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NewandImproved!WehavemadesomegreatimprovementstoourAccessforAthletesGrantApplication
thatweareconfidentwillmaketheapplicationprocesseasierforYOU.Weknowthatwithanychangecomesquestions,sowehavedevelopedthisstep-by-
stepguidetohelpyounavigatethenewapplication.ItincludesFAQs,reminders&tips,andanapplicationwalkthrough.Wehopethiswillbeagreattoolforyou.
IfyourquestionisnotansweredwithinthisPowerPoint,[email protected]
Remember,yourgrantmustbesubmittedby5PMPacificStandardTimeonDecember1st,2017tobeconsideredforfunding.Noexceptionswillbemade(Sodon’twaituntil
thelastminute!).
Bestofluck!
GrantChecklist:WhatYou’llNeed
• Herearesomethingsyouwillneedtocompleteyourgrant:• FinancialInformation:
• Youmustverifyyourincome,andsubmitacopyofONEofthefollowingdocuments:• W-2,2016TaxReturn,SocialSecurityIncome(SSI),SocialSecurityDisabilityInsurance(SSDI),ortwopaystubs
• Foranyfinancialinformationquestions,pleaseclickHERE andclickonthe“Finances”tab
• MedicalReferenceLetter:• Youmustprovidealetterfromamedicalprofessionalverifyingyourqualifyingphysicalchallenge.• Ifyouarearepeatapplicant,thislettercanbethesameoneyouusedinpreviousyears,butitmustbeuploadedagain.
• PersonalReferenceLetter:• Youmustprovideareferenceletterfromacoach,ateammate,teacher,oranypersonwhocan
recommendyouforagrant.Thisreferenceletterwillideallyexplainhowyou’dbenefitfromaCAFgrant.
• Aphotoofyou• Preferablyoneofyouparticipatinginyoursport!
FAQ:HowdoIknowifIqualifyforaCAFGrant?
• ToapplyforaCAFgrant,youmusthaveaqualifyingpermanentphysicaldisability.WeusetheInternationalParalympicCommittee’squalifyingdisabilitiesasaguideline.Foralistofqualifyingdisabilities,visittheFAQpageonourwebsite,HERE
• Whileincomelevelalonewillnotdisqualifyanindividualfromreceivingagrant,ourgoalistohelpthosewiththegreatestfinancialneedfirst.
• Ifyouarea2017grantee,youmusthavesubmittedallreceiptsfromlastyear’sgrantbeforeyoucanapplyagain,noexceptions.
FAQ:WhenwillIknowthestatusofmygrant?
• WetakegreatprideinthoroughlyreadingeachapplicationtoensurefairandaccurateconsiderationforaCAFgrant.
• YouwillbenotifiedinEARLYAPRIL2018ofthestatusofyourgrant—whetheryourapplicationwasapprovedordeclined(you’llfindouteitherway!)
CAFgrantsarehighlycompetitive,andeachyearwetakenewconsiderationwitheachapplication.BETHOROUGHandDETAILEDinyourapplication.WewanttoknowaboutyouandhowaCAFgrantwillbenefityou.Pleasenotethatwetakeintoconsiderationtheefforteachgranteehasputintothe
CAFgrantapplicationwhenmakingourfinaldecisions.
Let’sGetStarted…
• Our2018applicationisbrandnew—ALLapplicantsmustregister—noinformationfromthepreviousyear(s)hasbeencarriedover
• Thenewapplicationwilllookdifferentthaninpastyears.Itwillnowbecompletedinsections.You’llbeabletoseeyourprogressviathetaskbaronthelefthandsideofthepage.
• Theapplicationisuserfriendlyandwillpromptyouthroughtheprocess—youwon’tbeabletosubmittheapplicationuntileverysectioniscomplete
• Youcansaveyourapplicationandcomebacktoitatalatertime.
ApplicationLink— OnCAFWebsite
The2018AccessforAthletesGrantlinkcanbefoundontheCAFwebsite,www.challengedathletes.org/grants
Click“ApplyForAGrant”
CAFwebsite:Clickgreen“Register”buttontosignupand
starttheapplication
HomePage
Onceyouregister,you’llseethispage.Click“APPLY”togetstarted!
Useyourfirstandlastnameonyourapplication!
ApplicationPortal
Thisisyourapplicationportal.
Clickonthefirsttasktostarttheapplication
FirstTask
ProgressBar
Pleasereadthenextfewpagesoftheapplicationthoroughly!
Click“Next”whenyou’rereadytocontinueon.
Filloutallpersonalinformationasapplicationpromptsyou.
Tellusaboutyourself!
Remembertobethorough—wetakeintoconsideration
theeffortagranteeputsintotheirapplication.
ProgressBar
Includeyoursocialmediainformationifyou’dlike—
it’soptional!
