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Created: 01/18/2018 • Last updated: 03/06/2018 General information Organization Special Olympics Arizona Contact First name Tracey Contact Last name Engelhard Contact e-mail tracey@specialolympicsarizona.org Contact phone number 5202621955 Address Street 2100 s. 75th ave. City Phoenix State Arizona ZIP Code 85043 From what tribe is the Gila River Indian Community organization requesting the grant? Total grant amount request 5,000 1 / 2 The Gila River Indian Community offers multi-year awards. If your organization is requesting a multi-year grant for this project or program from the Gila River Indian Community, enter the amount to be requested each year. Amount Year 1 (Gila River Indian 5000 Community Grants Only) Year 2 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only) Year 3 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only) Year 4 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only) Year 5 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only) 2 / 2 Gila River Indian Community Grant Application Grant Cycle 2018 Cover Sheet Municipality Information 1. Date of Application: 2/23/2018 (NOTE: Click or use up/down arrow keys to move among fields) 2. Name of City, Town or County: Maricopa County 3. Mayor (City or Town) or Board of Supervisor’s Chairman (County): Denny Barney 4. Mailing Address: 2100 S. 75th Avenue 5. City: Phoenix State: Arizona Zip Code: 85043 6. Acknowledgement of Submission by Authorized Municipality Representative: Typed Name/Title: Click here to enter text. Signature: Applicant Information 7. Department/Organization Name: Special Olympics Arizona 8. Is this a 501c non-profit Organization? No Yes If yes, attach IRS Determination Letter 9. Application Contact Person: Tracey Engelhard Title: Grants Coordinator 10. Phone Number: 602-476-0854 11. Mailing Address: 2100 S. 75th Avenue 12. City: Phoenix State: Arizona Zip Code: 85043 13. Email Address: tracey@specialolympicsarizona.org Website Address: www.specialolympicsarizona.org Project Information 14. Project Name: Unified Champion Schools 15. Purpose of Grant: To provide schools in Phoenix, Glendale and Goodyear with health curricula, teaching materials, sports equipment, uniforms, rules/guide books, coaches’ training and ongoing support so that they can offer health education, leadership opportunities and inclusive sports for their students with and without disabilities. 16. Priority Funding Area Education 17. Annual amount requested $5,000 18. Number of years that funding is requested 1 19. Total amount requested (annual amount x $5,000 number of years) 20. Has your organization received past funding 2011 - $60,000 from GRIC? If yes, list each year and amount 2017 - $5,000 21. Geographic area served Maricopa County: Phoenix, Glendale, and Goodyear For Office Use Only: Data Entry Receipt Evaluation Outcome Approval Recommended/Amount $ Denial Gila River Indian Community Grant Application Grant Cycle 2018 Narrative Please structure your proposal to provide the following information in the order indicated. Provide the narrative in paragraph form in the text field provided. Please be thorough but strive for brevity. 1. Briefly describe the organization’s history, mission and goals. The purpose of Special Olympics Arizona (SOAZ) is to empower children and adults with intellectual disabilities to live healthy, fulfilling and meaningful lives to the fullest extent of their ability. We realize our vision of acceptance and inclusion through health, leadership and advocacy programs, as well as our mission to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community. The first Special Olympics Arizona competition consisted of a one-day Track & Field event with 100 athletes and 20 volunteers. Today, Special Olympics Arizona offers 23 sports, 57 local competitions, two regional competitions and three statewide competitions for 25,000 athletes and 18,465 Class A volunteers on an annual basis. In addition, SOAZ provides health, leadership and advocacy programs. We work so that we may realize founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver's vision: to improve the lives of people with intellectual disabilities everywhere, and, in turn, transform the lives of everyone they touch - building a better, more accepting world for all of us. With emphasis on acceptance, respect and inclusion; SOAZ operates under the assumption that people with intellectual disabilities are capable of participation in all aspects of life by focusing on abilities and treating disabilities as differences, rather than limitations. 2. If the applying organization is non-municipal or a non-profit 501c, please describe your relationship with Arizona municipalities including past and present support, whether through partnerships, collaborations, in-kind contributions, grants, tax-based funding or other. Describe the supporting municipality’s role in this project. If the applying organization is a municipality governmental sub-division please enter the text “Not applicable.” Special Olympics Arizona has in the past and currently partners with multiple Arizona Municipalities in order to effectively conduct our programs. We have requested and received support through the City of Surprise, Gila River Indian Community Grant Application Grant Cycle 2018 City of Tempe, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, City of Scottsdale, City of Tucson, City of Peoria, City of Yuma, City of Gelndale, City of Mesa and City of Chandler. These municapalities, including Maricopa County who is acting as the municipal sponsor of our application, support Special Olympics Arizona through providing donations, providing the use of facilities and providing Special Olympics Arizona with individuals who act as coaches for our athletes. As the supporting municipal sponsor, Maricopa County will help support Unified Champions Schools by providing the necessary facilities in order to conduct the program, coaches who are certified to train our athletes and funds to support the expansion of the program in Maricopa County schools. 