Ithaca College

Submitted on behalf of Bashar Hanna, Associate Provost:

The D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Invite Proposal for Application as Principal-Recipient for each of the under listed priority global program in 2011.

The Fund supports activities at the global and national level, and will consider significant local or regional initiatives offering the potential to leverage broader national or global impact.  It will consider proposals for either core or project-specific support.  Grants are awarded to organizations that define clear objectives for their work and measures of progress toward those objectives. Typically, MacArthur provides multi-year support and focuses its work on the following priority themes below.

Conservation & Sustainable Development

Global Migration & Human Mobility

Higher Education

Human Rights and International Justice

International Peace and Security

Population and Reproductive Health

The Principal Recipients will manage the MacArthur Foundation grant for each of the components on behalf of the organization.  MacArthur Foundation is requesting applications from organizations interested to be nominated as Principal Recipients.

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

·         Experience in coordination, management and implementation of grant programs.

·         Knowledge and understanding of the performance based funding processes.

·         Track record in managing grant making processes.

·         Financial management, procurement and supply management capacity including     systems for funds disbursement.

·         Adequate costing for program management.

·         Proposed methodological approach to implementation of PR tasks.

·         Strong governance oversight and controls.

·         Effective systems for program monitoring, evaluation and reporting.

·         Adequate human and physical resources infrastructure.

Application process:

All applicants must submit a letter of inquiry of no more than two pages briefly describing the mission and history of the applying organization, goals of the initiative(s), specific objectives, and accompanying strategies.  The letter must also state the organization’s current annual operating budget and primary sources of income. Applicants will be informed if a full proposal is warranted, at which time prospective grantees will be asked to submit additional materials, including a proposal narrative and detailed financial documentation.

To Apply

Submit completed application to the MacArthur Foundation via email: grant.macfound@gmail.com

Do not submit a proposal without an invitation to do so from the Foundation. Please note that the Foundation does not support political activities or attempts to influence action on specific legislation.  It does not provide scholarships or tuition assistance for undergraduate, graduate, or postgraduate studies; nor does it support annual fundraising drives, institutional benefits, honorary functions, or similar projects.