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Gila River Indian Community Grant Application
Municipality Information
Date of Application: 4/30/13
Name of City, Town or County: Maricopa County
Mayor or Board of Supervisor’s Chairman: Andy Kunasek
Mailing Address: 301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor
City: Phoenix State: AZ Zip Code: 85003
Department/Non-Profit Information
Department or Organization Name: ICM Food and Clothing Bank
Mailing Address: PO Box 2225 City: Phoenix State: AZ Zip Code: 85002
Contact Person*: Jacque Ahrenberg, CFRE Title: Development Director
Phone Number: 602-499-4089 E-mail Address: jahrenberg@icmaz.org
*The individual listed here will be our direct point of contact for grant-related questions or requests for
information. Duplicates of all grant correspondence will be sent to the contact person.
Grant Information
Program or Project Name: Children's Nutrition Program
Purpose of Grant: ICM Food and Clothing Bank’s Children’s Nutrition Program will provide
a snack for each child coming into Love Corner while parents are getting services.
Beginning and ending dates of Program or Project:10/1/2013 to 9/30/2014
Amount Requested: $60,000.00 Total Project Cost: $177,870.00
Multi-year Request – If checked, # of years requested: 3 Amount/year: $t.00
Priority Funding Area:
Economic Development Education Healthcare Public Safety Transportation
Geographic Area Served:Maricopa County
Signature:
Mayor OR Chairman BOS: Date:
Typed Name and Title: Andy Kunasek - Maricopa County Chairman BOS
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Gila River Indian Community Grant Application
Application Format (outline)
Please structure your proposal to provide the following information in the order indicated. Use
the headings and subheadings provided. Then, in your own words, address the questions and
issues posed in the outline. The questions reflect the general interests and concerns of the Gila
River Indian Community, but are not intended to be conclusive. Additional information
pertinent to your project should be included. Please be thorough yet strive for brevity. Please
submit one original and five copies of your completed grant application, including attachments
A. NARRATIVE
1. Purpose of Grant
a) Describe the proposed program or project
b) Describe how the proposed program or project satisfies one or more of the “ priority
areas” identified by the Gila River Indian Community.
c) Identify the needs/problems to be addressed, target population and number of
people to be served by the project.
d) Describe the project goals and objectives, and your plan to meet them.
e) Define the project as a new or continuing program.
f) Identify other organizations, partners or funders participating in the project and
their roles (see attachments section).
g) 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/or any other
projects/programs.
h) Provide a timetable for implementation.
i) Identify long-term funding resources or project sustainability.
2. Reports
• Describe your plan to document progress and results. Interim and final reports will
be required for every grant awarded.
B. ATTACHMENTS
Required Attachments:
1. A resolution from the applicable governing body in support of the proposed project
(eligible City, Town or County).
2. A proposed budget for the program or project.
3. List of other funders, potential funders and amounts committed or requested in support
of the proposed project.
Optional Attachments:
1. Letters of support (optional) that substantiate need for the project and collaboration with
other organizations.
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Budget
An accurate, detailed budget for proposed projects is a primary requirement of this grant
application. This portion of your proposal should break down the total budget into specific
items for your project. Please include a narrative description explaining any unusual budget
items. “ In-Kind” expenses and donations, grants or matching funds should also be spelled out.
Please include the following information in your budget. You may use this or a similar
format.
A. BUDGET PERIOD (e.g.1/ 1/ 20XX to12/31/20XX):
10/1/2013 to 9/30/2014
B. EXPENSES
Please itemize expenses that are applicable to your program or project. Please note:
Columns will not total automatically if a currency field is left blank.
Proposed Budget Amount Amount In Kind Total Budget
(list each budget item) Requested secured from Expense
from GRIC other
Funders
See Budgets Attached and
Budget Narrative
Total Budget $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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C. BUDGET DETAIL, IF APPLICABLE (Narrative description of unusual budget items, in-
kind expenses, donations, etc.)
The most basic part of the proposed program is the food and the childcare giver who
provides the food to the children. That is the where the majority of the requested funds will
be spent.
Attached is the budget requested for 2013 of $25,000, the budget requested for 2014 of
$20,000 and the budget requested for 2015 of $15,000.
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ICM Food and Clothing Bank
A. Narrative
1. Purpose of Grant
a) Describe the proposed program or project
ICM Food and Clothing Bank’s Children’s Nutrition Program will provide a snack for each
child coming into Love Corner while parents are getting services from volunteers. Each
snack will be a nutritious food, based on consultations with a nutritionist from ASU, and
pediatric nurses working in our medical clinics. As parents pick up their food in our
pantry, they will also receive a snack bag for the young child(ren). Included in the snack
bag will be an information sheet on what kinds of foods are important for children and
what constitutes one serving of the food, etc.
