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G. Some people are not eligible for grants or to benefit from any Foundation grants. They include:
1. Current Rotarians

2. Employees of clubs, districts, other Rotary entities (as defined in section 1.040. of the Rotary Code of
Policies), or Rotary International
3. The spouses; children or grandchildren by blood, legal adoption, or marriage without adoption; the
spouses of those children or grandchildren, or parents or grandparents by blood of people listed above;
and employees of agencies, organizations, or institutions that partner with Rotary International or the
Foundation
4. Former Rotarians and people with the familial relationships to former Rotarians described above, for
three years after their or their relative’s membership ends

H. Rotary members who serve on a club or district selection committee that is responsible for a grant-funded
activity need to be completely transparent about their personal, family, or business relationships with any
person or organization that would be affected by a potential Rotary grant. This includes, but is not limited
to, any relationship with scholarship candidates, cooperating organizations, vendors, or other individuals or
organizations that would benefit from the grant. Committee members need to notify the committee chair of
any actual or perceived conflict of interest before the selection process begins, and the actual or potential
conflict also needs to be disclosed in the grant application.
I. Before a Rotary district, club, or member conducts business related to a grant-funded activity that involves
a vendor being paid by a Rotary entity, a fair, transparent, and thorough request for proposals or a bidding
process needs to be conducted to ensure that the best services are secured at a reasonable cost. Possible
conflicts of interest may arise when a Rotary entity is considering business in which funds will be paid to a
member, a provider of goods or services that is owned or managed by a member, an honorary member, or
the people listed above who are ineligible for Foundation grants.
J. All grant transactions need to be reviewed to confirm that there is no conflict of interest with vendors or
payment recipients, including, among others, partner nongovernmental organizations, providers of goods
or services, insurance companies, shipping companies, and educational institutions. Vendors with conflicts
of interest may be used if the vendor provides the best product or service at fair market cost, as evidenced
by a sales quote or an offer obtained through a fair, transparent, and thorough bidding process.
K. For more information on Rotary’s Conflict of Interest Policy, please see section 30.040. of The Rotary
Foundation Code of Policies.

Terms and Conditions for Rotary Foundation Global Grants (April 2022)
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