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PADI FOUNDATION A California Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation 9150 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 300 All applications must be submitted beginning December 11, 2009 and no later than January 30, 2010. Successful applicants will be notified by May 3, 2010 and funds will be disbursed shortly thereafter. We are now using Common Grant Application, a web-based management program, to receive and administer your grant proposals. Carefully review the PADI Foundation 2010 Electronic Grant Submission Guidelines below. The following instructions were specifically prepared to walk you through the online application process: PADI Foundation 2010 Electronic
Grant Submissions Guidelines: Read these instructions before
starting to fill out the forms on line 1. Go to www.commongrantapplication.com. 2. Register. Go to the main page (www.commongrantapplication.com) that will now show a tab
“Register” at the top right. Your user type is “Grantseeker”. Click
the ‘Save’ button. 3. Log in. Go to the main page (www.commongrantapplication.com) that will now show a tab
“Login” at the top right. If you have previously registered, click on this link
and log in. 4. A screen entitled “Terms”
will now show up. Click on “Accept”. 5. You will now be logged in as a
Grantseeker and see a “Summary” page. It
is very important here that you go and click on the Grantmakers tab (5th over from left).
There are many Grantmakers listed on this site and you'll want to view the specific PADI
Foundation’s information about how to apply to the PADI Foundation. 6. After clicking on the Grantmakers
tab, go down to the “Grantmaker Name” field and enter "PADI" and click
on the “Filter/Search” button. 7. This will then give you a list of PADI Foundation programs. You will see a Display Grantmaker Info column (3rd from the left). Click on this where is shows "Select" in the column for the PADI program that you will be applying to. This is very important so that that you will see PADI's specific advisories at the top of various pages you’ll be viewing. 8. You will then see another summary of
Grantmakers. 9. PAY attention to the advisories at
the top of each page so as not to waste time filling in unnecessary information. Be sure to answer the two Organization
Supplemental Questions and the one Program Supplemental Question. 10. The following should be sufficient
to fill out and submit your first application. If you would like more help, you can go to
the Help tab and look at the Quick Start page. · Organization tab – Fill out the
Contact page and click on the “Save” button. · Organization tab – Fill out the
Background page and click on the “Save” button. · Organization tab – Fill out the
Activities page and click on the “Save” button. · Organization tab – Answer the
PADI Foundation’s organizational supplemental questions by filling out the
Supplemental page and click on the “Save” button. · Program tab – Create a program
by clicking on the “Add New Program” link. This will take you to a new Program
Background page. Fill out the Background page and click on the “Save” button. · Program tab – Answer the PADI
Foundation’s Program Supplemental Question. This is the key budgetary information.
Click on the “Supplemental” link next to your program name, fill out the
Supplemental page and click on the “Save” button. 11. Your organization information and
your program information are combined by the system to become your PADI application. Your
application will not be submitted until you complete the following step. 12. Submit tab - The program(s) you
created in steps above will now be listed on the Select Program page. Select your program
by clicking on the “Select” link next to your program. This will take you to the
Select Grantmaker page. Once at the Select Grantmaker page, scroll down to the Grantmaker
Name field and enter "PADI" and click on the “Filter/Search” button. 13. This will now show a list of the
PADI Foundation programs. Scroll down until you find the PADI program you want to apply
to. The Status column should say “Okay”
and in the far right hand column labeled “Action” there will be a “Submit
App” link. If the Status column says Not Okay then you can click on the “Not
Okay” link to find out why you will not be allowed to submit an application to that
PADI program. If you have not filled out
something properly, you will be advised of it at this point. 14. Click on the “Submit App”
link will take you to the final step to submit your application. Although more than one
PADI program is listed, you will only be allowed to submit an application to one PADI
program per grant cycle. When you click on
the “Submit App” link this will take you to the Submit App page. Enter
information into the Total Amount Requested and Previously Supported fields. You may also
enter a cover letter, if desired, into the Cover Letter or Application Notes to Grantmaker
field. Click on the “Submit” button. A
cover letter and/or Application Notes are not required. 15. Your application will be submitted to
the PADI Foundation. After successful submission, a yellow box will appear at the top of
the page that will tell you that your application was submitted. A confirming email will
also be sent to you with the application number. If you would like to review your
application, or the status of your application, you can go to the Applications tab. 16. If you have any questions about using the Common Grant
Application site, please email them through their Contact Us page under the Help tab or
call them directly at +1 310 490-1277. You can re-use the information you
used to apply to the PADI Foundation to re-apply to the PADI Foundation in future grant
cycles or to other Grantmakers. The information you entered will not need to be
re-entered, and you can come back at your leisure to update and add to your information.
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