California Story Fund
Criteria for Evaluation of Applications
Capacity to implement the project
- Suitability of applicant organization in relation to the proposed project.
- Thoroughness of project timeline
- Soundness and clarity of budget
Quality of proposed project
- Clarity of project description and how integral the project is to the organization’s mission.
- Qualifications, experience and appropriateness of project director and other project staff as required for the success of the project.
- Qualifications of humanities advisors and the relevance of their knowledge to the project and if the humanities enhance the project by providing context to the stories being told.
- Appropriateness and quality of proposed public activities.
- Demonstration of the ability of the proposed project to foster understanding between people and encourage their engagement in community life.
- Level of experience in youth programming (for projects involving youth).
Potential impact on the selected community
- Demonstration of proposed project’s significance to and impact on the targeted community.
- Soundness of marketing, outreach and public event planning, and ability to create an opportunity for public discussion/dialogue.
Reporting Requirements
Grantees are required to submit, within 90 days of the termination of the grant period, a final report consisting of an evaluation report; final expenditures report; hard copies of participant surveys and sign-in sheets; and two copies of any final tangible products resulting from the project.