WYNR Application Process

Your grant application will be completed using the Wyoming Community Foundation’s (WYCF) online application form.

Once we receive your completed online application, an automated response from WYCF will be sent to you. The staff of the Wyoming Wildlife Foundation is responsible for completing the initial review of the submitted application and will prepare all materials for the WYNR review committee.

Grant applications are due Nov 1

Enter Your Tax ID

This field is specific to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Your organization’s tax identification number is the same as your Employee Identification Number (EIN). Use this when creating a new profile.

Enter your tax identification number OR the tax identification number of your 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor if you are using one.

Some proposals submitted may have multiple collaborators. In order to best determine the “lead organization” for proposals submitted, please consider the different guidelines for different types of applicant organizations. Below are guidelines which must be followed if your organization is:

• Using a fiscal sponsor
• A local affiliate of a national organization
• A government agency

Attachments- (For Fiscal Sponsorships Only)

Note: If you are using a fiscal sponsor for the project you are applying for the use the fiscal sponsor organization information when you are creating a profile.

i. Project Budget – submit the project budget for the sponsored organization

ii. FYE Income Statement – submit from the fiscal sponsor

iii. FYE Balance Sheet – submit from the fiscal sponsor

Local Affiliates or Chapters of National Organizations

If your organization  is a locally‐based chapter or affiliate operating under the 501(c)(3) of a national organization, submit the Employee Identification Number (EIN) for the national organization. Aside from the EIN, the remainder of the application should be completed with information for the local chapter.

Government Agencies

Government agencies may apply for grants; however, grant funds will be paid out on a reimbursement basis. In all other situations, the grant funds are released immediately to help support project costs.

A budget narrative is sometimes referred to as the budget justification. The narrative serves two purposes: it should explain how the costs were estimated and it justifies the needs for the cost. Ideally you will concentrate on the line items that you used for the project budget attachment submitted in the electronic application. Focus on the line items for which you are requesting funding and any unusual line items. For example, if all of the funds you are requesting will go toward a consultant, why is the consultant critical to the success of your project? You may want to include some timeline information in the narrative if it is relevant to funding. Also, be careful to differentiate between committed and pending revenue sources. If your budget includes in-kind donations, then you should disclose calculations on the dollar value of the in-kind donations. Get the project budget form here.

If you have requested funds for general operating, then use this section to justify why you have requested general operating support and/or to discuss your organization’s financial strategy in the coming years.

To complete your application you are required to submit several attachments. The combined size of all the attachments submitted with your application cannot exceed 25MiB.

Create these documents in advance and save them using the headers listed below i.e. Project Budget, FYE Income Statement, Balance sheet and so forth. Do not include your organization name or initials in the file name. The attachments are linked to your application and cannot be confused with attachments from another organization.

1. Project Budget

Submit your project budget. Your project budget may be submitted in any format but you must include both projected expenses and revenues.

2. FYE Income statement

This document may also be referred to as a profit and loss statement (P&L), earnings statement, operating statement or statement of operations. It is the financial statement that indicates all revenue, expenses charged against revenue, and your net income. We would like your most recently completed fiscal year end (FYE) Income Statement. You may submit this piece as an Excel spreadsheet, PDF, or Word document.

Not required for government agencies.

3. FYE Balance Sheet

This is a summary of the financial balances of your organization. Assets, liabilities, and ownership equity are listed as of a specific date, such as the end of the financial year. A balance sheet provides us a snapshot of an organization’s financial condition. We would like your most recently completed fiscal year end (FYE) Balance Sheet. You may submit this piece as an Excel spreadsheet, PDF, or Word document. Not required for government agencies.

4. Project Location

Please download and complete the Project Location Form. This short form contains information specific to the geographic location of the proposed project area.

5. Map

This attachment may include area maps and/or photos if applicable to your project. Please note that if your image files exceed the maximum of 5MB for the entire application, they will not be uploaded. However, you can email or mail them separately and we will include them with your application.

Email: kevin@wycf.org

Mail: Wyoming Wildlife Foundation, 1472 N. 5th St., Ste. 201, Laramie, WY 82072

6. Graphics

This attachment is optional and should only be used if you have tables, charts, or other graphically represented information critical to describing your project. Because the online system will NOT accurately transfer graphical representations in any of the data fields, you may submit the information as an attachment. Please make sure to use clear labels and indicate which narrative text fields the graphic supports.