We do not take telephone solicitations. Deadline to apply is June 30 this year, with funds distributed in December. We don't ask people to do intense grant proposals. If we want more info we will ask for it. I do the sites visits myself.
Information comes in via mail.
It goes into a 1997 file after being checked to make sure the right information is there. Occasionally I sit down with other people involved with the Trust and we make a 'no' and a 'yes' pile. Sometimes a proposal moves from 'no' to 'yes' later, because a situation changes. Let us honestly know what your needs are. If you're in a challenge grant or matching grant situation, let us know.