CCHD Funding Process, Policies, and Timeline
Policies | Timeline
GRANT CYCLE APPLICATION PROCESS
The first step of the funding process is submission of an eligibility quiz. CCHD uses the eligibility quiz to determine the funding eligibility of a potential applicant organization. Eligibility quiz submissions are closed for the 2010 grant year. Please check back in September 2010 to submit an eligibility quiz for the 2011-2012 grant year.
There are two eligibility quizzes: one for Community Organizing grants, and another for Economic Development grants. We strongly recommend you read all criteria and guidelines outlined in the Economic Development grant page and the Community Organizing grant page.
WHO NEEDS TO SUBMIT AN ELIGIBILITY QUIZ?
All new applicants are required to submit an Eligibility Quiz for the grant they wish to apply for. "New Applicants" are organizations that wish to apply for a Community Organizing or Economic Development Implementation grant, and did not receive a grant during the last grant cycle.
Refund Application Process For Current Community Organizing and Economic Development Grantees
For organizations that received 2009 Community Organizing or Economic Development Implementation Grants, the deadline for submitting a refund application for the 2010 grant cycle was December 1. Refund applications are now closed.
All applications for CCHD grants must be submitted online. E-mail notifications of the online application will be sent in mid-October.
If you have any questions about this process, e-mail cchdgrants@usccb.org.
General Information about the Funding Process
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 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 Funding Policies
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development fully upholds the Church's teaching on the sanctity of human life from conception through natural death. Organizations that receive CCHD funds must not participate in or promote activities that contradict the moral and social teachings of the Catholic Church. For example, organizations that support or promote same-sex marriage, discrimination, racism, capital punishment, abortion, or euthanasia are not eligible for CCHD funding.To ensure CCHD funds are used in keeping with Catholic moral and social teaching, all applicants must go through a multi-step review process CCHD funds are allocated only to organizations that are incorporated and have 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 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.
“Six-year” Policy
All organizations who have received funding for any period of six or more years since 1997 will be ineligible to apply to CCHD for a three-year period. This policy applies whether the organization received funding for six years on a continuous or intermittent basis. After the three-year interval, these organizations will be eligible for funding requests for up to another six years before the same interval cycle will be repeated. You should contact your area grant specialist to determine your eligibility for the current grant cycle.
2009 |
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December 1 |
deadline to submit |
online Interim Reports and refund applications for 2009-2010 grantees |
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All deadlines are 11:59 pm EST |
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December 15 |
deadline to submit |
online applications for organizations not currently funded by CCHD |
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2010 |
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January 1-March 31 |
site visits |
Diocesan Directors and local CCHD committees conduct site visits |
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February 15 |
deadline to submit |
Interim Reports for funded organizations not eligible for a refund |
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late February |
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Second payments sent to 2009 funded organizations |
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April 1 |
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Diocesan Directors and grants staff complete evaluations |
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April 1-May 25 |
dialogues
DDs, grants staff |
Diocesan Directors and grants staff conduct dialogues |
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May 15 |
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Grants staff finalizes area recommendations for USCCB-CCHD Sub-Committee; copy to Diocesan Directors. |
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May 25 |
deadline to submit |
Bishop Approval Forms for each national grant applicant
from diocesan directors to CCHD grants staff |
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June 14-15 |
final approvals |
USCCB-CCHD Sub-Committee approves final grant awards |
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Mid-June |
award notices |
Award notice and start-up materials sent to organizations approved for funding. Letters sent to organizations not approved for funding. |
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July 1 |
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2010 grant year begins |
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July—all month |
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Completed start-up materials received in national office. First payments processed. |
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July 15 |
deadline to submit |
Final Reports for currently funded closeout 2009 grants |
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September 1-November 1 |
Eligibility Quiz
period for 2011 |
Prospective applicants may submit EQ to CCHD national office. Eligible applicants receive an e-mailed link to access to the online application. |
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October 15 |
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Online applications available to currently funded grantees eligible to apply in the 2010 grant cycle. Grantees will receive Internet link to the online refund application and interim report form. |
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November 1 |
deadline to submit |
Eligibility Quizzes for organizations not currently funded by CCHD. Quizzes are evaluated by grants specialist on a rolling basis. Early submissions are strongly encouraged, to allow eligible applicants more time to complete online application. |
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December 1 |
deadline to submit |
online refund applications and Interim Reports for 2010-2011 grantees |
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December 15 |
deadline to submit |
applications online from organizations not currently funded by CCHD |
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December 22 |
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Acknowledgement Letter e-mailed to all applicants |