If you want to apply for a grant, please get approval from your pastor/director and contact the Office of Stewardship for details. 

Here are some questions to consider before applying. What organization are you applying for? what purpose and how much are you applying to request? please don't wait because grant applications and award notifications take up to a year, so plan ahead. If you have a need for a grant, but don't know what organization to apply, call the Office of Stewardship and we can assist you to choose the best organization for the project.

Writing a Grant Proposal

• Follow the procedures of the grant agency exactly. If you need advice or assistance, call the Office of Stewardship. When your draft proposal is complete submit it electronically to the Office of Stewardship no later than one month before the application is due to the granting agency. The Office of Stewardship may ask for your application sooner than one month.

• The Office of Stewardship reviews your grant application, makes sure all required questions are complete and attachments are included. We work with you to make it the best it can be.

• We request a letter of support from the Archbishop if needed for the proposal. Once the Archbishop receives the letter, depending on the grant agency, the Office of Stewardship submits all documents electronically to the grant agency or in some cases, the parish/office will submit proposal documentation providing an electronic copy of everything submitted to the Office of Stewardship at stewardship@archdiosf.org.

• If the Office of Stewardship submits your grant proposal electronically with the Archbishop's letter and other attachments, an electronic copy is sent to you. Please email all correspondence sent or received from the grant agency to the Office of Stewardship. 

• When awarded a grant, email or scan a copy of the award letter, a copy of the award check, a copy of reporting requirement and any other award communication to the Office of Stewardship. If you are denied a grant request, please email/scan a copy of the denial letter to the Office of Stewardship. We send the information to the parish/office.

• When awarded a grant, write a thank you note to the granting organization right away. Send an electronic copy to the Office of Stewardship.

• When awarded, be prepared to complete any progress reports, financial reports, evaluation reports on time within a year. If the Office of Stewardship submits these reports they must be sent 15 days before the deadline. This is important to receive future grants. If you submit the reports directly, please copy the reports and submit to the Office of Stewardship.