Dear members of the Wikimedia community,

Organizations that plan to apply for funding in Round 2 of the Annual Plan Grants / FDC process should submit their Letters of Intent by 1 November. This is the essential first step in creating a proposal. Proposal forms for Round 2 will be due by 1 April and Round 2 grants will begin 1 July.

Organizations may submit their Letters of Intent by using the button here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG.

Only organizations that submit a Letter of Intent by 1 November can be part of the process to become eligible for 2014-2015 Round 2 (proposal forms due 1 April, grants begin 1 July), so if your organization might want to apply for funding in that round you should submit a Letter of Intent. This is an important first step in the Annual Plan Grants process that allows applicants to work closely with the FDC and with FDC staff before proposals are submitted. In each Letter of Intent, the organization should state that it would like to apply for funding in the upcoming round, and offer an estimate of the amount of funding to be requested. This statement of intent and the amount are both non-binding, so the organization can choose not to participate in the Annual Plan Grants process or to change the amount requested at any time before proposal forms are submitted.

For more information about Round 2 dates, please visit the calendar: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Information. 

Here are a few important Round 2 dates to keep in mind:

• Letters of Intent due: 1 November

• Eligibility confirmed: 15 March

• Proposal forms due: 1 April

• Community review: 1 April - 30 April

• FDC recommendation: by 1 June

• Board decision: by 1 July

• Grants begin: 1 July

Remember also that Community Review of Round 1 proposals is taking place right now, until 31 October, and that your feedback and questions are an important input into the FDC’s decisionmaking. Please visit this page for more information: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Proposals/Community/Review.

Please contact FDC staff at any time with questions (FDCSupport@wikimedia.org) about the process or about how to submit a Letter of Intent.

Best regards from FDC staff!

Winifred Olliff

Program Officer