Deadlines for the 2009 Grant Application Process

For 2008 Community Organizing and Economic Development Grantees:

For organizations who received 2008 Community Organizing or Economic Development Implementation Grants, pleased be advised of the following deadlines and policies:

• The deadline for submitting a refund application for the 2009 grant cycle is 12 midnight (Eastern time) December 1, 2008.
• All applications for CCHD grants must be submitted online. E-mail notifications of the online application will be sent in mid-October.
• Applicants who are currently in their third year of CCHD funding do not need to complete an Eligibility Quiz in order to apply for funding in the 2009 cycle.

"New Applicants" are those who did not receive a Community Organizing or Economic Development Implementation Grant in 2008. Please be advised of the following deadlines and policies:

• All new applicants are required to submit an Eligibility Quiz no later than 12 midnight (Eastern Time) November 1, 2008. Separate Eligibility Quizzes are available for the Community Organizing and Economic Development Grant Programs. The purpose of the Eligibility Quiz is to assist CCHD in determining the funding eligibility of a potential applicant organization.
• Eligibility Quizzes will be available on the CCHD web site through the Community Organizing and Economic Development Grants criteria pages. Eligibility quizzes are downloadable Word documents and will be accepted via e-mail only. Completed Eligibility Quizzes must be e-mailed to cchdgrants@usccb.org no later than November 1, 2008.
• Applicants who are notified by CCHD that they have successfully completed the Eligibility Quiz will be sent an electronic link to the CCHD online application. The application deadline for new applicants is 12 midnight (Eastern Time) on December 15, 2008.

• Review CCHD’s criteria and guidelines for Community Organizing or Economic Development.
  
  
• Review the grant award timeline.
  
  
• You are strongly encouraged to contact the local CCHD Diocesan Director(s) in the diocese(s) where your activities are located.
  
  
• Contact the CCHD grants specialist person for your region should you have any questions.
  
  
• CCHD national grant awards range from $25,000 to $50,000. A grant award may be less than the amount requested. The average CCHD grant award is approximately $32,000.
  
  
• CCHD does not determine funding based on religious/denominational affiliation.
  
  
• Read more about CCHD’s Community Organizing and Economic Development grant programs.

• CCHD funds are allocated only to organizations that are incorporated and where the organization has an Internal Revenue Service 501(c)(3) tax exempt designation. If the applicant organization is not incorporated and federally tax exempt, CCHD may allow use of a fiscal sponsor to receive the grant funds and to distribute them to the funded group. To qualify, the fiscal sponsor must be incorporated and must have a current 501(c)(3) designation. A fiscal sponsor does not direct a funded effort. Their primary purpose is to transmit the CCHD funds and oversee their proper use.
  
  
• CCHD requires that organizations take a three-year break in funding after receiving six years of support in the last nine years. If you would like to verify your organizations’ eligibility, please contact your CCHD grant specialist assigned to the area of the country in which your organization is located.
  
  

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  CCHD Funding Timeline

  September 1st - November 1st	Prospective applicants may submit the Eligibility Quiz to CCHD national office from September 1st until November 1st. Eligible applicants will receive access to the online application via an Internet link.
  October 15th	Online application will be available to currently funded grantees that are eligible to apply in the 2009 grant cycle. Grantees will receive Internet link to the online refund application and Interim Report form.
  November 1st	Deadline for submitting Eligibility Quizzes for the 2009 funding cycle. Quizzes are evaluated by field representatives on a rolling basis. Early submissions are strongly encouraged to allow eligible applicants more time to complete online application.
  December 1st	Deadline for eligible 2008 grantees to submit online refund applications and Interim Reports. (12 midnight Eastern Time)
  December 15th	Deadline for online submission of applications for organizations that are not currently CCHD grantees. (12 midnight Eastern Time)
  December - April	Diocesan Directors and Local CCHD Committee members conduct site visits and evaluate applications CCHD grant specialists evaluate applications Grants specialists and Diocesan Directors conduct dialogues to discuss recommendations for funding
  Mid June	USCCB-CCHD Subcommittee of Bishops meets to review and make final grant funding decisions.
  End of June	Grant Agreements and other start-up documentation sent to 2009 grantees.
  July 1	Grant Year Begins

  
  
  
  Questions about grants? Email us at cchdgrants@usccb.org