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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 may be 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/volunteersources 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 />c.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 potentialsources 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 ge 15