DIFFA/Chicago is pleased to announce our Excellence In Care Awards for 2008, to identify and recognize agencies providing outstanding services to people in the Chicago area affected by HIV and AIDS. We invite your organization to submit an application for this award.
Agencies seeking funding shall submit the following information
on organizational letterhead:
- Organization Type and Organizational Structure
a. Identify the one category that best describes your
organization’s services:
– Education and Advocacy
– Health and Clinical Services
– Housing
– Meals and Food Service
– Support and Counseling
b. Identify Primary Contact Person for your organization.
(Name, title, telephone, e-mail, address)
c. Identify organization’s list of Officers and/or Board of Directors. (Name, company of affiliation)
- Organization Mission
a. Submit a statement of mission, the focus of current programs and evaluations. Include service population, outcome measurements
of services and cost effectiveness. (Please keep restricted to
two (2) pages.)
b. Please answer the following question: What significant changes have you made in delivery of care in the past year?
- Financial
a. Submit financial statements for the previous two (2) fiscal years.
b. Submit a list of your top 10 funding sources and amounts for the previous two (2) years.
c. Submit a brief summary of how an award from DIFFA/Chicago
might impact the efficacy of your agency.
Please provide three (3) copies of your submittal and any supplementary information you wish to include for DIFFA/Chicago internal distribution.
Your application must be received in the DIFFA/Chicago office by Thursday, October 30, 2008, 5:00PM Central Standard Time to the address listed below. No exceptions will be made to this date and time. DIFFA/Chicago will then contact the person listed in the application to schedule a site visit for a review team.
Deliver To:
DIFFA/Chicago
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 939
Chicago, IL 60654
Or via mail:
DIFFA/Chicago
P.O. Box 3055
Chicago, IL 60654-3055
Or via e-mail:
info@diffachicago.org
DIFFA/Chicago will provide consulting support for proposal preparation for any agencies feeling such support is required. No organization is to be judged on the basis of their proposal alone. Also included is a checklist taken from our scoring sheet that can be used to ensure everything is included in your submittal. Please submit any questions in writing to the above e-mail address or call the DIFFA/Chicago office at 312-644-6412. The Award recipients will be contacted in January 2009.
Sincerely,
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Jennifer L. Cusack
Grants Committee Co-Chair
630-691-8800x114
jcusack@corpconc.com |
Georgeanna A. Farr
Grants Committee Co-Chair
630-621-6884
gfarr@oecbusinessinteriors.com |
Download DIFFA Grants Invitation to Submit Application pdf |