3. Describe the proposed project and planned goals and activities. Unified Champion Schools is a comprehensive solution which brings together youth with and without intellectual disabilities through education, sports and related initiatives. Unified Champion Schools experiences empower young people with the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to create and sustain school communities of acceptance, respect and dignity. Unified Champion Schools is made up of three components: 1)Inclusive Sports and Fitness – Unified Sports® combines students with and without intellectual disabilities on sports teams for training and competition. Students learn sports rules, skills, strategy and improve fitness through regular physical activity. In addition, Healthy Athletes medical screenings are provided to athletes at no cost during competitions in eight areas: hearing, vision, dental hygiene, podiatry, general fitness, physical therapy, healthy lifestyles, and sports psychology. 2)Health Education – During Unified Sports practices, health information is given to the team using the Healthy Lifestyle Education and Practice curricula. Healthy LEAP comes in three versions; Preschool, Elementary and High School. Lessons include Food Groups/MyPlate, Healthy Weight and Obesity, Sports Nutrition and Hydration, Exercise and Injury Prevention and more. 3)Youth Leadership & Advocacy – Student leaders promote disability awareness, respect and acceptance. a.Unified Club members at each Unified School receive leadership training and are engaged as decision-makers, not just volunteers. Gila River Indian Community Grant Application Grant Cycle 2018 b.Youth leaders involve their entire school through campaigns for respect, disability awareness activities and promoting support of the Unified Sports team. 4. Describe how the proposed project satisfies one or more of the priority funding areas identified by the Gila River Indian Community. When students don't feel connected or safe in school, they are less likely to excel and more likely to be absent. Research shows that simply attending classes is not enough for most students to feel truly engaged and maintain motivation. Unified Champion Schools provides adaptive sports, leadership opportunities, club meetings and service learning which is accessible for students with and without disabilities alike. Increasing the visibility and inclusion of Special Education students influences the group norms on school campuses, creating a climate of acceptance and respect for all students with differences. Bullying is reduced, attendance rates go up and students with and without disabilities feel more engaged in their school which boosts academic performance. 5. Identify the needs/problems to be addressed, target population and number of people to be served by the project. The challenges facing today’s youth are many, from achieving personal and academic success to feeling emotionally and physically healthy and safe. These challenges are compounded for some students due to the presence of an intellectual disability. Although progress has been made by many educational systems in promoting the physical and instructional inclusion of students with intellectual disabilities (ID), there are still staggering social challenges for these students that compromise their social and emotional well-being. Students with ID experience negative attitudes from their peers, social isolation and rejection, and even victimization in the form of bullying. Several issues plague youth with ID when it comes to health and healthcare. People with ID are twice as likely than the general population to die prematurely of causes totally unrelated to their disability. Rather, this disparity is primarily due to delays or problems investigating, diagnosing, and treating illnesses and with receiving appropriate care. People with ID often struggle to find a doctor that knows how and is willing to treat them and, once they get to a doctor’s office, challenges with communication and provider knowledge about ID can create additional barriers. Lastly, there is often a misconception Gila River Indian Community Grant Application Grant Cycle 2018 that the poor health of people with ID is unavoidable because it is an inherent part of their disability; yet research has shown that it is in fact a result of a breakdown in health education, health promotion, and health care that can and should be addressed. 6. Define the project as a new or continuing program. Unified Champions Schools is a continuing program that is being expanded into new Maricopa County schools. Unified Champion Schools is continually looking for new school partners so that we can increase our accessibility throughout the state and continue to work on creating an inclusive environment for all students at school. 