Humanitarian Aid Grants

Humanitarian Aid Grants

Funder: ISTAT Foundation

Website: foundation.istat.org

Focus: The Humanitarian Aid Grants support organizations that leverage aviation to deliver critical assistance during times of crisis and to communities in need. Funded projects often focus on emergency response, medical aid, disaster relief and essential services in underserved regions.

Geographic Scope

Worldwide

Eligibility

• Qualified organizations with aviation-focused programs or projects
• Organizations must be tax-exempt (US) or NGO registered (non-US)
• Each organization may submit only one application per year
• Prior grant recipients may reapply if they have submitted required reports by designated deadlines
• Organizations that failed to submit required reports are no longer eligible

What Will NOT Be Funded

• Capital infrastructure projects
• For-profit projects
• Policy advocacy, military, or political activity
• Projects promoting specific religious views
• Projects that are typically the funding responsibility of national, state or local government
• Capital campaigns and endowment funds
• Requests in which funds will be re-granted to other organizations
• Events from which the proceeds will benefit other organizations
• Debt retirement/deficit funding
• Activities occurring prior to grant decision

Eligible Costs

• Direct costs only: program materials, program staff salaries, and other fees that pertain only to the program or project
• Indirect costs limited to maximum 25% of requested program/project budget (administrative staff salaries, rent, utilities, office supplies, etc.)

Contact Information

ISTAT Foundation 330 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 2000 Chicago, IL 60611, USA Phone: +1.312.321.5169 Email: foundation@istat.org