January: Develop infrastructure policies and procedures.
February: Design and test client management software.
March: Create grantee application and forms.
Grants Management Committee
Coca-Cola Grant 2021: Action Plan 1.0 (Archived)
Project Timeline
January 2021 - March 2021
April 2021 - June 2021
April: Finalize infrastructure, policies and procedures for managing the grantees.
April: Finalize infrastructure, policies and procedures for performing the audit.
April: Finalize the contract for grantees.
April: Create the new grantee training platform.
April: Launch client management software.
April: Nonprofit customer service available and lines of communication open.
May 14: Send notice of funding opportunity and application link to apply.
May: Use data from application to establish an account for each nonprofit.
May 28: Application submission deadline.
May: Fact check applications and make selections.
June 11-18: Send out award letters and contracts to all grantees.
June 25: All contracts must be signed.
June 28, 30: Live New Grantee Training for client management software and program policies/procedures.
July 2021 - October 2021
July 6: Deadline to complete New Grantee Training.
July 6-9: Disburse awards via ACH or check.
July 12: Program start date.
July: Client Management software in use.
July: Weekly database monitoring begins; auditing as needed.
September 1: Midpoint audit announcements and tips.
September 13-17: Midpoint audit.
November 2021 - December 2021
November 30: Program ending date; last day to spend funds.
December 6-10: Closing audit.
December 6-17: Comprehensive data reports and client testimonials.
December 17-31: Comprehensive media presentation on outcomes.
Use of Funds
Total Award: $200,000.00
Hosea Admin at 6.1%: $12,820.00
Direct Services: $187,180.00
Hosea Admin at 6.1%: $12,820.00
Line Item | Description | Total Hours | Cost Per Hour | Amount |
Accounting Salaries | Hosea Helps Administrative Function | 140 | $20.00 | $2,800.00 |
Monitoring and Audit | Nonprofit Capacity Building | 84 | $30.00 | $2,520.00 |
Program Management | Hosea Helps Administrative Function | 200 | $20.00 | $4,000.00 |
Software Management | Nonprofit Capacity Building | 70 | $20.00 | $1400.00 |
Nonprofit Customer Service | Nonprofit Capacity Building | 140 | $15.00 | $2,100.00 |
Admin Ratio Justification
Line Item | Detailed Description |
Accounting Salaries | Disbursements, Reimbursements, Oversight, Audit Analysis and Reporting at 20 Hours for 7 nonprofits. |
Monitoring and Audit | Midpoint audit is 6 hours by 2 people and closing audit is 6 hours with 2 people for 7 nonprofits is 84 hours by 2 people. |
Program Management | Program Marketing, Applications, Organization Verification, Selection, Weekly Reports for at least 20 weeks, Audit Analysis, Outcomes, Singular Reporting and Presentations for a projected 200 hours. |
Software Management | User management, customization and reporting at 10 hours for each of the 7 nonprofits. |
Nonprofit Customer Service | 7 nonprofits allotted 20 hours of customer service and case management support each is 140 hours. |
Direct Services: $187,180.00
Awards for Financial Assistance: $175,000.00
Nonprofit ID | Total Award | 8% Administrative | 94% Direct Services |
Nonprofit #1 | $25,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $23,000.00 |
Nonprofit #2 | $25,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $23,000.00 |
Nonprofit #3 | $25,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $23,000.00 |
Nonprofit #4 | $25,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $23,000.00 |
Nonprofit #5 | $25,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $23,000.00 |
Nonprofit #6 | $25,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $23,000.00 |
Nonprofit #7 | $25,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $23,000.00 |
Capacity Building Purchases: $12,180.00
Nonprofit ID | Maximum Award |
Nonprofit #1 | $3,045.00 |
Nonprofit #2 | $3,045.00 |
Nonprofit #3 | $3,045.00 |
Nonprofit #4 | $3,045.00 |
Activities that are Covered by the Nonprofit's $2,000.00 Administrative Allotment
(1) Case Management Salaries and (2) Accounting Salaries of which at least 60% of the reimbursement request must be for hours dedicated to implementing rent and utility assistance from this funding, while up to 40% may be reimbursements for Case Management and Accounting Salary expenses not related to this grant.
Distribution Model for Nonprofit's $23,000.00 in Financial Assistance to Clients
Line Item | Maximum Allotment | Max Per Household | Minimum Households Served |
Rent | $15,000.00 | $1,500.00 | 10 |
Utilities | $8,000.00 | $500.00 | 16 |
Projected Total Outcome from Nonprofit's $161,000.00 in Financial Assistance to Clients
Total Minimum Evictions Prevented | Total Minimum Utilities Restored | Minimum Household Number (@ 3 Each House) |
70 | 112 | 546 |
Client Eligibility Requirements for Receiving Funds from the $23,000.00
- Funds expended for Client Rental Assistance must verifiably have prevented an eviction in a household with at least one employed adult, or must be a response to a verifiable Sudden Loss of Income within a household with at least one employed adult.
- Funds expended for Client Utility Assistance must verifiably result in a restoration of suspended or terminated services, or be in response to a written notification that services will be suspended if an outstanding bill is not paid; thereby preventing the suspension or termination of services.
- Household must be within Fulton, DeKalb, Clayton or Gwinnett Counties.
- The household’s monthly rent must meet the fair market value standards*.
- Households must have at least one employed adult.
- Any claims or justifications must be verified by one of the approved documents or standards*.
- No payments shall be made to clients receiving assistance. All payments are made directly to vendor/landlord.