Here’sTheGoodStuff
ChooseONEofthefollowinggrantoptions:
• Competition/TravelExpenses• Coaching/TrainingExpenses• EquipmentExpenses• ProstheticExpenses
**Thenextslideswillgothrougheachoption,sofeelfreetoskipaheadtoyourgrantchoice!**
Competition/TravelGrant
• Ifyou’reapplyingforaCompetition/Travelgrant,werequireinformationaboutyourevent,travelplan,
andaccommodations.
Note:Youdon’tneedtohaveyourtripdetailsfinalized,butpleasehaveagoodestimateofthecostofyour
travel/competitionplans
Allfieldsinrow1arerequired.Ifyoudonotknowhotel
name,putN/A.Costfieldsrequireanumericalvalue.
Example
GrantAmountAuto-populates
Note:Ifyouhaven’tmadereservations/don’trequireahotelstay,putN/Ainthe“Hotel”field
Note:Transportation=Rentalcar,planeride,etc.
Coaching/TrainingGrant
Includespecifics—whatcoaching/trainingcostsdoyou
needcovered,andapproximatelyhowmuchwill
theycost?
Example:
EquipmentGrants
ReadthetextontheEquipmentGrantpagethoroughly—lotsofimportantinformationincluded
• SomeHighlights:• Youcanapplyforanequipmentgrantevery3years.If
under18,every2years.
• MostequipmentwillbepurchasedthroughaCAFselectedvendor
• Allequipmentgrantsaredesignedwithbasicfeatures—anyupgradesarethefinancialresponsibilityofthegrantee.
• Granteeisresponsibleforanyshippingcostsforequipment.Allarrangementsaremadewiththevendor.
• Youmusthaveatleast6monthsofexperienceinyoursporttobeeligibleforanequipmentgrant.
Selectyourequipmentfromthedropdown
menu.Makesureyou’vedoneyourresearchonthe
cost!
ProstheticGrants
ReadALLthetextontheEquipmentGrantpage
thoroughly—lotsofimportantinformation
Chooseyourprostheticchoicefromdropdownmenu.
Includeyourprosthetist’sinformation.
NewThisYear:Yourprosthetistwillplayanimportantroleincompletingyourgrantapplication
andfulfillingyourprostheticgrant.Moreinformationonslide26.
READTHIS
AdditionalQuestions/SigningApplication
Afteryou’veansweredthesefewquestions,you’llbepromptedtosignyourgrant
application!Youcandosowithyourmouse,oryourfingerifusingatablet/smartdevice.
Onceyouhavefilledoutthegrantinformation,youwillbeaskedtoanswersomequestionstoinformCAFstaffanddonorsaboutthemotivationsandexperienceofourgrant
applicants.
Theseresponseswillnotbeassociatedwithyournameinanyway,andtheywillnotimpactyouropportunitytoreceivea
CAFgrant.
AlmostDone!
SignandDate!
TaskBarUpdate— What’snext?
Congratulations- You’vecompletedtheapplicationportionofthegrant!
Thegreencheckmarkindicatesthatyouhavefilledouteveryfieldandcanmoveontothenexttask:FinancialInformation
Check!
Remainingtasks
FinancialInformationReadThoroughly!
ChooseyourProofofIncomeoption
Completehouseholdfinancialinformation.FirstIncomeisrequired,secondandthirdareonlyifapplicable
Onceallquestionsareanswered,clickgreen“MarkasComplete”button
Agreencheckmarkwillappearontaskbar.Clickonthenexttask- “UploadProofofIncome”
Financials: UploadyourProofofIncomeDocument
Uploadfinancialdocumentofyourchoice.
Note:forinternationalapplicants,uploadyourcountry’sequivalentproofofincomedocument(s)
Onceuploadiscomplete,clickgreen“MarkasComplete”button
NextTask:UploadPhoto
Uploadaphotoofyou,preferablyplayingyoursportofchoice.Photoshouldbeclear/highresolution—wewanttoseeyourface!
Onceuploadiscomplete,clickgreen“MarkasComplete”button
NextTask:MedicalReferenceInformation
Fillinallfieldswithyourmedicalreferenceinformation
Oncecomplete,clickgreen“MarkasComplete”button
NextTask:UploadMedicalReferenceLetter
UploadMedicalReferenceLetter
Onceuploadiscomplete,clickgreen“MarkasComplete”button
NextTask:Reference#2Information(Coach,teammate,teacher,etc.)
Fillinallfieldswithyourpersonalreferenceinformation
Oncecomplete,clickgreen“MarkasComplete”button
Thepersonalreferencelettershouldcomefromsomeoneclosetoyou,whocanexplaintousmore
aboutwhoyouare,andhowyouwouldbenefitfromaCAFgrant.
NextTask:UploadReferenceLetter
UploadPersonalReferenceLetter*Coach,Teammate,Teacher,FamilyMember,Peer,Etc.
