Proposals for the Matching Awards Program are selected for funding through a two-stage process. Applicants must first submit a pre-proposal to the NFF. The pre-proposals are evaluated, and a subset of the organizations submitting pre-proposals is invited to submit full proposals. The process from pre-proposal submission to notification of funding of full proposals generally takes about four months.

Deadlines
The submission dates for the 2009 Matching Awards Program are as follows:

Round 1: Friday, December 12, 2008

Round 2: Friday, June 5, 2009

To Apply
2009 Matching Awards Program Request for Pre-Proposals
Matching Awards Program Pre-Proposal Cover Sheet