EQUINE SPIRT PROGRAMS - WARRIOR SPIRIT APPLICATION GRIC 2017.PDF

Last updated: 02/01/2017
General information
Organization Equine Spirit Programs
Contact First name Julie
Contact Last name Jimenez
Contact e-mail equinespiritprograms@gmail.com
Contact phone number 4802992506
Address
Street 17016 e. San Tan Blvd
City Queen Creek
State Az
ZIP Code 85142
From what tribe is the organization requesting the grant?
Gila River Indian Community
Total grant amount request
75000
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 Community Grants Only) 25000
Year 2 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only) 25000
Year 3 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only) 25000
Year 4 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only)
Year 5 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only)
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Cover Sheet
Municipality Information
1. Date of Application: 2/6/2017 (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: 301 w. Jefferson 10th floor
5. City: phoenix State: Arizona Zip Code: 85003
6. Acknowledgement of Submission by Authorized Municipality Representative:
Typed Name/Title: melody henderson Signature:
Applicant Information
7. Department/Organization Name: Equine Spirit Programs
8. Is this a 501c non-profit Organization? No Yes If yes, attach IRS Determination Letter
9. Application Contact Person: Julie jimenez Title: program manager
10. Phone Number: 4802992506
11. Mailing Address: 17016 e. san tan blvd
12. City: queen creek State: Arizona Zip Code: 85142
13. Email Address: equinespiritprograms@gmail.com Website Address: equinespiritprograms.com
Project Information
14. Project Name: Warrior Spirit
15. Purpose of Grant: to provide health promotion education for veterans and their families
16. Priority Funding Area Healthcare
17. Annual amount requested $25000
18. Number of years that funding is 3
requested
19. Total amount requested (annual $75000
amount x number of years)
20. Has your organization received past Yes 2016
funding from GRIC? If yes, list each year
and amount
21. Geographic area served Queen creek
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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 Equine Spirit Program (ESP) is a successful Equine Assisted Learning program with a 7 year
history of promoting resilience among at-risk youth and most recently the addition of veterans and their
families. ESP is an established non-profit since 2014. Equine Assisted Learning is listed as a Best
Practice in the First Nations Behavioral Health Association Catalogue of Effective Behavioral Health
Practices. The mission of the program is to empower, enrich and educate its participants, by providing a safe,
research based and equine focused educational experience. ESP connects rehabilitated horses with youth,
adults, military veterans, corporate individuals or groups to promote self-discovery, target areas of personal
growth, mental health and professional development
We offer a life skill focused program that utilizes a research based equine assisted learning model. The goal of
ESP programs is to promote improved mental and physical health by utilizing equine assisted learning
through the development of personal interactions between humans and horses. The targeted area of growth
for this grant proposal will be to assist and engage veterans in their healing process thorugh equine assisted
learning.
ESP founders are a military family with active military personnel currently serving. This brings a personal
passion to this program and a heart for our military who choose to dedicate their lives to the service of our
country.
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 it be 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.”
ESP is a non profit working in partnership with various veterans groups, including the Veterans Serving
Veterans group, an AmeriCorp group from the Gila River Indian Community,Honor House, Veteran
transition of Phoenix, Remuda Ranch of Wickenberg and the Town of Queen Creek and Maricopa
County Veterans groups to offer the equine assisted learning to area veterans and their family
members.
3. Describe the proposed project and planned goals and activities.
GOAL : The goal of this equine assisted learning (EAL) program is the healthcare education and
learning of specific skills as defined the the individual or group for the increase of resiliency
characteristics for our military warriors and/or the family members who care for them. This is an

