Areas of Focus:

DEADLINE for 2026-2027 Designated District Funds (DDF) Applications: 

 April 20, 2026 

2026-2027 Special Priorities for Funding

If unable to award all projects because of a funding shortfall, bullet points 1 and 2 of the following list of priorities will be used to help rank projects. Bullet point 3 is mandatory.

• Projects serving Alaska Communities.
• At least one member of the Club has contributed to the Foundation in the prior year.
• All previous grants must be closed before additional grants will be funded.

Qualification Requirements:
1)   Club Presidents and President-Elects are asked to complete the Grants Management Seminar (GMS) in the Learning Center, or assign a Club Member who is involved in the grant management. The purpose of the course is so that Club Leadership is informed as to how to apply, implement and close out DDF grants.

Exceptions:  If the GMS was completed in a previous year or at PETS, or if your leadership has been involved in DDF grant applications and closeouts the past 5 years you do not need to complete the course.

To access the GMS course: 

1. Log in to:  My.rotary.org. 
2. Select the Learning Center near the bottom of the screen.  That link takes you to the course catalogs: (https://learn.rotary.org/members/pages/36/course-catalogs). 
3. Select The Rotary Foundation Catalog.
4. The Grants Management Seminar is course #10 in the 2
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5. Submit Certificate of Completion to: eleanor@grantsguide.com

2)   Review and sign the MOU which includes the requirement to review the grant Terms and Conditions (Both documents are listed below under District Grant Guidance).

Sign and email MOU to: Eleanor@grantsguide.com 

TIPS ON ADMINISTRATION OF GRANTS

• All final reporting requires receipts and cancelled checks for grants to be closed.
• No grants issued can provide payments to an organization’s operations – all grants should be towards a specific project and should involve active participation from Rotarians.

More tips and information will be provided in 10 – 15 minute recorded webinars that will be posted soon and periodically…

DDF Grant Applications – An Overview

Club Qualification + Exceptions

Accessing the Grants Management Seminar in the Learning Center

Terms and Conditions Specific to DDF

How to Apply and Management Grants in MatchingGrants.org

Closing Out Projects

ALL GLOBAL GRANT REQUESTS MUST BE PRE-APPROVED BY THE GRANT COMMITTEE BEFORE COMMITTING MATCHING DISTRICT DESIGNATED FUNDS.

• Terms and Conditions for Global Grants

• A Guide to Global Grants 

• Rotary Foundation Funding Model 

District Grants

Subcommittee Chair     

FOR QUESTIONS OR ASSISTANCE:

Eleanor Oydna, CFRE, DGSC (eleanor@grantsguide.com)

Matching Grants Application - Walk through