Community Impact Grant
Applications are now being accepted for the Fall 2024 cycle of the Community Impact Grant Program. This program, funded through donations to the annual End of Year Giving Challenge and administered by the Catholic Foundation of the Diocese of Saint Petersburg, will provide awards ranging from $500 to $5,000 to qualifying ministries/programs/projects that support Courageously Living the Gospel in one or more of the following ways:

• address a local community issue that assists the underserved and/or rural populations
• focus on establishing or enhancing youth or young adult ministry to increase their encounters with Christ and support the growth of our Young Church
• evaluate, train, and/or implement effective evangelization, Missionary Discipleship, family ministry, hospitality strategies and/or intercultural competency

Ministries sponsored by their parish or mission, Catholic schools, or any recognized ministries of the Diocese may apply. All Terms and Conditions must be met for consideration and complete applications must include a letter of support from the pastor, principal or sponsoring diocesan representative at time of submission or applicant will be disqualified.

Click here to download the Terms and Conditions. Click here to download the application.

Completed applications should be returned by email to stewardship@dosp.org on or before August 29, 2024 at 5pm.  Recipients will be notified before the end of September.

For more information, please contact Meegan Wright, Executive Director of the Catholic Foundation at mwright@catholicfoundation.org.