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7-15-08
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GRANT CRITERIA
 2-01-08
The M.O.R.G.A.N. Project has implemented
new application
guidelines and procedures for 2008.
QUALITY-OF-LIFE GRANT PROGRAM
The QOL grants will provide families with a wide variety of supports related to their medically fragile child with
physical special needs.
Only 1 grant application request per
recipient per 12 month period will be considered.
Please read the IMPORTANT information below to see if you meet the
minimum qualifications for submitting a grant request.
Grants
will be made by providing the necessary tools (product or
service) to a parent, with the specific goal of
helping the parent to be better able to care for their
child, thereby
enhancing the quality of
life for the child and his/her family at the same time.
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Grants will be in the form of needed equipment
and/or services, not in cash.
The grants will be paid directly to the licensed company,
facility, manufacturer, business, service provider or individual
that goods or services are provided by. Provider will be chosen
by
The M.O.R.G.A.N. Project. |
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Under no circumstances will applications
requesting partial funding or reimbursements for
previous purchases or expenses be considered. |
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Applications will be accepted only for children
under the age of 18. However,
The M.O.R.G.A.N. Project
may grant
exceptions to this rule as appropriate. |
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Applications will be accepted without regard to race, national
origin, ethnic background, sex or religion. However, the child
must be diagnosed as medically-fragile with a life-long
physically disabling
special-need. |
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Grants
will be made only to parent/caregivers of
physically disabled
special-needs children, on an individual basis. Primary
beneficiaries of the grants will be parents, foster parents, and
adoptive parents. In cases of guardianship, proper
documentation must be submitted to
The M.O.R.G.A.N. Project, Inc.
if invited to submit a full application for consideration. |
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The
child’s attending physician(s) must verify that the child has a
life-long physically disabling
condition. Parents or guardians will be required to provide a
signed Medical Acknowledgment Form if invited to submit a
full application for consideration. |
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Supporting Professional Recommendation Forms signed by a
therapist, social worker, teacher or other bonafied support
group agent must be provided by the parents if invited to submit
a full application for consideration. |
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Proof of denial from insurance and all other
funding sources
must be provided by the parents if invited
to submit a full application for consideration. This includes
documentation of applying for any discounts and/or scholarships
that may be offered by the provider of choice. |
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If an
application is recommended for approval, the parent(s) will be
required to submit proof of income as well as a signed
and notarized Grant Liability Release Affidavit. |
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Grants
will not be intended to be “stop-gap” measures for
everyday expenses or medical needs that can be met elsewhere.
(Example: utilities, food, transportation, insurance
premiums/co-pays, medical/dental expenses, long-term therapies,
prescription costs, etc.) Examples of qualifying requests would
be uncovered DME-type items (such as an adaptive shower chair or
an adaptive car seat), or travel expenses to attend a medical
conference or support group meeting (such as airfare, hotel
room, meals, etc.) in order to network with other families in
the same situation.
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The M.O.R.G.A.N. Project
does not
pay
medical bills, insurance premiums or out of pocket expenses,
partial funding, nor provide funds for therapy, schooling or
emergency assistance. |
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The M.O.R.G.A.N. Project
has no
obligation to consider applications in the order in which they
are received; all applications will be considered based on their
individual merits and availability of funds. |
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Grant requests must not exceed
The M.O.R.G.A.N. Project’s
corporate guidelines for the cost of a grant request, over and
above any portion donated by the provider(s). Currently this
cap is set at a maximum of $1,000 per recipient, and
subject to available funds. The average grants approved are
between $250 and $500 per recipient. |
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Applicants are advised that
The M.O.R.G.A.N. Project
cannot
put a time frame on the completion of an approved grant
request. After approval, there is normally a period of six to
eight weeks devoted to researching and obtaining the specifics
of an approved grant. This time lag results from the fact that
the number of applications may exceed the amount of funding
and/or other necessary resources available at the time.
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Only (1) application per recipient will be
considered in any 12 month period. Applications for a second
grant will be accepted only under exceptional circumstances.
Typically, this second grant would not be considered if the
prior grant was approved within the past 12 months. |
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If invited to submit a full application for
consideration, the required documentation (Medical
Acknowledgment Form, Professional Recommendation Forms,
Insurance Denial Letters and Proof of Income) may be sent as
an attachment. The Grant Liability Release Affidavit
must be notarized and original must be submitted via
U.S.Mail. |
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Applicants
must
apply for a
pre-qualification evaluation prior to submitting a full
grant application for consideration. If pre-qualified, the
Grant Application will be emailed to you along with
instructions. |
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Pre-qualification Questionnaires will only be
accepted by utilizing the approved form and sent electronically via email.
Requests that are sent via fax will not be considered. |
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Questions may be directed to
The M.O.R.G.A.N. Project’s
office ONLY by email at:
QOL@themorganproject.org.
Unfortunately, we cannot take questions by phone during the
application process. |
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