Onceuploadiscomplete,clickgreen“MarkasComplete”button
ProstheticGrantApplicationOnly:“InviteProsthetisttoApplication”*Allothergrantapplicantsskiptonextslide*
NEWTHISYEAR!• Yourprosthetistwillplayanactiveroleincompletingyourgrant.Infact,beforeyousubmityourgrantapplication,wemustgetincontactwiththemfortworeasons:• TomakesuretheyrecommendyouforaCAFgrantforanOssurprosthetic• Toconfirmtheyarewillingtohelpwiththereceiving&fittingofyourprosthetic
• Here’swhatyouneedtodo:• OnyourTaskList(towardsthebottom)therewillbeataskthatsays“InviteProsthetisttoApplication”—clickonthattask• Click“RequestaRecommendation”(GreenButton)• Inthepopupwindow,filloutyourProsthetist’sFirstName,LastName,EmailAddressinthefieldsprovided• Writeyourprosthetistamessageaboutwhatyouareapplyingforandthatyou’llneedarecommendationfromthem
• Example:“Hello_____,IamapplyingforaChallengedAthletesFoundationgrantforanOssur_____________.Inordertocompletemyapplication,CAFrequiressomeinformationfromyou,includingarecommendationforthisgrant.Ifyoucouldcompletethisrecommendationforme,itwouldbegreatlyappreciated.”
• Submitrequest.• Yourprosthetistwillbeemailedinstructionsastohowtocompletetherecommendation.Youwillbenotifiedviaemailwhenyour prosthetisthas
submittedtheirrecommendationforyou.Thegreen“Submit”buttonwillbedisableduntilyourprosthetistsubmitstheirrecommendation• Onceyourprosthetisthassubmittedtheirrecommendation,youwillbeabletoclickthegreen“Submit”buttontocompletethe task
NextTask:PressCoverage(Optional)
• Ifyouhaveanypresscoverage,clippings,videos,orothermediaofyourselfthatyou’dliketosharewithus,youcanuploadthembyclickingonthelasttaskonthetaskbar.Thisisnotarequiredtask.
ClickReviewandSubmit
OnceALLtaskshavebeencompleted,youwillbeabletoreviewandsubmityour
entiregrantapplication.
Progressbarconfirmsalltaskshavebeencompleted
Clicktoreviewgrantapplication
ReviewApplication
Onceyouclick“ReviewandSubmit,you’llseeascreenwithyourentiregrantapplication.Pleasereadthroughandmakesuretherearenoerrors
andthatallinformationiscorrect.
Oncesubmitted,youwillnotbeabletogobackedityourapplication
*Seenextslideforhowtoeditapplication*
Ifapplicationiserrorfree,clickthegreen“SubmitYourApplication”button
Oops,IMadeaMistake!Ifyouseeamistakewithinyourapplication,don’tworry!Youcangobackandedit.
Step1:Click“BacktoApplicationatthetopofyour
screen
Step2:Clickonthetaskwhereyouneedtomakeanedit(Likelythefirsttask,theapplication
form)
Step3:Clickonthe3dotsinthetoprighthandcorner.Click“Edit”whenthemenudropsdown(seearrows,right)
Step4:Youwillbetakentotheendoftheapplication.Tomakeanyedits,clickthe“Previous”buttonatthebottomofthescreenuntilyoureachthepageyouneedtoedit.Unfortunatelythereisn’tawaytojumptothepageyouneedtoedit;you’llhavetoclickthroughuntilyougettothepageyouneed.Onceyoumakeanedit,click“Save&ContinueEditing”andthenclick“Next”untilyoureachtheendoftheapplicationform.Thiswillsaveanychanges
youmade,andwillnotchange/deleteanyotherinformationyouhaveputin.
ClickReview&Submit
Onceyou’vemade&savedanyedits,youwillbetakenbacktothemainscreen,whereyouwillonceagainclickthegreen“Review&
Submit”button.
ReviewApplication
Onceyouclick“ReviewandSubmit,you’llseeascreenwithyourentire
grantapplication.Pleasereadthroughandmakesuretherearenoerrorsand
thatallinformationiscorrect.
Oncesubmitted,youwillnotbeabletogobackedityourapplication
Ifapplicationiserrorfree,clickthegreen“SubmitYourApplication”button
Submitted!Congratulations!Ifyouseethis
screen,you’vejustsubmittedyour2018CAFgrantapplication!
Youwillalsoreceiveaconfirmationemailonceyouhave
successfullysubmittedyourapplication.
ALLgrantapplicantswillbenotifiedofthestatusoftheirgrantsinearlyApril2018.Wewillnotifythosewhowereapprovedaswellasthosewhoweredeclined.
WewillnotsharethestatusofyourgrantbeforeApril2018.
Foranyothergrantquestions,[email protected]!