The MARPAT Foundation's 2012 guidelines for proposals are available for viewing and printing online using Adobe's Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe web site.

Note: The MARPAT Foundation is spending down its assets and will be making its final round of Wards 7&8 Initiative grants in 2012 and its final round of regular annual grants in 2013.

Grants

Grants will be made to organizations based in or benefitting the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area. Generally grants will be made to organizations that either:

• promote excellence in the visual and performing arts,
• encourage family planning,
• conserve natural resources or advance knowledge of the natural world,
• promote international understanding,
• preserve historic resources or advance knowledge of American history and culture,
• expand opportunities in the District of Columbia's Wards 7 and 8 for low-income youth and adults

To apply read the guidelines and submit a Stage 1 Application:

View the 2012 Guidelines for Proposals	as a PDF
Download the required Summary Sheet	as a PDF
	or as a Word document

You may fill in the blanks on your computer, but please do not re-format this document, add your letterhead to it or extend it to two pages.

The MARPAT Foundation is collaborating with The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region in its Wards 7 & 8 Initiative. All applicants in 2012 must have received a Ward 7 & 8 Initiative grant in 2011, or be invited to apply by MARPAT.

Applicants are encouraged to contact the Community Foundation concerning eligibility for the Wards 7 & 8 Initiative: Kensei Phillips, Philanthropic Advisory Services Officer, Community Foundation for the National Capital Region at kphillips@cfncr.org or via telephone at (202) 263-4769 and fax: (202) 955-8084.