Weekly Funding Opportunity: DRS Technologies Charitable Foundation

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Each week, Neighborhood Networks provides potential funding sources to help centers develop and improve programs and services. Featured this week is DRS Technologies Charitable Foundation.

Program Areas: DRS Technologies is a leading supplier of integrated products, services, and support to military forces, intelligence agencies, and prime contractors worldwide. The company develops, manufactures, and supports a broad range of systems for mission critical and military sustainment requirements.

The DRS Technologies Charitable Foundation provides grants to causes that reflect its commitment to the United States Armed Forces, the health and education of children, and community and civic causes that improve the quality of life in DRS site communities located in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

The DRS Technologies Charitable Foundation is committed to supporting initiatives and programs that benefit the following areas:

	Members of the United States Armed Forces and their families.
	Improving the education of children.
	Health and welfare programs.
	Community and civic organizations serving DRS site communities.
	Disaster relief.

Targeted Area: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and West.

Eligibility: An organization requesting support must be a not-for-profit organization in the United States that is tax exempt under the IRS 501(c)(3) and 509 (a)(1), (2), or (3) codes (for non-U.S. organizations). The foundation gives preference to regional projects that serve the broader community in locations where the company has major facilities.

DRS Technologies will not consider requests from or for the following:

	Organizations or events sponsored by organizations that discriminate by race, creed, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion, or nationality.
	Individuals or families.
	Religious, fraternal, political, or athletic organizations.
	Basic research projects.
	Endowments.
	General operating expenses.
	School-affiliated sports, orchestras, bands, choirs, drama groups, yearbooks, or scholarships (outside of the DRS employee scholarship program).
	Organizations whose mission is solely outside of the United States.

Award Amount: Award amounts vary.

Application Process: The foundation welcomes requests for support throughout the year within the guidelines and program areas set forth. It does not consider multi-year requests for support. Grant requests should be submitted in the form of a letter using organizational letterhead. E-mail requests are also welcomed. To be considered, the request must include:

	A brief description of the organization, its mission, and population served.
	Information indicative of the organization's current support structure, such as a listing of board members and other contributors who have found the organization's operations worthy of financial support.
	Cash amount, or specific items and/or services requested, and the intended use.
	Information on the expected outcome of the project or program, and how this outcome will be measured.
	Copy of the organization's IRS 501(c)(3) letter or other documentation substantiating tax-exemption status.

Do not send videos, CDs, books, or binders. If the foundation would like to review additional support materials based on the initial letter of request, it will contact the organization. All organizations receiving grants from the DRS Technologies Charitable Foundation must have a W-9 form on file. If an organization receives a grant, it will be required to complete a W-9 form.

The foundation responds to requests within four to six weeks of receipt of an organization's request. They do not respond to telephone followups.

Deadlines: Ongoing.

Contact: For additional information about the foundation's programs, contact:

DRS Technologies Charitable Foundation
5 Sylvan Way
Parsippany, NJ 07054
(973) 451-3584
Fax: (973) 898-7184