How to Apply

• Application Deadline: August 1. The foundation considers online applications only.
• Application Review Process: Your online application will be acknowledged immediately and forwarded to your local Foundation Advisory Committee for review. The Advisory Committee will make a funding recommendation to the foundation. Applications are generally reviewed on an ongoing basis. In some cases an Advisory Committee may wish to delay a funding recommendation until later in the year after they have considered all opportunities to support their community.
• Grant Amount: Grants vary in scale in relationship to Weyerhaeuser’s presence in the community and the Foundation’s funding priorities. The minimum grant awarded is $1,000.
• Grant Notification: Once a formal grant recommendation is received from the Foundation Advisory Committee, the Foundation will make every effort to respond within 6 - 8 weeks. The Foundation cannot fund all applications it receives. All applicants will receive notification when a decision has been made to fund or decline a proposal.

• Begin a new Application
• Access your saved application You may need to completely close and re-open your web browser for this link to take you to your application account.
• Tips for saving and accessing your online application

BEGIN A NEW APPLICATION

Step 1:	Before you begin, please review our Grant Guidelines and Eligibility requirements.
Step 2:	Funding priorities may vary in each Weyerhaeuser community. Before submitting a grant application for a project that serves a local Weyerhaeuser community, we encourage you to contact the foundation advisor at your local Weyerhaeuser facility to determine if the committee has an interest in considering your proposal. For a regional or national project directly related to the sustainability and importance of working forests, you may contact the Foundation office to determine our interest prior to submitting a grant application.
Step 3:	Gather the following information essential to completing the application: The organization’s Tax ID Contact Information Detailed information about the organization Detailed information about the request you are asking us to fund. Financial information related to the organization and the project you are asking us to fund.
Step 4:	Review and select the appropriate application below for either Community and Statewide Grants, Headquarters Area Grants, or Regional/National Grants.
Step 5:	Complete and submit the application by August. 1. The Foundation only accepts online applications.

Please contact us if you have questions.

COMMUNITY AND STATEWIDE GRANTS

Grant applications for projects or programs serving Weyerhaeuser communities outside the Corporate Headquarters area in Federal Way, Washington, and state-wide projects in Weyerhaeuser's key timberland states (see where we give).

• 501(c)(3) public charity organizations — apply online
• Local/Subordinate organizations that share the same Tax ID under the group exemption of a National 501(c)(3) public charity (i.e. Habitat for Humanity International) — apply online
• Public education institutions or government entities — apply online

HEADQUARTERS AREA GRANTS

New for 2010 - the Foundation will identify funding opportunities in King and Pierce counties through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process. Information on this process will be posted by Spring 2010. Grant applicants who wish to be considered by the Foundation Advisory Committee representing Quadrant Homes can apply through “Community and Statewide Grants” noted above.

REGIONAL/NATIONAL GRANTS

Grant applications for regional or national projects or programs closely tied to the forest products and homebuilding industries:

• 501(c)(3) public charity organizations — apply online
• Universities and government entities — apply online

Click here to apply for donations in Canada

Tips for saving and accessing your online application:

• The first time you attempt to save or submit an online application, you will be prompted to create an application account using your email address and a password. This account will contain copies of your in-progress or submitted grant application, which you can access at any time. We recommend you save your application early and often in the process.
• When you are navigating through pages in the application, please do NOT use your browser’s Back button – you will lose unsaved information. Please click the page numbers at the top of each screen to easily navigate through your application.
• You may wish to print a hard copy of the application for your records, or save it to your computer for future reference.
• Please save the confirmation emails reminding you of the email and password you used to create your account, and the link to access your account (to return to your saved application or view your submitted application).
• Once your application has been submitted, you will not have an opportunity to make changes or include attachments.
• A link to log into your grant application account is also provided above (Log in to your grant application account–U.S. only). You may need to completely close and re-open your web browser for this link to take you to your application account.