___You and your organization have decided to establish a mini-grants program
___You have decided on your purpose and your goals for the program
___You know whom you want to reach and what your desired outcome is
___You have developed a planning committee and a review committee
___The guidelines that are developed are as simple as possible
___These guidelines reflect the best interests of your organization and the community
___You have developed a mini-grant application form
___The application is relatively short, but it contains the key questions
___The availability of the grants has been announced and publicized
___When the applications were received, they were reviewed by the committee
___A score was given to each application using a rating sheet
___You have awarded the grant to the best suited applicant
___After the grants have been given out, the monitoring committee has helped to keep the projects on course
___You have received a final report or product by the target date that was originally set
___You have evaluated how well the program went, making changes when necessary
___You are prepared to repeat the grant cycle