Application Process & Guide
Guide on How to Complete an Application
For First Time Applicants
For your convenience we have compiled an explicit and detailed set of instructions on how to successfully complete an application.
For Returning Applicants
For your convenience we have custom authored a viewable/printable abridged guide for your use in successfully completing the grants’ process with the Koch Foundation. This guide is not required to be read, but will answer the vast majority of questions concerning successful application and content and help you determine further whether or not applying to the Koch Foundation is the right solution for your needs.
If you feel that you need assistance locating alternative funding or web based resources for your application our resources page has several organizations available.
Applying to the Koch Foundation is a two-step process:
Step 1
Submit a Letter of Request, which can be done through the Applicant Portal. Requests for applications are accepted from January 1st to May 1st each year for projects to be funded the following year. Funding is provided for one (1) year only. Priority is given to financially-distressed, underdeveloped areas. Requests received outside of the this window will not be accepted.
Eligible applicants must submit a Letter of Request (in English) providing:
- a description of the proposed project
- beginning and ending dates of the project
- contact information
- cost of the project in US dollars
- why the project is needed
Step 2
If a project is of interest to the Koch Foundation, the applicant will receive an email with instructions for accessing the Applicant Portal and beginning the application process.
All applications must identify additional funding sources, including amounts requested and/or secured. Applications must be fully completed and submitted within 90 days of the email notification. Incomplete submissions will not be considered.
Each application must include a letter of support from the diocesan ordinary where the project will take place. Diocesan applicants, such as parishes, schools, and other ministries, must also submit a hand-signed copy of page 6 of the application, in addition to the required letter of support from the same diocesan ordinary.
U.S.-based applicants must provide a copy of their organization’s listing in the Official Catholic Directory (OCD) and a copy of their IRS determination letter. Applicants outside the United States must submit a fully completed and hand-signed Fiscal Agent Agreement Form, in which the fiscal agent explains their personal knowledge of the applicant and the project. They must also include a copy of the fiscal agent organization’s listing in the Official Catholic Directory (OCD) and its IRS determination letter.
Applications are reviewed by the Board of Directors at its annual meeting in February of the following year. Applicants will be notified of the Board’s decision by the end of March. Selected applicants must sign and return a Grant Agreement before any funds are disbursed.