Grant Guidelines

1. Eligibility

Organizations eligible to receive a grant must be:

· An entity based in the United States and/or US Territories under section 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) or (2) or Type I or Type II supporting organizations under section 501(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) that has received a tax determination letter (“Tax Letter”) from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and which Tax Letter is in effect.

· A fiscally sponsored nonprofit organization and the fiscal sponsor has a Tax Letter in effect.

In addition, national organizations must be able to verify an annual operating budget of no more than $5 million.

2. Ineligible persons or entities

The following entities are not eligible to apply:

  • Individuals.

  • Government agencies

  • Educational entities such as schools*, colleges, junior colleges, or universities.

  • A for-profit entity organized under the laws of a State (or Territory) in the United States.

  • Organizations created or located outside of the United States.

  • Organizations that have previously received an award from the Outride Fund in the preceding round, or that have not submitted an impact report

  • National organizations with an annual operating budget of more than $5 million

*Riding for focus schools in good standing are eligible to apply

3. Financial and Organizational Capacity


All applicants must demonstrate their financial and organizational capacity to carry out the work described and to appropriately manage any Award.

4. Reporting and Grant Term


The Outride Fund is a one year grant and grantees are required to submit an impact report due one year after award distribution.

5. Grant Amount

The Outride Fund grant is up to $15,000, disbursed in one lump sum.

SCORING RUBRIC

Mission Alignment

Unaligned

1

Organization does not align with Outride’s mission

2

Organization/project focuses on cycling but does not center the social, emotional, and cognitive benefits in its programming. Efforts to help community members improve social, emotional, and cognitive well in being is insignificant

3

Empowering community members or participants to experience S/E/C benefits of cycling is one of several organizational aims. The organization is focused on cycling related programming that could directly improve social, emotional, and cognitive health but there are some questions or reservations about efficacy, scale, or impact of the programs.

4

The organization is dedicated to providing cycling programs that will improve social, emotional, and cognitive health of participants in line with Outride’s mission and vision. Empowering community members to experience these benefits through cycling is the main professed purpose of the organization.

5

Empowering all people to experience the social, emotional, and cognitive health benefits of cycling is the organization’s explicit mission. All organizational efforts are synchronized in service of this greater goal.

Aligned

Impact

Unproven

1

Organization does not demonstrate any contributions to the ability of communities to experience the social, emotional, and cognitive benefits of cycling. Organization has no track record of success in this community.

and

Organization does not have a compelling SMART goal

2

Organization demonstrates contributions to incremental shifts in the ability of communities to experience the social, emotional, and cognitive benefits of cycling. Organization has limited track record of success in this community.

and

Organization’s SMART goal is not ambitious.

3

Organization demonstrates contributions to notable shifts in the ability of communities to experience the social, emotional, and cognitive benefits of cycling. Organization has moderate track record of success in this community.

and

Organization has a SMART goal that is approaching ambitious but won’t substantively move the needle.

4

Organization has created deep and significant change in the ability of communities to experience the social, emotional, and cognitive benefits of cycling and demonstrates its impact with information and examples, including formal or informal studies, observations, evaluation reports, impact studies, and/or other indicators of change as defined by its community. Organization has strong track record of success in this community

Organization has compelling and ambitious SMART goal that represents substantive impact.

5

Organization transforms the ability of communities to experience the social, emotional, and cognitive benefits of cycling and demonstrates its impact with robust information and examples, including formal or informal studies, observations, evaluation reports, impact studies, and/or other indicators of change as defined by its community. Organization has lengthy and proven track record of success in this community. Mechanisms for learning and continual growth are in place.

Organization has multiple compelling and ambitious SMART goals that represents substantive impact.

Proven

Equity

Equity unaddressed

1

Organization does not center or seek to empower individuals and families from underrepresented groups, or communities historically excluded from cycling.

2

Individuals and families from underrepresented groups, and/or communities historically excluded from cycling are served but not centered. Efforts to empower community members to achieve substantive improvement in their social/emotional/cognitive health are circumstantial.

3

Individuals and families from underrepresented groups, and/or communities historically excluded from cycling are prioritized within a broader group of communities served. Empowering community members to achieve substantive improvement in their social/emotional/cognitive health is one of several organizational aims.

4

Organization is dedicated to serving Individuals and families from underrepresented groups, and/or communities that have been historically excluded from cycling. Empowering community members to achieve substantive improvement in their social/emotional/cognitive health is the main professed purpose of the organization.

5

Empowering individuals and families of from underrepresented groups, and/or communities that have been historically excluded from cycling to achieve substantive improvement in their social/emotional/cognitive health is organization’s explicit mission. All organizational efforts are synchronized in service of this greater goal.

Equity Centered

Development And Sustainability

Unsustainable

1

The org has not implemented or described a development plan that indicates sustainability over time. The applicant does not demonstrate other major funders, revenue, volunteer support, or in-kind donations The organization does not seem poised for long-term growth.

2

The org has implemented a development plan but it is not a focus or priority. The applicant demonstrates very limited sources of revenue, volunteer support, or in-kind donations.

3

The org has implemented a development plan that indicates effective fundraising and demonstrates clear, but limited (2-3) major sources of other funding, volunteer support, or in-kind donations, or may be pending or unconfirmed.

4

The org has a clear and coherent and development plan the demonstrates effective fundraising, and potential use of requested funding.

Organization indicates several (more than 4 to 5) other sources of revenue or pledged support.

5

The organization has a clear, coherent, and detailed development plan that demonstrates effective fundraising and sustainability into the future is clear objective.

Organization indicates many other viable sources of revenue, volunteer support, or in-kind donations, and or kinds of support over time, and is poised for long-term growth.

Sustainable