Finalists notified; Application Part 2 form available
April 30, 2010, 5:00 pm MDT – Written Application Part 2 due

Step 4

Sustainability Grants Conference/Oral Presentations by Finalists
In early May, the Charture Institute will host its annual Sustainability Grants Conference, open to the entire community. At the conference, each Finalist will make a five minute oral presentation of their proposal. The oral presentations will be filmed, and the Finalists’ written applications and video presentations will be posted on the 1% for the Tetons website.
Important date:
May 8, 2010 – Sustainability Grants Conference

Step 5a

Awarding of Grants – Phase 1
1% for the Tetons Members Direct Their Donations
During May, 2010, 1% for the Tetons members will be able to direct up to 100% of their annual donations to different Finalists' proposals.
Important date:
May 31, 2010, 5:00 pm MDT – 1% for the Tetons members must finalize their grant selections (money not specifically directed will be awarded by 1% for the Tetons grants committee).

Step 5b

Awarding of Grants – Phase 1
Members of the Public Donate to Projects
Members of the public will be able to augment 1% for the Tetons members' donations with their own "at large" pledges.
Important date:
May 31, 2010, 5:00 pm MDT – Public donors must finalize their "at large" pledges (if a particular project is not fully funded, 1% for the Tetons will not cash any pledges to that project).

Step 6

Awarding of Grants – Phase 1
Successful Applications
1% for the Tetons fully funds grant applications; it does not award partial funding. Therefore, in Phase 1, only those projects which receive commitments covering 100% of requested funding as of 5:00 pm MDT, May 31, 2010 will be funded by 1% for the Tetons. Projects which do not receive 100% of requested funding will be referred to the 1% for the Tetons grants committee for consideration in Phase 2 of the grants awards process.

Step 7

Awarding of Grants – Phase 2
Consideration of Applications Not Receiving Full Funding in Phase 1
The 1% for the Tetons grants committee will consider all proposals not fully-funded in Phase 1. From these, the committee will fund as many as possible from unallocated donations. Only those applications which are fully funded in either Phase 1 or Phase 2 will receive funding from 1% for the Tetons. Applicants whose projects are not funded will receive a $500 stipend to help cover the costs of preparing their 1% for the Tetons grant application.
Important date:
Late June, 2010 – 1% for the Tetons will formally award its 2010 grants

For more information, see the Grants Frequently Asked Questions page.