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ACS Local Section Inclusion and Belonging Grant

American Chemical Society

Purpose

To provide up to $3,000 to local sections for embracing and advancing inclusion and belonging across ACS and in their communities.

Description

The ACS Committee on Local Section Activities (LSAC) encourages applications for Inclusion and Belonging projects and programs that:

Support interaction with other ACS local sections, ACS divisions, ACS committees, other professional associations, or community groups
Foster inclusiveness and participation within your local section

Naturally, your local section’s interpretation of how to approach the topic may be very different, and LSAC looks forward to a wide array of grant proposals.

Ideas for programs/activities include:

Speaker Series
Heritage Days
Scholarship Matching Funds
Host/sponsor an activity with Project SEED
Undergraduate Research Support
Outreach to Underrepresented Communities/Schools
High School Mentoring
Diversity Professional Development
Book Clubs
Seminar Series
Training and Workshops

Additional Guidelines

Only one proposal per local section may be submitted for review.
Application deadline September 15, 2024 by 11:59pm ET.
Proposals will be reviewed by LSAC and local sections will be notified of funding in December.
A funded project should be completed within 12 months of the award date.
A final report describing how the funds were used and the impact the project had must be submitted to LSAC within three months of completion of the funded project.
Funding will be awarded to a section only if it has submitted its most recent annual report.
Funding will be awarded to a section only if it has submitted a final report for any previous Inclusion and Belonging Grant.
For more information concerning the application process please review the following short tutorial.

Budget Guidelines

Maximum Funding Level: $3,000
Funding should foster inclusiveness and participation within your local section.
Applications should include specific budget information about the event, technology, and/or any materials needed for the proposed event and/or proposed event.
Please review the following budget template to assist in planning and developing a budget.

Specific Budget Guidelines

Local Sections are encouraged to keep food expenses under 20% and venue rental cost under 25% of the total amount requested from the Committee on Local Section Activities.
Alcohol may be funded if central to the event i.e. tasting at a brewery.
Memberships to ACS or discount to membership as part of the event is allowed up to 25% of the total budget. In the case of paying for standard or premium ACS memberships, these should be offered to only a select number of potential new members at an event and offering discounts to more potential members at an event and offering discounts to more potential members may be a better use of funds.
Giveaways such as ACS merchandise is permitted by cannot exceed 25% of the total funding request
Honoraria or stipends cannot be funded under this grant neither can pass-through donations to individuals or other organizations.

How to Apply

The Inclusion and Belonging application form details the requirements, which include:

Information and Summary sheet (one page)
Full description of the project including objectives, plan of action, line-item budget, and evaluation plan (two pages maximum)

Also required are:

Letter or email of support from the current local section chair (or Executive Committee member if the Chair is Project Coordinator)
Letters or emails of support from co-sponsoring local sections, divisions, committees, or other community groups, if applicable

Specialties

Biochemistry

Eligibility Requirements

The ACS Committee on Local Section Activities (LSAC) encourages applications for Inclusion and Belonging projects and programs that:

Support interaction with other ACS local sections, ACS divisions, ACS committees, other professional associations, or community groups
Foster inclusiveness and participation within your local section

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: American Chemical Society

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA

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