Rationale: Many children come to ICM without eating first thing in the morning. They
also might not have received food before bedtime the night before. They are irritable
and hungry, and might cry, have a tantrum or act very sleepy while in our care center,
Love Corner. We have anecdotal evidence of parents saying they send children to bed
hungry because of a lack of food in the home. Also, mothers of infants have told us they
water down the formula in efforts to make it last longer.
b) Describe how the proposed program of project satisfies one or more of the “priority
areas” identified by the Gila River Indian Community.
ICM feels the Children’s Nutrition Program fits three of the Gila River Indian Community
priority areas: Health Care Services, Economic Development, and Education. Children
and their working poor families need food to survive; ICM provides the basic needs of
the families and this new program targets the children. Helping the working poor stave
off homelessness helps the whole economy and is a product of ICM’s work. Teaching
children and their families how to eat better is one of the goals of this program.
c) Identify the needs/problems to be addressed, target population and number of people
to be served by the project.
ICM Food & Clothing Bank is committed to raising the nutrition status of the low income
people that we serve. The majority of the 112,683 individuals served in 2012 live within
a few miles of ICM, but our building sits in a food desert. That means that there are no
full-service grocery stores within five miles of ICM.
For families with transportation problems on top of their poverty issues, the lack of a
store creates nutrition problems. They are trapped into finding food they need at a
convenience store, or hoping to car pool once in a while to a grocery store. These
families might go for days or weeks without produce, fresh dairy products or affordable
food of any kind.
But the nutritional crisis for our families is hardest on the children we see.
Approximately half of the 112,683 individuals who were served at ICM in 2012 were
younger than 18. Those 56,000 children are at special risk for health problems because
of hunger.
According to Children’s Health Watch, poor nutrition increases a young child’s risk of
contracting illnesses and compromises their immune systems, leading to malnutrition.

For infants and toddlers living in a home with Food Insecurity (not being sure where the
next meal will come from,) the risks are: they are more likely to have a past
hospitalization; they are 90% more likely to be in fair or poor health; and they are nearly
twice as likely to have iron-deficiency anemia. The results of iron deficiency in infancy
may cause a permanent loss of IQ later in life; the condition also may lead to shortened
attention span, irritability, fatigue and difficulty with concentration.
Being hungry affects a young child’s ability to play and learn. Developmental gaps
between food insecure infants and toddlers and their food “secure” peers are present
long before they start kindergarten. Young children from low-income families are put at
increased risk for cognitive, motor and behavioral problems. The Dairy Council of
California reports that a healthy breakfast results in improved attention, less errors and
better concentration at preschool in the morning.
Developmental risk can also be “invisible.” Underweight infants and toddlers are 166%
more likely to be at developmental risk as compared to normal weight babies and
toddlers. They also might suffer from stunted growth of bones and muscle.
Poor nutrition is due in part to poor eating habits, which includes eating the wrong food
and skipping meals. Obesity in low income children, seen at ICM Food & Clothing Bank,
seems an odd consequence of being poor, but these children are eating more junk food
than other children because of what food is available to them. Young children eating
fast food, donuts, muffins, crackers and sweets face the complication of heart disease
and dental problems later in life.
The most easily remedied factor jeopardizing children’s health, development and school
readiness is food insecurity. Research shows that programs such as food stamps, WIC
and nutrition assistance programs like food banks, reduce children’s hospitalization
costs. Nutrition assistance programs also reduce poor child health and developmental
delays, potentially decreasing health care and remedial education costs.
The Love Corner will serve the food to 30 children (infants and toddlers) per day per
month totaling 8,700 empty bellies each year.
d) Describe the project goals and objectives and your plan to meet them.
ICM Food & Clothing Bank is committed to raising the nutrition status of the low income
people that we serve.
e) Define the project as a new or continuing program.
This is a new program for ICM Food and Clothing Bank.
f) Identify other organizations, partners or funders participating in the project and their
roles.
Each snack will be a nutritious food, based on consultations with a nutritionist from ASU
College of Nursing, and pediatric nurses working in our medical clinic, ICM/CHS Well Life
Clinic.
No funders have been secured as of this time. A proposal to BHHS Legacy will be
submitted in the fall for $30,000.