- Clients must submit a “Thank You” letter after receiving assistance, and a family photo is encouraged but not mandatory.
For Nonprofits Receiving Funding
Nonprofit Requirements for Participation
- Maximum Award of $25,000
- 501 C 3 Not-For-Profit
- Use of Hosea Cloud Database
- Databanks Free for Contract Term with Price Options for Continued Storage
- Use of Hosea Logo
- Use of Coca-Cola Logo
- All Contracts Subject to Audit
- Audit Failure or Breach of Contract Could Result in Return for Funds Awarded
- Right to Use Outcomes to Promote Hosea Helps
- Funds and Products Cannot be Shared with Other Nonprofits.
- 3rd Party COVID Safety Policy Enforcement Agreement.
Applying Nonprofit's Experience While Participating
- Receive Marketing Material
- Apply Online and Upload Required Documents
- Be Available for Questions from Hosea’s Team
- Await Application Approval or Denial Letter
- Signed Contracts
- Implement Nonprofit’s Training Schedule
- Financial Scenario Activated
- Contract Term Begins
- Project Implementation
- Online Reporting Cycle Begins
- Hosea Customer Service Available for Consultation.
- Midterm Audit and Barriers to Implementation Assessment.
- Closing Audit and Final Comprehensive Data Reporting.
- Send Hosea Helps a “Thank You” Letter from Awardee Organization and any Client Testimonials Demonstrating Project’s Social Impact.
- Contract Officially Closed
Nonmonetary Benefits of Participation
- Access to Hosea Helps Volunteer Force
- Access to Hosea Helps Data Entry Laptops
- Profile in the Hosea Helps Directory
- Free Consultation through Grant Process
- Free Staff Training to Ensure Project Success
- Invitation to Partnership Opportunities
- Priority Consideration for Future Funding
The Contract
Contract Components
- Maximum Award of $25,000
- 501 C 3 Not-For-Profit
- Use of Hosea Cloud Database
- Databanks Free for Contract Term with Price Options for Continued Storage
- Use of Hosea Logo
- Use of Coca-Cola Logo
- All Contracts Subject to Audit
- Audit Failure or Breach of Contract Could Result in Return for Funds Awarded
- Right to Use Outcomes to Promote Hosea Helps
- Funds and Products Cannot be Shared with Other Nonprofits.
- 3rd Party COVID Safety Policy Enforcement Agreement.
Internal Operations
Things to To
- Add Details and Narratives to this Document
- Enter Existing Nonprofits into New Database
- Establish Committee and Implementation Team.
- Scope of Required Contracts and Waivers for Pro-Bono.
- Get Authorized Coca-Cola Logo
- Policy for Managing and Leveraging Nonprofits Who’s Application was Approved, but we’re not Awarded because Funds we’re Exhausted.
Internal Requirements
- Identify Geographic Regions:
- Where Coca-Cola Manufacturing Plant’s Are
- Food Desserts
- Dense Residential Zones on the Rim of Metro Atlanta to Expand Our Geographic Reach.
- Dedicated Project Manager
- Manages Interactions with Agencies Funding Us in this Effort: i.e. Coca-Cola.
- Databases for Any Activity Generating Data
- Marketing Opportunity to Nonprofits
- Online Application Process
- Application Review and Verification
- Independent Profile of Applying Nonprofit
- Accounting Operations Manual
- Pre-Award Site Visits Team
- Individual Contract Timeline Management
- Audit Team and Operations Manual
- In-Contract Customer Service for Nonprofits
- Public Relations and Press Coverage Teams
- Hard Copy File on Each Awardee and Activities
- Plan for Leveraging Array of Outcomes into New Requests for Funding for Hosea.
- Applying Nonprofit’s Training Schedule and Agenda to Accompany Award Letter.
Internal Barriers
- Increased Accounting Traffic
- Dedicated Human Services Personnel
- Timely Customer Service Responses
- False Approvals for Ineligible Clients
- Protocol for Various Scenarios of Failed Audits
- Data Management and Product Delivery Failures.
- Leveraging the PR Potential in Real Time
- Policy for enforcing “Funds to be Returned”
- Policy for Rerouting Unused or Misused and Returned Funds to Other More Viable Nonprofits.
Policies and Procedures
Project Summary
- Nonprofits apply for funding for client financial assistance homeless prevention programs.
- The nonprofits that are selected are also then able to apply for nonprofit capacity building purchases funding in a 2nd round of applications.
- Each selected nonprofit is sent an initial disbursement of 50% of their total direct services amount, or $11,500.00 upfront.
- Hours for case management and accounting positions are reimbursable as soon as the $11,500.00 is received. Invoices are to be submitted with timesheets monthly until the maximum $2,000.00 has been reimbursed.
- Once each nonprofit has spent their $11,500.00, they will notify us, we will use the database to verify their claim and issue them the remaining $11,500.00.
- After the nonprofit notifies us that 100% of the funds have been spent, this will trigger an audit that may happen sooner, but not later, than the scheduled closing audit as presented in the project timeline.
- Nonprofits that apply for the nonprofit capacity building purchases funding, and are awarded that funding will submit purchase orders for the items that have been approved, we will manage purchasing and procurement, and then gift those items.
- When all of each nonprofit’s client financial assistance funds have been spent, each organization has maxed out their $2,000.000 administrative expense reimbursements, when all of the nonprofit capacity building purchases have totaled the allotted $12,810.00, and when Hosea Helps has compiled it’s own administrative expense report totaling $12,820.00 then 100% of the funding will be considered spent.
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