2025 Local Grant Applications
In honor of the 2025 Jubilee Year, CCHD will be awarding Pilgrims of Hope Mini-Grants
As we celebrate the 2025 Jubilee Year, these funds will be used for projects that highlight the message and themes of this year’s jubilee theme, Pilgrims of Hope with a specific emphasis on reaching out to those on the margins at the parish and community level. Funds are to be used for general operating support for applications that may include bringing a speaker to your parish, trainings, events, webinars, community activities, or other proposals.
The parish grants will be one-time grants of up to $2,000 that must be used during the 2025 calendar year. The funds can be used for initiatives including bringing a speaker to a parish, training, events, webinars, community activities or other proposals. Applications for grants will be evaluated with specific emphasis on:
- Initiatives aimed at addressing social injustice, poverty alleviation and economic equality by funding applications that work with vulnerable populations, promote fair economic practices or advance social justice causes.
- Initiatives to engage communities in faith-based outreach and inclusion, such as programs that promote community development, support marginalized groups or encourage active participation of the laity in Church activities.
- Applications that focus on educating and empowering young people in matters of faith, social justice and evangelization.
Applications for parish grants opened Dec. 15, 2024 with a deadline of Jan. 31, 2025. Grants will be awarded in March 2025. For more information about parish grants, contact Marie Kenyon at (314) 792-7062 or [email protected] or Emily Alvarado at [email protected].
See below for Pilgrims of Hope Jubilee Year Mini-Grant information and application.