Common App 2026 Draft

DRAFT Grant Application

2026
Please confirm your organization or project meets the criteria below.

Based on your selections on the previous page, you are not eligible to apply to {fundingprogramName}.

Please contact (Community Partner), Community Partner, at (CP email address) with any questions or concerns.

Grant Application

2026
Funding Program Name
Funding Program Id
Funding Request Name
Funding Request Id
App Status:

Proposal Contact

This is the person we will contact for questions about this proposal.
User Id
User's Contact Id
Proposal Contact Name

First NameLast Name
Proposal Contact Title
Proposal Contact Email*
example@example.com
Proposal Contact Phone
Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.

Fiscal Sponsor, if applicable

Groups without an assigned tax status may be eligible to apply with a fiscal sponsor. https://www.mainecf.org/apply-for-a-grant/help-for-applicants/fiscal-sponsorship/
Is your organization applying with a Fiscal Sponsor?
Fiscal Sponsor Name
Organization Name
Fiscal Sponsor Contact

First NameLast Name
Contact Title
Title
Contact Phone
Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.
Contact Email
example@example.com

Applicant Organization Financial Details
Fiscal or financial year information helps us understand the size and scope of your organization.

Please note: If eligible for funding, public schools and municipalities do not need to complete this section. In this case, enter a "0" in any required fields.

Please use only numbers with no commas or currency signs. Example: 25000 (not $25,000)
Select the CURRENT FISCAL YEAR start date:

MonthDayYear
Date

Last Completed Fiscal Year Information

Rows	Last Completed Fiscal Year
Actual/Gross Revenues
Actual/Gross Expenses
Actual Net Income

Optional Explanation:

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Current Fiscal Year Information

Rows	Current Fiscal Year
Budgeted Revenues
Budgeted Expenses
Budgeted Net Income

Optional Explanation:

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What are your organization's most significant financial challenges and/or opportunities?

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Grant Program Questions
When completing the questions below, please make sure your responses address the grant program criteria.

(Grant program web page).
Type of Funding Requested:
Amount Requested
Maximum allowed: 10,000. Please limit to whole numbers with no special characters.)
For the one-sentence proposal description below, describe your proposed project by completing the following sentence in 25 words or less: We request support...

Note: This sentence is used in our donor portal and should be written for those unfamiliar with the project and your organization. It works best when it is short and simple. Avoid using acronyms and jargon. Clearly and briefly describe the project, starting with the word "to." For example, “to engage high school students in home weatherization projects for local low-income families."
Describe your organization's primary work in 25 words or less by including your organization's mission or purpose statement OR completing the following sentence: We request support...

Note: This sentence is used in our donor portal and should be written for those unfamiliar with your organization. Do not mention “general support,” rather focus on the work that would be supported, starting with the word "to." For example, “to engage community members as literacy volunteers and provide literacy programs to those needing assistance including recent immigrants and refugees” or “to provide nutritious food, supplies, and clothes to onsite pantries at schools to address food and financial insecurity.”
One-Sentence Proposal Description:

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Why does your organization need flexible, unrestricted funding right now?

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How does your organization's mission or purpose address the grant program criteria?

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How does your organization know if it's achieving its' mission or purpose? How do you track results?

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We involve the people we serve in (select all that apply):
How does your organization involve the people you serve in the work you do? Please expand on the selections above. The review committee will be evaluating the breadth and depth of the engagement.

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Describe the local, regional, and/or statewide impact of your organization's work/programs.

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What is the project's overall goal? What are you trying to achieve? How does your project address the grant program criteria? Expand on your one-sentence description to give us the big picture.

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List up to 4 specific activities or things your organization will do to achieve the goal you described above.

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How will your organization know if its' project is successful? How will you track results?

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Project interest areas (select up to three):
Approximately how many people will be directly served or benefit by your project? For example, if you are providing a program for children, the children directly benefit while parents and families indirectly benefit.
Population or people directly served by your project (choose up to three):
Optional Explanation: Describe the people or community directly served by your project (may include age, gender, or any other important information).

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We involve the people we serve in (select all that apply):
How does your organization involve the people it serves in the project? Please expand on the selections above. The review committee will be evaluating the breadth and depth of the engagement.

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Are you partnering with any other organization for this project? If so, include a brief description of the role of each partner organization.

Note: A letter from the partner organization(s) is also REQUIRED if the project cannot be completed without the partner's participation.0/250
Project Budget Instructions:

Please use whole numbers with no commas or currency signs.

Expense Items - List the specific items or expenses for your project.

Amount from MaineCF - List the amount you are requesting from MaineCF.

Amount from Other Sources - List the amount you will need from other sources, if that applies.

Name of Other Sources - List the name of the other source; this can include other grants, in-kind donations, earned income, etc. if that applies.

Status - Indicate if the funding from other sources is secured or pending.

Important things to consider:
- You must account for all the funding you request from MaineCF with this table.
- If you have more than ten items, you can combine items in like categories (examples: project materials and supplies, volunteeer and staff time).
- Project support may include administrative overhead so your project budget may include up to 20% of the total amount requested from MaineCF as indirect costs (examples: rent, utilities, bookkeeping), but you must label this line in your budget as "Indirect" in the Expense Items Column. Do not specify how the indirect funds will be used.
There are five columns in the table below; use the scroll bar on the bottom of the table to see the other column on the right side.

Total Requested from MaineCF (calculated from the table above):
Total Requested from Other Sources:
Total Project Budget (calculated from table above):
Confirm Total Project Budget:
Optional Explanation: If any budget items need additional explanation, please add that here.

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DRAFT Grant Application

Grant Application

Proposal Contact

Applicant Organization Profile

Fiscal Sponsor, if applicable

Applicant Organization Financial Details

Grant Program Questions

List of Organization's Board or Advisory Committee Members

MaineCF Fiscal Sponsor Agreement

Letters of Agreement / Involvement

MaineCF Terms and Conditions

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