# Questions: facts we could not verify
Ranked by how much each changes the application. Priority 1 = answer first. Each [CHECK] below appears in proposal.docx.

## Priority 1
- [CHECK: dollar amount]  Why: Sets the tier and the whole budget; Tier Two is $5,000-$75,000.
- [CHECK: which of these three activities this grant will fund, and the number of sessions, weeks and rides for each.]  Why: Defines what the grant buys; reviewers score the program first.
- [CHECK: baseline numbers from last year and the target numbers for each measure; no figures are given here because none were available to us.]  Why: Outcomes need real numbers; none were on your site.
- [CHECK: the home ZIP codes or schools of youth in the riding programs, and the school-level share of students from low-income households with a source.]  Why: Youth and Community is the heaviest criterion (20 points, weighted x4).
- [CHECK: final list]  Why: Budget lines and amounts drive 5 points and the review.

## Priority 2
- [CHECK: routes and destinations, for example parks and trails used, and group size and leader-to-youth ratio.]  Why: Program and public-lands questions.
- [CHECK: grant period dates; RCO's 2027 agreements are expected July 1, 2027, and work before the agreement is signed is not reimbursable.]  Why: Costs before the signed agreement are not paid.
- [CHECK: state whether this is a continuation of the current clubs and rides, or an expansion, and what the grant adds.]  Why: Program question asks new, continued or expanded.
- [CHECK: how many of these groups your riding programs reach and the demographic data you collect.]  Why: Same criterion; show who you reach with data.
- [CHECK: other barriers you see, for example transportation to the start point, family permission, language, and how you handle each.]  Why: Same criterion.
- [CHECK: written policies and practices (for example the sliding-scale policy and any equity policy), how staff reflect the youth served, and staff training you offer. The site does not state these, so none are claimed here.]  Why: Organization criterion asks for policies, staff representation and training; the site states none.
- [CHECK: which partners support the riding programs under this grant; get letters of partnership, combined into one PDF as RCO requires.]  Why: Partnership letters must be combined into one PDF; only partners for riding count.
- [CHECK: other grants, donations and in-kind value that support the riding programs, so that no cost is paid twice.]  Why: Avoids paying a cost twice and shows other resources.

## Priority 3
- [CHECK: school-year versus summer schedule under this grant.]  Why: Timeline.
- [CHECK: name and title of the program lead, number of ride leaders, and their training in first aid and youth safety.]  Why: Program question asks who facilitates.
- [CHECK: age range of each activity and how partner schools and agencies refer youth.]  Why: Program question asks how youth are recruited.
- [CHECK: distance]  Why: Sets the skill measure.
- [CHECK: confirm your current method, and who reports to RCO.]  Why: Who measures and reports.
- [CHECK: Does any ride, camp or trip use Washington State Parks? If yes, name the park and what happens there. If not, say so.]  Why: 3 points for State Parks and public lands.
- [CHECK: names of Seattle parks, trails and routes your groups use, for example lakefront or neighborhood greenways, and whether you have permission or permits.]  Why: Same criterion.
- [CHECK: leader-to-youth ratio]  Why: Needed for the draft.
- [CHECK: include only if you pay older youth as ride helpers]  Why: Needed for the draft.
- [CHECK: languages needed]  Why: Needed for the draft.

## Draft-wide
- Character limits: the NCLI manual lists no word limits, but the online form may enforce character limits [CHECK] when applications open Feb 17, 2027. Why: you may need to trim.
- Bare marker [CHECK] in the budget workbook: every quantity and unit cost on the Budget sheet is [CHECK]. Why: no cost data was available, so none was invented.

## Shortlist questions (not in the draft)
1. Annual budget: is it under $5 million (Outride Community Impact Grant) and under $200,000 (Seattle Foundation Neighbor to Neighbor)? This decides two shortlist rows.
2. Past awards: did you receive an Outride grant in 2026, or any NCLI grant before (Tier One is for first-time recipients only in the 2024 manual)?
3. Is the youth mechanics / Earn-a-Bike track back in January 2027 and can it be framed as job readiness for the Alaska Airlines foundation (ages 11-24)?
4. Can a nonprofit with paid staff lead a Seattle Neighborhood Matching Fund application? (Ask NMFund@seattle.gov, 206-233-0093.)
5. Nordstrom: confirm the 2027 window on its page in a browser (a search summary said Jan 1-31, 2027; another source said Oct 1-31).
6. Which of your site statements are still current? Some pages show 2023 footers; the riding club schools and 2026 BikeMobile schedule were read as current.