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? once you are certain of what you are applying for, please don't wait and contact us right away because grant applications and award notifications take up to a year. If you have a need for a grant, but don't know what organization to apply, call the Office of Stewardship and we will assist you to choose the best organization for the project.

Writing a Grant Proposal through the Office of Stewardship

• Know your project and the budget and then call the Office of Stewardship. When the draft proposal is complete, they will send you an email with the question for either Catholic Extension or Catholic Foundation. The Office of Stewardship may ask for your application sooner than the deadline it's due.

• We review your grant application and make sure all required questions are complete and attachments such as photos, budget and finance are included. We work with you to make it the best it can be this includes writing the draft and reviewing it before submission.

• We request a letter of support from the Archbishop if needed for the grant proposal. Once the Archbishop receives the letter, depending on the grant agency, the Office of Stewardship submits all documents electronically.

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

• When awarded a grant, the Office of Stewardship will be in contact with you via email and over the phone. If you are denied a grant request, the Office of Stewardship will also be in contact to inform you.

• When awarded a grant, write a thank you note to the granting organization right away. 

• 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 for future grants. If you submit the reports directly, please copy the reports and submit to the Office of Stewardship.