7. Provide a brief timeline including start and finish dates. Indicate if the timeline is flexible. Unified Champions Schools is a program that is intended for youth enrolled in schools in Arizona. As a result, our timeline for the project follows the school year each year. August, 2018 Training of teachers for Unified Champion Schools activities occurs. August 2018–March 2019 Unified Champion Schools activities begin. April, 2019 Teachers are asked to complete a survey about their Unified Champion Schools experience and benefits to their students. May, 2019 Each teacher/school implementing Unified Champions Schools receives a letter reminding them to register their new 2017-2018 class when the next school year starts. August, 2019 Each new class/school turns in their application outlining their intent to participate and the new group of students Unified Strategy for Schools activities. Gila River Indian Community Grant Application Grant Cycle 2018 8. Identify other organizations, partners or funders participating in the project and their roles. In order for Unified Champion Schools to be a success, schools and selected school officials must actively partner with Special Olympics Arizona. School districts and individual schools are our partners in providing Unified Champion Schools. Once private or public schools engage with Special Olympics Arizona to provide the Unified Strategy for Schools on campus, the school signs an application which spells out the responsibilities of each party and the plans for sustainability. Guides for annual fundraisers are included with the program so that schools can quickly and easily raise dollars needed for equipment and supplies after start-up funds are depleted in the first year. Fundraisers are incorporated into the activities designed to engage the entire school in raising awareness and respect. In 2011 a partnership was formed with Arizona Interscholastic Association with the sole-purpose of building a state-wide Unified Sports sytem. Through the partnership with AIA, we work to give athletes a typical high school experience. SOAZ also has partnerships with all major law enforcement agencies in the state which are critical to our sustainability plan. 9. Would you be able to implement the proposed plan if your organization received partial funding for this project? Should Gila River Indian Community be unable to award the full requested amount, Special Olympics Arizona will seek additional sources of funding. At this time, internal resources are not available to make up any shortfall. However, the capacity exists within the organization to reach out to new sources, develop new strategies and eventually secure all necessary funding. 10. Describe your plan for project financial sustainability beyond the grant period. If this is a program/project previously funded by the Gila River Indian Community describe efforts made towards the previously described sustainability plan. Schools which implement Special Olympics programs must agree to do on-campus fundraising to cover ongoing expenses such as equipment, uniforms and transportation. Special Olympic has a strong relationship with local law enforcement agencies and we encourage Unfieid Schools to utilize these partnerships as much as possible. Through their partnership with local law enforcement, support schools and local resources come together for “Minute that Matters”, which is a 1 minute fundraiser for Unified Schools. The Law Enforcement Torch Run is the official, international, partner of Special Gila River Indian Community Grant Application Grant Cycle 2018 Olympics. SOAZ provides several fundraising mechanisms which are also supported by local law enforcement working directly with the schools. Every year, the Special Olympics Arizona Development Team works to raise funds for programming through special events, third-party fundraisers, grants, sponsorship, individual donations and corporate gifts. Through diversifying sources, the Team is able to fund programs all over the state. Our ultimate plan for project sustainability is for the schools to become self sustainable and not rely on any funding through Special Olympics. We achieve this plan through our partnership with local law enforcement (help schools utilize their support and build it into their future project) and providing a 3 year plan that goes from SOAZ funding in the first year, to partial SOAZ funding in the second year, to full self-sustainability by the third year. 11. Describe your plan to document progress and results. Students participating in the health education portion of Unified Champions Schools receive pre and post-participation measurements. The students are also tested on their knowledge and current implementation of the health and nutrition concepts contained in the curriculum. At the completion of the program, each child is re-measured and re-tested. Special Olympics Arizona asses the percentage of youth who increase their knowledge and application of healthy eating, healthy portion sizes, exercise and other healthy behaviors and provides surveys are to measure the success of the program according to students and staff. Using this data SOAZ is able to quantitatively and qualitatively measure both the success and shortcomings, if any, of the program. Also, by providing surveys to our teachers at the end of the school year about their individual programs we are able to gauge what is/isn’t working at an individual and large-scale level. We use these surveys to monitor our programs and make any adjustments in the following years that may be needed. 