The Book Across the Bay Community Grant Program is our way of giving something back to our home community, and supporting the values that the Book Across the Bay event was created to promote. Each year, we make grants using proceeds from the previous winter's race. The amount of money we can give varies year by year, depending on the event's success.

Book Across the Bay 2010 Community Grant Program Guidelines

Guidelines:

1. Applicants must be located in Ashland, Bayfield or Douglas Counties, and the proposed project must serve the residents of Ashland, Bayfield or Douglas Counties.
2. Applicants must be 501(c)3 organizations, or else the proposed project must have the support of a 501(c)3 organization.
3. Grant-funded projects should be consistent with Book Across the Bay's mission, which is to encourage physical and mental wellness among residents of the Chequamegon Bay region.
4. In general, Book Across the Bay encourages requests to be made for specific projects or items that can be entirely funded from the grant.
5. Certain exceptions may be made to these policies under extraordinary circumstances.

 To Apply:

• Applicants should submit a letter of no more than one page that describes the proposed project. The letter also should include the following:
   
  • Name, address, phone number and email address of a contact person representing the applicant organization.
  • If the applicant is a 501(c)3 organization, provide the organization’s full name and tax-exempt number. If the applicant is not a 501(c)3 organization, provide the name, address and tax-exempt number of the 501(c)3 organization supporting the request. In addition, provide the name and contact numbers for an individual representing that 501(c)3 organization.

In addition to the letter described above, a  project budget of no more than one page should be attached to the request.

• Proposals must be postmarked no later than July 1, 2010. Send applications to Book Across the Bay Community Grant Program, P.O. Box 307, Ashland WI 54806.
• Awards will be made by September 15, 2010.

Questions:

Please direct any questions to members of the Book Across the Bay Community Grant Committee:

• Lisa David: la_david@charter.net
• Julia Trojanowski: jtrojan@northland.edu
• Laurence Wiland: lwiland@cheqnet.net
   

Book Across the Bay 2009 Community Grant Program Recipients

• Legion Memorial Library, Mellen: $560 to fund purchase of bike rack and projection screen for the new Senior Center and Library.
   
• Reins of Inspiration, Inc.: $780 to fund purchase of riding equipment used in their Equine Assisted Therapy Program.
   
• Prentice House, Inc.: $1,500 to fund purchase of snowshoes and winter attire in support of winter wellness programming.
   
• City of Ashland Parks and Recreation Department: $900 to fund purchase of lane lines and kick boards to help develop a youth swim team in Ashland.
   
• A Natural Branch of Learning: $1,524 to enable construction of an educational trail system for outdoor education activities.
   
• UW-Extension, Bayfield County: $1,500 to aid in construction of outdoor hockey boards at the Washburn skating rink. 
   
• Friends of the Washburn Public Library: $2,000 to support public programming.
   
• Tri-County Medical Society: $2,000 to support health and wellness programming in the community.

See our 2008 grant recipients

See our 2007 grant recipients

See our 2006 grant recipients

See our 2005 grant recipients

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