California Story Fund

PLEASE NOTE: Due to an unavoidable scheduled system maintenance, the CA Story Fund online application form will NOT be available from Friday November 12th at 8pm PST until Saturday November 13th at 1am PST. Please plan accordingly. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Deadline: November 15, 2010
Noon:	Deadline for electronic submission of online application and uploaded proposal narrative and budget
5 pm:	Deadline for supporting materials to be received at CCH’s San Francisco office No late applications will be accepted

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

The online application for this grant will be available here on our website on October 15, 2010. The application window is from October 15 to November 15, 2010.

A complete application requires both electronically submitted and mailed materials. No hand-delivered, faxed or e-mailed applications will be accepted. All must be received by MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2010.

Electronically submitted by noon November 15:
- Online application form
- Proposal narrative
- Budget (Excel template)
Received by mail by 5 pm November 15:
- Two copies of work sample (article or text, CD, DVD or website, etc.) that demonstrates the applicant’s ability to create a digitally accessible product.
Please send clearly labeled work sample to:

California Story Fund California Council for the Humanities
312 Sutter Street, Suite 601
San Francisco, CA 94108

THE APPLICATION PERIOD FOR THIS GRANT IS NOW CLOSED.

Applicants will be notified of receipt of their applications by e-mail. Notification of grant decisions will be sent by post to arrive on or before February 28, 2011.

APPLICATION HELP

If you encounter the following technical difficulties while using the online application, please try the suggested solutions. If you’re still having problems, contact Lucy Nguyen, CCH Grants and Contracts Manager, at Lnguyen@calhum.org or 415-391-1474, ext. 315.

I did not receive confirmation of application submission.
Issue: A confirmation e-mail is automatically sent to the project director when an application is successfully submitted. However, because of spam filters, some applicants may not receive this e-mail.

Solution: Put Lnguyen@calhum.org on your "safe list" before submission, so that you receive CCH e-mail communications in your inbox.

I cannot access the grant application because “cookies are not supported.”
Issue: Some applicants who bookmark the grant application URL may get the following error message when they attempt to log in to the application using the bookmark:

The following error has occurred: Your browser is not configured to support cookies. In order to access this online application, you must adjust your browser settings to allow cookies.

This problem typically occurs because the grant application site tests for cookies by adding characters to the URL; if your browser does not properly save cookies, this error occurs.

Solution: To access the CA Story Fund application, type the correct URL—exactly as it appears here—in your web browser’s address bar: https://www.GrantRequest.com/SID_348?SA=SNA&FID=35011

I cannot return to my in-progress application.
Issue: Before you start an application submission, you will have to create a user account. The user account allows you to return to edit partially-completed applications and to review applications already submitted. When you create an account, you will receive an automated e-mail message containing your login information and a link you can use to return to your application.

Solution: Click on the following URL to return to your account login page and manage your existing application: https://www.GrantRequest.com/SID_348?SA=AM. Sign in using the e-mail address you provided. If you have forgotten your password, click on “forgot your password” for assistance.

I cannot upload certain files to my online application.
Issue: The upload process appears to proceed normally, but when you return to the “Attachments” page, no file has been uploaded. In some cases, you receive a message similar to one of these:

Technical Support Info: [Attachment Upload] Error #300. Arguments are of the wrong type, are out of acceptable range, or are in conflict with one another.

Technical Support Info: [Attachment Upload] Error #3005

Technical Support Info: [Attachment Upload] Error #3001. Arguments are of the wrong type, are out of acceptable range, or are in conflict with one another.

Solution: Upload the file again. If the error still occurs, edit the attachment so that its file size is reduced and try to upload it again. For Mac users with Safari or Firefox as your Internet browsers, please check to make sure you’re using the latest versions of Safari or Firefox to avoid problems when uploading files.

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