{"id":62,"date":"2018-09-20T21:09:58","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T21:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pym.org\/grants-new\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2026-01-07T17:24:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:24:52","slug":"travel-witness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/grants\/travel-witness\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel &amp; Witness"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; 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If you receive a grant, you will need to complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/pym.tfaforms.net\/74\">Travel &amp; Witness Report Form<\/a> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pym.org\/grants-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2018\/09\/2017-04-Travel-Witness-Report-Form-Editable.pdf\">PDF<\/a>] when your project or travel is completed.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-10px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n<h2>Who We Are<\/h2>\n<p>The members of the Travel &amp; Witness Granting Group are appointed by the PYM Granting Committee. 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