01/13/2022

A new ARRL Foundation[1] Club Grants program, funded by a grant from Amateur
Radio Digital Communications (ARDC[2]), will make $500,000 available to radio
clubs. The program will provide up to $25,000 for worthy club projects.
Requests for more than that will be referred back to ARDC.

ARRL[3] has long recognized that it is in the best interests of amateur radio
to encourage and support amateur radio clubs. Clubs historically have
recruited, licensed, and trained new radio amateurs and have provided the
community setting for radio amateurs to continue their education and training.
The new Club Grants program will help clubs more easily provide and expand
their important services.

Beginning in April 2022, amateur radio clubs will be able to apply for these
grants by filling out a simple form on the ARRL website. The ARRL Foundation
will evaluate the grant proposals. The Foundation was established in 1973 to
advance the art, science, and societal benefits of the amateur radio service by
awarding financial grants and scholarships to individuals and organizations in
support of their charitable, educational, and scientific efforts.

A key criterion for determining awards will be how the project will advance
amateur radio in the grantee's community. In most cases, this process should
take no longer than 90 days.

ARRL Foundation President David Woolweaver, K5RAV, shared his enthusiasm about
this new program. "This program will substantially contribute to the growth of
amateur radio clubs and their efforts to expand and support the amateur radio
community," he said.

ARDC is a California-based foundation and makes grants to projects and
organizations that follow amateur radio's practice and tradition of technical
experimentation in both amateur radio and digital communication science. ARDC
Executive Director Rosy Schechter, KJ7RYV, noted that this program will
streamline the process for getting club projects funded, so that clubs can get
started on these projects more quickly.

"We're very excited about working with the ARRL Foundation on this program,"
said Schechter. "We can't wait to see what kinds of creative things clubs will
do with these grants." - Thanks to ARDC 

[1] http://www.arrl.org/the-arrl-foundation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.arrl.org/the-arrl-foundation
[2] http://www.ampr.org/
[3] http://www.arrl.org/

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