Grants talk:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wiki loves Onam (ID: 22670765)

Follow-up questions/comments

Hello @Gnoeee,

Thank you for putting in a grant application.

As you begin project implementation, the following resources may be of interest to you:

• Oral Culture Transcription Toolkit
• Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/General Support Fund/ Revealing the Essence:Documenting Tuluva's Aati Month
• Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Documenting the folk songs sung during Shama Chakeva, a festival celebrated in eastern Nepal’s southern plains (ID: 22596971)

The grant references for information and to highlight other communities who are in the same space and also interested in documenting cultural festival(s). Please feel free to reach out to them for peer learning or support if you find it useful.

Thank you.

Regards, Jacqueline JChen (WMF) (talk) 04:54, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Your grant application has been approved

Hello @Gnoeee,

Congratulations! Your grant application has been approved in the amount of INR 248,300 from 1 September 2024 to 15 October 2024.

Let’s continue having regular conversations over the course of your grant implementation. Please let me know if you require support in any way or would like to share your experiences with a wider community through the Let's Connect Programme or on South Asia Open Community Calls.

Note on grant funding amount

In your award letter/email, you may observe that the USD equivalent may be different from that floating exchange rate on Oanda. This is because (at the moment) we apply a pre-determined exchange rate for each grant as determined by the WMF Finance team. That said, I've published on meta the approved amount in your local currency and we can use that as a common reference point.

We know even the best thought through plans may change.

In the event that there are changes to your implementation schedule, you can reach out to request for a grant extension (i.e. extend end date). Similarly, if there is a surplus budget or changes to your planned budget, you can reach out to me about reallocation (via email and on this talkpage). There is also the option to have the unspent funds deducted against a future grant. More details here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Return_unused_funds_to_WMF

Disbursement of Funds

To facilitate the funds disbursement process, we seek your prompt response on Fluxx and via emails with the WMF Grants Administrator team (grantsadmin@wikimedia.org). We highly encourage you to submit all supporting documents and endorse the grant agreements within the stipulated time frame. When in doubt, proactively reach out to the WMF Grants Administration team and copy your programme officer.

Additional resources which may be useful

• The reporting requirements and templates for the grant can be found here. All reports are to be completed and submitted via Fluxx.
• Timelines for reporting can be found in your grant agreement or on Fluxx.
• Instructions for post award: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Processing/Grantee_Portal/Post_award
• Documenting project expenses: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Documenting_project_expenses

We thank you for your participation in the grant application process and hope to continue to journey with you as you embark on this project. Good luck!

Regards, Jacqueline JChen (WMF) (talk) 09:52, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Final plug

We are actively recruiting community members to join the South Asia Regional Funds Committee and hope you can help spread the word and recommend people to apply. For more information, refer to Grants:Regions/South Asia/Committee Call 2024. JChen (WMF) (talk) 09:54, 28 June 2024 (UTC)