Dear Wikimedia Colleagues:
We are pleased to announce initial eligibility of all applicants submitting
a Letter of Intent for 2014-2015 Round 1 of the Annual Plan Grants / FDC
process. Only applicants confirmed as eligible by 15 September 2014 may
submit proposals to the Funds Dissemination Committee by the 1 October 2014
proposal deadline. We have published the initial eligibility checklist
here, so that applicants may review eligibility before it is confirmed on
15 September 2014:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Eligibility/2014-2015_round1.
No major changes or exceptions have been made to the eligibility
requirements or the process for determining eligibility in this round. Of
the fifteen organizations submitting a Letter of Intent, three are already
considered eligible provided they continue to meet eligibility requirements
throughout the duration of the FDC process, one is not eligible to
participate in this round, and eleven could be considered eligible if all
eligibility gaps listed in this table are met by the 15 September 2014
deadline. During the next two months, the FDC staff will work with all
potential applicants to make sure eligibility requirements are clear and to
form plans together to meet these requirements. Once applicants are
confirmed by WMF staff as eligible, they must continue to meet these
requirements throughout the duration of the Annual Plan Grants / FDC
process.
Please expect another update once eligibility is finally confirmed on 15
September 2014, leading up to the 1 October 2014 proposal deadline.
Proposal forms will be available by 1 September 2014.
Here is a breakdown of upcoming milestones for 2014-2015 Round 1, which you
may also find here:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Calendar.
* Eligibility confirmed: 15 September 2014
* Proposals due: by 1 October 2014
* Community review: 1 October 2014, until 31 October 2014
* Staff assessments published: by 8 November 2014
* FDC deliberations: middle of November 2014
* FDC recommendation published: by 1 December 2014
* Board decision: by 1 January 2015
* Start of new grant terms: 1 January 2015
We welcome your questions or comments about the Annual Plan Grants / FDC
process at any time:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Comments.
Feel free also to reach out to us over email at FDCstaff(a)wikimedia.org. We
would be happy to speak with any organization about specific questions they
may have about eligibility.
Best regards from FDC staff!
Winifred Olliff
FDC Support Team
Wikimedia Foundation
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Winifred Olliff
FDC Support Team
Wikimedia Foundation