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4. Does your organization have, or have you applied for, grant funding from other sources? <br />If not, why not? If yes, please list the available funding you have for the project, <br />including any volunteer and in-kind sources, and/or the sources and amounts for which <br />you have applied. Please note which funding sources are secured and in hand so a true <br />matching fund determination maybe determined. What changes would occur if the <br />project couldn't be funded? <br />Yes, we have applied, and plan to apply, for several sources of grant funding (see below). If the <br />project does not receive funding from Kittitas County Lodging Tax program, our printing and <br />advertising budget will be restrained, project management cost coverage will be reduced which <br />means less planning time will be available, and we may not be able to attract world-class <br />speakers and field trip leaders. If that was the case we would work to increase our sponsorship <br />levels and seek additional grant funds, but the event would not likely succeed as well without <br />being able to show local support for the event to foundations and sponsors as that is often the <br />key to receiving grant funds. <br />KEEN has already, or will, apply to the following grant sources in support of this event: <br />a. Audubon Washington — both Kittitas and Yakima Chapters - $3,000 (planned) <br />b. Cornell Lab of Ornithology — $750 mini grant program (planned) <br />c. McEachern Charitable Trust - $1,000 grant (submitted) <br />d. Fund for Wild Nature - $2,000 grant (planned) <br />e. Youth Learning as Citizen Environmental Scientists —tbd <br />f. Every Day Capacity Building Grants - National Environmental Education Foundation — $5,000 grant <br />(planned) <br />g. Additional sources — being identified now <br />KEEN has already, or will, secure the following in-kind/volunteer sources in support of this event: <br />a. Expert field trip leaders — up to 20 individuals will volunteer their time and expertise to <br />make the event a success <br />b. Site preparation volunteers and equipment <br />Project planning committee volunteers — our project planning committee is made up of 10+ <br />volunteers from partner organizations <br />KEEN has identified the following companies as potential sources for sponsorship support and/or <br />event vendors. The sponsorship packet (attached to this grant) will be sent by October 10th, 2016: <br />a. Audubon Chapters — from across the state <br />b. Zeiss <br />c. American Birding Association <br />d. Eagle Optics <br />e. Several camera/photography companies <br />f. Red's Fly Shop and other local businesses <br />g. Celestron <br />County -wide Lodging Tax Application P a g e 115 <br />