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experiential process where the individuals or groups participate with horses in assigned ground
activities.
There is no riding in this program. Horses are attuned to the feelings rather than the behaviors
of people near them. This relationship creates a process which allows the horse to “mirror” the
authentic feelings of the participant.
EAL addresses a variety of mental health and human development needs including behavioral
issues, attention deficit ddisorder, PTSD, substance abuse, earing disorders, depression,
anxiety, relationship problems and communication needs. The unique synergy of the Human
and the Horse created new and challenging ways to facilitate successful change in the areas of
need. Participants are challenged by the experiential process to address and solve personal
problems, identiy and obtain personal goals, build trust, and ultimately move forward to accept
the change necessary for a healthy lifestyle.
Clinical evidence and generations of human experience show that horses have a special ability
to help people work through emotional barriers without shame or stigma. This is especially true
and valuable for people who suffer the effects of trauma. This allows us to improve the overall
health and wellness of those veterans who participate.
In the previous grant cycle year 2016, Prop 202 funding allowed for us to provide services to
Veterans , their wives, and mothers and completed the grant requirements in the first 2 quarters
of the grant cycle. That said, there is a great need to serve the veterans that live in a nd around
the Gila River Indian Community and we are requesting 3 year funding for this application.
ACTIVITIES: 4 cycles of 8 (1hour) EAL sessions will be delivered at the Equine Spirit Ranch in
Queen Creek, a community which lies adjacent to Gila River Indian Community. Participants
are continually engaged in their own healing process. The solutions offered include the specific
needs of the veteran, with respect their culture, and meets them on their own terms. Programs
are adapted to serve the needs of the veterans returning to their commluity and the needs of
the family members who support and care for them. The veteran program utilizes the research
based E.A.G.A.L.A. (Equine Assisted Growth And Learning Assn) curriculum, designed and
adapted for 8 sessions which includes an evaluation component. Each session can
accommodate up to 12 participants.
4. Describe how the proposed project satisfies one or more of the priority funding areas identified by the
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Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) is an effective research based strategy to health care and
education, two of Gila River’s funding priorities.
5. Identify the needs/problems to be addressed, target population and number of people to be served by
the project.
It was the experience of Equine Spirit Programs staff in the previous program year, to record the
large need for the provision of alternative mental health programming to the underserved
population of area veterans. EAL provides easily accessible life skills programming which
promotes veteran directed solutions to their health and personal healing.
6. Define the project as a new or continuing program.
This will be a continuing program as we received funding in 2016.
7. Provide a brief timeline including start and finish dates. Indicate if the timeline is flexible.
Grant Cycle year 2017=2018 (oct. 2017-Oct 2018)
8. Identify other organizations, partners or funders participating in the project and their roles.
Veterans Serving Veterans, an Americorp groupd from Gila River Indian Community, Honor
House of Phoenix, Ramuda Ranch of Wickenberg.
9. Would you be able to implement the proposed plan if your organization received partial funding for this
project?
We would be able to implement the program for less than 3 year funding but not be able to
implement the program for less than the requested annual amounts.
10. Describe your plan for project 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.
We are currently reaching out to foundations willing to support veteran iniatives and establish
partnerships with veteran agencies and developing a fundraising strategy for various avenues
of private and corporate donations to be utilized in providing additional programs.
11. Describe your plan to document progress and results.
Evaluation Methods:

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Staff conducts ongoing observation w/ supporting notes to monior participants progress during
delivery , with discussion and assessment of the findings with program team, to make
necessary adjustments for ongoing program improvements. Each session reviews the previous
weeks findings with the participant and aligns the information with the relevancy to their
everyday llife. Staff conducts a client satisfaction survey at the end of each cycle.
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.
None

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Project Budget
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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. program horses $ 4950 $0 $0 $0
2. program supplies $ 930 $0 $0 $0
3. facility rental/arena time $ 4579 $0 $0 $0
4. liability insurance $ 1935 $0 $0 $0
5. mental health iprofessional $ 2805 $0 $0 $0
6. eagala equine specialist $ 2145 $0 $0 $0
7. equine assistant $ 825 $0 $0 $0
8. equine helper $ 396 $0 $0 $0
9. program evaluation $ 825 $0 $0 $0
10. corral/arena set up $ 4950 $0 $0 $0
11. corral/arena clean up $ 660 $0 $0 $0
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Total Budget $ 25000 $0 $0 $0

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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. 4 horses are part of the program team and are rotated to accommodate the need for equine for various
sessions. Horses are leased at $150 per hour x 33 program hours $4950.00.
2. Includes the items used to intereact with the horses in the actual activities, ie. buckets, cones, brushes, curry
combs, lead ropes , halters, incentives for participants. $28 x 33 program hours, $930
3. Arena time will be required to conduct all program sessions $4579.00
4. Insurance is required for those at possible risk of being sued by third parties for negligence. Among the most
usual classes of mandatory policy are those that cover businesses who offer professional services to the
public. Public policy therefore requires that such businesses should carry insurance so that if their activites do
cause loss or damage to another, money will be available to pay for compensation.$1935
5. contracted professional fees allows the program to contract with the certified mental health professional $85
x 33 program hours $2805.00
6. contracted professional fees allows the program to contract with the certified equine specialist $65 x 33
program hours $2145.00
7. contracted professional fees allows the program to contract with a equine assistant. $25 x 33 program
hours. $825.00
8. contracted professional fees allows the program to contract with an equine helper $15 x 33 program hours $
396.00
9. Allows for staff hours needed to process all evaluation data collected for each program session & cycle and
create a data summary of program services at the end of the program year. $825.00
10. Coral and arena set up staff will be required to set up for all program sessions $150 x 33 program hours.
$4950.00
11. Coral and arena take down and clean up after each program session$420 x 33 program hours. $660.00
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