PLT Project Grant

PLT project grants provide short-term supplemental financial support to projects identified by an individual member or group of members, or by a PLT chapter or group of chapters. All grants must further PLT’s mission, specifically as it promotes leadership development and enhanced student learning. The PDK International Board has established project grant guidelines included in this policy. The Phi Delta Kappa International office is responsible for grant administration and the disbursement of project funds.

Amount

Varies.

Applicant Criteria

1. One or more individual members or chapters may submit a project proposal. Each proposal is to identify a project director.
2. The project director must be a member in good standing; such member is responsible for overseeing the expenditure of grant funds and for reporting final project outcomes, including an accounting of how these funds were spent.

Application Requirements

Application form must include:

1. The completed application.
1. The name of the project
2. The project director’s name and contact information;
3. Identification of other members and/or chapters participating in the project
4. The project’s purpose and its alignment with PLT’s mission, specifically as it promotes leadership development and enhanced student learning
5. Expected project outcomes, including print or video artifacts
6. The budget for the project
7. Anticipated opportunities to share the project’s purpose and results with the local media
8. The project’s timeline.

Selection

All properly submitted proposals will be reviewed by a committee named by the executive director and approved by the PDK International Board. The review committee will provide to the executive director its funding recommendations no later than April 30 annually. The executive director will notify grant applicants of the committee’s decisions.

Projects will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

1. Alignment with PLT’s mission, specifically as it promotes leadership development and enhanced student learning.
2. Likelihood of the project’s success
3. Level of involvement, including consideration of the number of members and/or chapters participating
4. Significance and benefit of the activity to PLT
5. Cost effectiveness
6. Clarity of the application.

Submission

Project proposals are to be submitted to the international office by April 1 annually using approved PLT forms.

Post-selection Requirements

1. Due to unforeseen circumstances, projects may require modification. A written description of desired modifications must be submitted to the PDK Executive Director for his/her approval.
2. The project director will submit a final report at the project’s conclusion. The report will include:
   1. a narrative summary of the project
   2. a point-by-point report of how the project met or did not meet proposed outcomes
   3. names of individuals and/or chapters participating in the project
   4. recommendations for future similar projects
   5. efforts to publicize project results in local media
   6. an accounting of all spent funds, including receipts as required by PDK auditors
      any artifacts (print or video) created as a result of the project.

   A summary of each project will be made available to the membership.

3. Projects that are not completed by the approved date will be considered overdue. The project director may request an extension by contacting the international office. The request for an extension is to indicate the status of the project, reasons for extension, and the new anticipated completion date. If the extension is not requested and the project is overdue by 30 days according to the originally submitted timeline, all unspent funds will be returned to the international office along with an accounting of all spent funds.
4. Inappropriate expenditures, incomplete projects, and projects not following the original guidelines will jeopardize any further award approved for such member or chapter(s).