Official Application

The Learning Company Grants for Genealogy Groups

The Learning Company's Family Tree Maker product group is pleased to announce its third annual Genealogy Group Grant Program. Hundreds of genealogy groups across the nation are involved in developing new materials and resources which benefit all genealogy enthusiasts. However, many groups with fantastic ideas are limited by financial concerns. The Learning Company recognizes that each genealogy society's project has the potential to impact the overall genealogical community, and we are proud to support the community by providing financial assistance for some of these important projects.

Grants to Aid Genealogical Projects

The Learning Company will award a total of $20,000 in a number of grants ranging in amount from $500 to $2,500. A panel of professional genealogists and representatives of large national genealogy organizations will select the winning entries. Following are general guidelines for the grants:

Your society should be trying to do something special that will make a valuable genealogical contribution. Grants will be given to societies whose projects require additional funds not covered by their dues.
Preference will be given to:
1) preservation projects (such as flattening documents and archiving in acid free materials);
2) projects to make otherwise inaccessible records available (microfilming, cataloguing, indexing, etc.);
3) large projects or equipment needs (e.g., purchasing a microfilm reader or computer).
4) projects that convert data from paper or microfilm to electronic format
Funds will not be given to help cover operating costs of a society or advertising or promotional costs.

Application forms can be obtained by writing to:

The Learning Company Grants/Genealogy Groups
39500 Stevenson Place Suite 204
Fremont, CA 94539

You can also apply online by filling out the form below and clicking Submit. Alternatively, you can print the form and mail it to the above address.

Applications must be received by March 15, 1999. Winning groups will be notified by May 10, 1999, and all winners will be announced at the National Genealogical Society's Annual Conference.

Important: If you want to print this form and mail it in, note that some Web browsers will not print text that you type in the fields, so you may want to fill out one field and then do a test printing. If your browser prints the form without the text, simply fill in the blanks by hand.

Group Name:

Contact Person:

Title:

Street 1:

Street 2:

City: State/Province:

ZIP/Postcode: Daytime Phone:

E-mail address:

Group Tax ID #:
(For non-profit 501(c)3 organizations; if your group does not have this status, please explain why.)

Amount Requested:
(Between $500 and $2500)

Proposed Use of Grant (please describe your project in detail):


Group Name:
Contact Person:
Title:
Street 1:
Street 2:
City:		State/Province:
ZIP/Postcode:		Daytime Phone:
E-mail address:
Group Tax ID #:	(For non-profit 501(c)3 organizations; if your group does not have this status, please explain why.)
Amount Requested:	(Between $500 and $2500)

Proposed Use of Grant (please describe your project in detail):