MCW
GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING & RECEIVING
BEEF COUNCIL PROJECT FUNDING 2010
1. Locals desiring project funding must have their
applications in no later than July 15, 2010.
2. Locals must submit these to the MCW Secretary,
Missy Cox, who will then send them to the Steering Committee. Project
funding approval will be given in two weeks.
3. Written reports and receipts for product or
services must be submitted when the event is over. These should include
pictures, number of participants, number of people reached. They should
be presented typed or clearly written and encased in plastic sheets so
that they can be added to the book which the Beef Council requires
documenting the various projects. NO funds will be dispersed until the
report is in including receipts.
4. A limit of $500 is allowable per local per event.
When reports come in, funds will only be dispersed for receipted
expenditures.
5. All reports for 2010 project funding must be in by
July 15, 2010. This will enable the Steering Committee to assemble and
plan for the Project Funding Applications for the next year.
6. Should an event be staged after July 15, 2010, for
which a Project Funding is already awarded, the report for this can be
sent no later than September 15, 2010. The reason for this is that Beef
Council Funds not used prior to September 30 for the year will no
longer be available until reapplied for the following year.
7. The President of the Steering Committee can be
contacted for advice on these rules and will be most happy to help in
adapting for a funded project.
8. Project funding can be used to pay for Precooked
Beef Products, or fresh beef (hamburger or other fresh or smoked cuts).
9. All Beef used – whether purchased or donated –
needs to be processed at an USDA inspected packing plant.
10. Project funding can be used for some advertising,
printing, pamphlets, or recipes in conjunction with the project. Radio
and T.V. spots are allowed if they are about beef.
11. Project funding can be used to help defer rental
fees for booth space if this cannot be furnished by a local. Preferably
a local can pay this charge.
12. Project funding cannot be used for door prizes or
other giveaways unless it is a beef or a beef-related product.
13. When applying for Project Funding, locals should
match funds that are being applied for with in-kind donations of time,
mileage, phone, postage, prizes, rent etc.
14. Project funding requests may only be approved if
the local applying for the funding has paid up (current) MCW
affiliation dues and membership.
15. The Steering Committee will carefully review each
Project Funding application. They reserve the right to adjust the
requested amounts to be funded depending on the number of people being
reached by the project and the type of project it is.
16. REMEMBER THE
PURPOSE OF MCW PROJECT FUNDING IS TO PROMOTE AND EDUCATE ALL AGES OF
CONSUMERS ABOUT BEEF.