12. Indicate any application to and/or awards made by a tribe other than the Gila River Indian Community for state shared revenues for this and any other project for the past five (5) years. If this information is included in a separate attachment, please indicate that here. In 2013 Ak-Chin Indian Community gave $120 and Cocopah Indian Tribe gave $1,000. Gila River Indian Community Grant Application Grant Cycle 2018 In 2014 Ak-Chin Indian Community gave $2,675, Colorado River Indian Tribe Police Department gave $4,295. In 2015 Cocopah Indian Tribe gave $5,000, Colorado River Indian Tribe Police Department gave $3,598 and Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community gave $1,220. In 2016 Cocopah Indian Tribe gave $7,500, Colorado River Indian Tribe Police Department gave $2,000 and Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community gave $1,560. In 2017 Colorado River Indian Tribe Police Department gave $1,700 and Fort McDowell Police Department gave $625. In 2018, Special Olympics Arizona will also apply to the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation. SOAZ will continue to seek small grants from private foundations and utilize funds from private donors to fund the growth of Unified Strategy for Schools across Arizona. Gila River Indian Community Grant Application Grant Cycle 2018 Project Budget Budget Period: August 2018-May 2019 For each budget item listed here please provide a narrative description on the following Project Budget Detail page. Proposed Budget Expense Amount Amount In Kind Total Budget (list each budget item) requested from requested or contributions GRIC secured from other funders 1. Coach Stipends $0 $7,000 $0 $7,000 2. Consultant Fee $0 $4,000 $0 $4,000 3. Facility Rental $0 - $43,000 $43,000 4. Intern Stipend $0 $24,000 $0 $24,000 5. Lodging, Meals, Transportaton $0 $121,000 $0 $121,000 6. Official Fees $0 $5,000 $0 $5,000 7. Photography/Video Production $0 $19,500 $0 $19,500 8. Postage $0 $4,000 $0 $4,000 9. Printing/Copying $0 $11,000 $0 $11,000 10. Telephone/Internet $0 $10,900 $0 $10,900 11. Professional Training & $0 $11,500 $0 $11,500 Development 12. Salary $0 $599,000 $0 $599,000 13. School Award and Contract $0 $44,000 $0 $44,000 Payments 14. Supplies $5,000 $21,100 $0 $76,100 15. Teacher Stipends $0 $20,000 $0 $20,000 16. Click here to enter text. $0 $0 $0 $0 17. Click here to enter text. $0 $0 $0 $0 Total Budget $5,000 $952,000 $43,000 $1,000,000 Gila River Indian Community Grant Application Grant Cycle 2018 Project Budget Detail Please provide a narrative description for each of the project budget items listed on the previous page. Include the dollar figure and how it was derived. 1. Coach Stipend: 14 coach stipends @ $500=$7,000. 2. Consultant Fee: 2 Unified Robotics Consultants @ $1,000=$2,000. 2 Transition Specialists @ $1,000=$2,000. 3. Facility Rental: Facility rental for Youth Summits, State Leadership Conference, SO College Young Athletes, Area and State Games=$43,000. In kind facilities are used for practice and unified. 4. Intern Stipend: 4 interns @ $1,000=$4,000. In Kind value of unpaid interns working directly with UCS initiatives = $20,000. 5. Travel, Lodging, Meals: Transportation occurrences include: program education opportunities for board (SOAZ Program Leveraged Cash Only) , board level committees (SOAZ Program Leveraged Cash Only), and sponsors (SOAZ Program Leveraged Cash only), ELN members, volunteers traveling on behalf of program, Area and State Games unified competitions, AIA League Play Qualifier/State Championship tournaments, and Young Athletes Field Days @ 300 per person x 176 occurrences = $53,000. Lodging for Youth Summits, State Leadership Conference, Area and State Games, and various other Youth Conferences = $48,000. 4000 meals for all UCS approved meetings and unified competitions x $5 (average meal cost) = $20,000. 6. Official Fees: Officials at High School Qualifier Tournaments and AIA State Championships =$4,000.. 7. Photography/Video Production: $200 for 1 photorapher x 20 major events=$4,000. SOAZ Funds=$2,000. Production costs to create videos for AIA High School Unified Sports, Youth leadership, Unified Arts, Unified Robotics, and various program outreach/training @ $1,250x 6 videos=$7,500. In Kind Video production =$5,000. 8. Postage: 11 months postage x $362 = $4,000 Covers cost of shipping R-Word kits, Unified Sports Curriculum and annual school transition letters, program materials, and equipment. 9. Printing/Copying: Cost of printing/copying materials for UCS initiatives and resources such as: Unified Sports Starter kits, Young Athletes program guides, Unified Club Kit, UCS Fact Sheets/flyers, and various other program outreach/training/education = $11,000. 10. Telephone/Internet: Covers cost of staff mobile/office phones, internet, website updates, online surveys and web conferencing in support of Unified Champion Schools for 11 months x $990 = $10,900. Gila River Indian Community Grant Application Grant Cycle 2018 11. Professional Training and Development: UCS conference fee for 5 staff @ $400=$2,000. Unified Sports coches’ training and certification=$7,500. Various other professional development and training opportunities related to UCS initiatives and strategic planning=$2,000. OSEP funds=$7,500. SOAZ Funds=$4,000. 12. Salary: Includes Senior Director of Programs, Director of Support Programs, 4 area directors, 2 Support Programs coordinators, Executive Assistant, Finance Manager, and Area Support Coordinator.. 13. School Award and Contract Payments: “Seed Money” to cover cost of New School Start-Up Kit (includes resources/tools for successful implementation of best practices for achieving sustainability) in addition to any programming costs associated with first time implementation @ $400x50 new schools = $20,000. Startup funding for school districts targeted through Innovation project =$24,000.. 14. Supplies: 260 schools x $293 (cost per school) = $76,100. Coers supplies and material for meetings/events held to support UCS initiatives including Youth leadership, ELN, Unified Sports Training, Young Atheltes trainings and Field Days, R-Word kits and event supplies, and any other UCS-related outreach for 210 new schools and 50 new schools. In Kind supplies= $6,100. 15. Teacher Stipends: district mentor positions to achieve sustainability @ $1,500 x 4 school districts statewide =$6,000. Mentor stipends for first-year school districts targeted through Innovative Project @ $6,000 (3 mentors persemester)x2 16. : 17. Other explanation: Click here to enter text.