How To Apply

Thank you for your interest in the American Friends of Jamaica. We appreciate the work you do to benefit Jamaicans.

To be considered for a grant from the American Friends of Jamaica, prospective applicants are required to complete the AFJ Grant Application Form. The Grant cycle is typically launched at the end of the year at which time the AFJ Grant Application Form will be made available. To be included on the distribution list to receive the application materials (including form, deadline, criteria), please send an email to executivedirector@theafj.org outlining the purpose of your request.

Proposals are only accepted from organizations operating in the fields of education, healthcare and human and economic development benefiting the people of Jamaica.

To be eligible, organizations must exhibit the following:

1. The grantee should have a Board of Directors, governing body or independent entity to which the project administrator is responsible. The governing body or sponsor should hold regular meetings with the project administrator, as well as keep minutes of deliberations and decisions.
   
   
2. The project should have at least one person with operational responsibility for implementation of the project and administration of funds.
   
   
3. The grantee should have a separate trust account for grant funds. Funds held for charitable purposes should be kept separately from funds held by the grantee for its administrative purposes
   
   
4. The grantee should maintain bookkeeping accounts, using generally accepted accounting principles, that will provide AFJ with an understanding of the organization’s administrative expenses
   
   
5. The grantee should be able to keep separate accounts for the project, showing all income and expenditure. These should be kept up-to-date, and AFJ will have the right to request and review at any time between initial disbursement of grant funds, and the final report.
   
   
6. The grantee should be able to produce comprehensive reports on the project. For past AFJ grantees, no additional funds will be granted if a final report has not been submitted in a timely manner.

We seek to fund programs that provide development benefits to the country.

Please note that applications are reviewed only once per year. Incomplete and late applications will not be considered.