g) 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/or any other
projects/programs.
ICM is applying for general emergency food box program support from the Ft. McDowell
Yavapai Indian Community and support for this new program from the Tohono O’odham
Nation.
h) Provide a timetable for implementation.
Once the funds are secure, purchase of the food and material and distribution will begin
immediately and continue as funds are still available.
i) Identify long-term funding resources or project sustainability.
ICM’s overall budget's revenues include 35% from individual, 35% from corporations or
foundations, 16% from government funding, 7.5% from congregational contributions,
and 6% from fundraising events. We expect to generate more than $398,780 in private
financial support. The remaining balance of $76,040 will come from government grants
and other revenue sources. In addition, each year ICM generates a total of more than
$1,500,000 in in-kind donations of time and materials. Specifically, the Children’s
Nutrition Project looks to be a desirable project to fund based on the funding priorities
of corporation and foundations researched. Additionally, the focus of children is
appropriate for individual donors as well.
2. Reports
• Describe your plan to document progress and results. Interim and final reports will
be required for every grant awarded.
The success of our project is determined through a quantitative and qualitative
outcome-based measurement system. Staff and volunteers reporting in ICM’s Data
Management system, track daily the numbers of individuals and families served,
demographics and requested needs of clients. Qualitative information is gleaned
from observation and verbal feedback from clients. We receive continuous
feedback from our volunteers whose input provides relevant information to
determine that our programs and interventions make a difference in the lives of the
individuals and families served. Outcome measurements offer findings that we use
to adapt and improve, in order to become more effective. The Executive Director
and the Assistant Director meet weekly to review program strengths and areas in
need of improvement in order to be more effective in our service delivery. Progress
summaries are shared with the board of directors, staff, volunteers and funders as
needed.

Gila River Indian Community Grant Application
Budgets
ICM Food and Clothing Bank
Budget Period 10/1/2013 to 9/30/2014
Proposed Budget Amount Requested from Amount secured from In Kind expenses Total Budget
GRIC other funders
Executive Director .1 FTE $0 $6,500 $0 $6,500
Assistant Director .1 FTE $0 $3,900 $0 $3,900
Childcare Giver ? Hrs/week $10,000 $2,000 $0 $12,000
Warehouse Supervisor .1 FTE $0 $800 $0 $800
Warehouse Assistant .1FTE $0 $700 $0 $700
Staff Benefits $1,000 $1,390 $0 $2,390
TV, Player, and nutrition videos $1,000 $500 $500 $2,000
Nutrition Signage $0 $500 $500 $1,000
Educational Materials $2,800 $5,200 $0 $8,000
Food and Packaging $10,200 $13,800 $0 $24,000
TOTAL BUDGET $25,000 $35,290 $1,000 $61,290
Budget Period 10/1/2014 to 9/30/2015
Proposed Budget Amount Requested from Amount secured from In Kind expenses Total Budget
GRIC other funders
Executive Director .1 FTE $0 $6,500 $0 $6,500
Assistant Director .1 FTE $0 $3,900 $0 $3,900
Childcare Giver ? Hrs/week $7,000 $5,000 $0 $12,000
Warehouse Supervisor .1 FTE $0 $800 $0 $800
Warehouse Assistant .1FTE $0 $700 $0 $700
Staff Benefits $700 $1,690 $0 $2,390
TV, Player, and nutrition videos $0 $0 $0 $0
Nutrition Signage $0 $0 $0 $0
Educational Materials $2,100 $5,900 $0 $8,000
Food and Packaging $10,200 $13,800 $0 $24,000
TOTAL BUDGET $20,000 $38,290 $0 $58,290
Budget Period 10/1/2015 to 9/30/2016
Proposed Budget Amount Requested from Amount secured from In Kind expenses Total Budget
GRIC other funders
Executive Director .1 FTE $0 $6,500 $0 $6,500
Assistant Director .1 FTE $0 $3,900 $0 $3,900
Childcare Giver ? Hrs/week $5,000 $7,000 $0 $12,000
Warehouse Supervisor .1 FTE $0 $800 $0 $800
Warehouse Assistant .1FTE $0 $700 $0 $700
Staff Benefits $500 $1,890 $0 $2,390
TV, Player, and nutrition videos $0 $0 $0 $0
Nutrition Signage $0 $0 $0 $0
Educational Materials $0 $8,000 $0 $8,000
Food and Packaging $9,500 $14,500 $0 $24,000
TOTAL BUDGET $15,000 $43,290 $0 $58,290