McDevitt Grant Application Guidelines

ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF SYRACUSE

2017-2018

McDevitt Grant Applications

For Consideration:

  • Applications will be available February 14, 2017 and will be provided to all parishes.
  • Completed application and attachments must be emailed or received by the deadline date of Friday March 24, 2017.
  • The Pastors’ Advisory Committee will act upon the recommendations of the Grant Reviewer Committees which will meet in May.
  • Parishes will be notified of their decisions the week of May 22, 2017.
  • More information for the 2017-2018 Grants will be found on our website, starting February 14, 2017 or by calling the Stewardship & Development Office at 315-472-0203.

Eligibility

  • Any parish that met or exceeded their 2016 HOPE Appeal goal as recorded in the final HOPE Appeal report is eligible to apply for a McDevitt Evangelization Grant.
  • Any parish owned and operated food pantry is eligible to apply for a McDevitt Food Pantry Grant.
  • Parishes must have completed any prior year McDevitt Grant mid-year and final reports.

Criteria

  • Evangelization Grants are to support creative and innovative approaches to the continuing evangelization of youth and family life.
  • Food Pantry Grants are to support the purchase of food.

Priorities

  • Priority will be given to programs that can be replicated by other parishes.
  • Priority will be given to requests from PCAs or groups of neighboring parishes working together.
  • Requests for programs that parishes will be able to financially sustain in future years will receive priority.
  • Requests for furniture, construction, remodeling or salaries/benefits will be given a lower ranking by the review committee.
  • The review committee reserves the right, if feasible, to recommend decreasing the amount requested for particular grants.

Grant Range

  • The maximum amount awarded for an Evangelization grant request will be $10,000.
  • The maximum amount awarded for a Food Pantry grant request will be $5,000.
  • Parishes wishing to request funding for more than one program need to submit a separate application form for each activity. The total of multiple requests cannot exceed the maximum amount.
  • Parishes working together or PCAs can submit applications, but the maximum grant amount per parish still applies.