Jackson County

     The Jackson County 4-H Foundation has once again granted funds to be used to further grow the 4-H program in Jackson County.

     These funds are restricted to specific awards designed to give some incentive to grow our program locally.  Funds will be available for leaders to apply for as outlined below.  The general rules that apply to all of the awards are:  

•  Club and/or county-wide project leader must be recognized by the 4-H Office.  They must have their forms turned in, dues paid, etc.

• Applications can be made for more than 2 awards however any one club or county- wide project leader can only receive 2 awards in a given year.                                 

• Applications must be completed for the desired award (s).  Application available at the 4-H Office.                                                     

• Applicants will be required to report to the 4-H Council, and the 4-H Foundation, or perhaps both as specified below.                                                                                   

• The “Growth Incentive Committee” will determine and award the funds based on the applications received.  If all requirements are met, applications will be processed on a first come, first served basis.        

• All decisions of the committee are final.

• Application deadline is September 1 to the Blue Springs 4-H Office.   

 Growth Incentive Application .pdf

 Club Mentoring Grant

     There are six awards possible in the amount of $50 each.  The intent is to encourage the older, established clubs to help new clubs learn the ropes.  Award will be paid out in two payments as outlined below assuming application is approved.

• Mentoring club must be previously established.              

• New club must be newly formed this 4-H year.               

• If the new club is still active at Fair time the mentoring club will receive ½ of the award ($25.)

• Mentoring club is to report to the 4-H Council at the end of the year regarding its mentoring experience - the situations members saw, what they learned, how it turned out, etc.    

• If the new club renews the following year the mentoring club will receive the other ½ of the award ($25) at Achievement Night.

 County-Wide Project Support Grant

     There are four awards possible in the amount of $100 each.  The intent is to help the county-wide project leaders with supplies and expenses to support the projects and encourage new participation.                       

• Must be designated as a county-wide project by the  4-H Office.  Examples of county-wide projects are Photography, Shooting Sports, etc. 

• Project leader must report to the 4-H Foundation on how the support enabled them to continue and grow the county-wide project.                                                                        

• Application must be made in advance of spending. Once approved, the funds would be drawn.

• Proof of expense must be given to Treasurer and must be project related.  Decision of Treasurer on reimbursement eligibility is final.    

 County-Wide Project Capital Support Grant

      There are two awards possible in the amount of $200 each.  The intent is to help the county-wide project leaders with capital expenditures needed to support the projects and encourage new participation.                                                

• Must be designated as a county-wide project by the  4-H Office.  Examples of county-wide projects are Photography, Shooting Sports, Cake Decorating, etc.                        

• Project leader must report to the 4-H Foundation on how the support enabled them to continue and grow the county-wide project.                                                                        

• Application must be made in advance of spending, once approved, the funds would be drawn against.                         

• Item must be of capital in nature, having a life span of more than one year.  Example are cake decorating equipment, tools, etc.                                                                           

• Project leader agrees equipment is to be used solely for the 4-H program.                                                                                

• Equipment should be marked as the property of   4-H (4-H office has engraver).                                                                 

• Proof of expense must be given to Treasurer and must be project related.  Decision of Treasurer on reimbursement eligibility is final.                                                                

• Due to the large dollar amount, a county-wide project can only be eligible for this award once every two years unless a unique need exists and there are no other applications for this award.

 Club-to-Club Workshops Grant

    There are two awards possible in the amount of $150 each.  Each $150 award would be split between the two clubs holding club-to-club workshops.  The intent is to share projects and foster a connection between the equine clubs and the non-equine clubs.  Award will be given once all requirements are met and application has been approved.

• One club must be an equine club whose main focus is on equine and one club must be a non-equine club whose main focus is other than horses.

• The clubs must hold at least three meetings in which they share their projects and work on them together.

• These meetings must be a minimum of one hour (but could be longer) during which each of the two clubs will lead project work for half that time.                                 

• Each club must learn something from the other club.                                                                 

• A representative from each club will report jointly to the 4-H Foundation telling what was done and what they learned/accomplished.

New Club Starter Grants

     There are two awards possible in the amount of $75 each for clubs with less than 10 members and three awards possible in the amount of $150 each for clubs with 10 or more members.  The intent is to help new clubs get started by providing assistance with book purchases, paying dues for members who cannot afford them, etc. 

• Application must be made in advance of spending.                       

• Once approved, the funds would be drawn.

• Club must have held three meetings before being allowed to withdraw funds.

• Proof of expense must be given to Treasurer and must be club related.  Decision of

• Treasurer on reimbursement eligibility is final.

• Club must report to 4-H Foundation on how the grant assisted their club

CLUB MEMBERSHIP INCREASE GRANT

     There are 6 awards possible in the amount of $50 each.  The intent is to encourage clubs to actively seek new members to increase the size of their clubs.  Award to be paid out at Achievement Night.

     Club must increase its membership by 20% more than the number of members at the start of the year. Increase must be accomplished by Fair time.  New members must renew the following year.

 Growth Incentive Application.pdf

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		University of Missouri Extension Jackson County Jacksonblsp@missouri.edu Updated 12/13/06