Rotary and USAID Launch New Partnership:
Hearts of Europe Global Grants
The Hearts of Europe initiative, funded jointly by USAID and the Rotary Foundation, is a three-year program that aims to foster collaboration, networking, and friendship among Rotary clubs in select Eastern European countries and the United States. The program will be administered through the Foundation's global grants but will offer additional financial and project support.
Hearts of Europe grant projects must meet global grant requirements as well as some additional requirements, including:
- Projects should involve activities that increase engagement and strengthen relationships between Rotary members in the U.S. and in Eastern Europe.
- The international sponsor of the grant project must be a club or district in the U.S. Clubs in other countries may participate in and contribute to the project in other ways.
- At least one U.S. Rotarian from the international sponsor club or district must visit the project and meet with members of the host club or district.
- If any Rotaract clubs are near the project site, the sponsors must involve Rotaractors in developing, implementing, and monitoring the project.