THANK YOU!! to all the parishes that participated in the 2024 collection.
Did you know that 25% of your CRS Rice Bowl stays in your local community to support hunger and poverty alleviation efforts?
Grant Deadline:
All grants must be in our office by MAY 15, 2024.
No later than 4:00 P.M.
The project requesting funds must be operated within the geographical boundaries of the Diocese of Davenport.
Projects must conform to the social teachings of the Catholic Church. The project requesting funds provides direct services to alleviate poverty and hunger in the Diocese of Davenport.
Grant Criteria (2021)
Organizations that received grant funding MUST submit a Progress Report. This Progress Report must be completed no later than April 30 of the current grant cycle. Failure to submit the Progress Report will impact future grant applications.
Please send progress report by mail to:
Diocese of Davenport
Social Action Office
780 West Central Park Ave
Davenport, IA 52804
Or by e-mail to [email protected]
ALL GRANTS MUST BE IN OUR OFFICE BY MAY 15, 2024 NO LATER THAN 4:00 P.M. in order to be considered at the June Board meeting. Please NOTE that we are no longer using postmarked by date. May 15 is the date your grant must be in our office without exception. We hope this will help you with your grant request calendar.
Site visits will be conducted by a CRS/CCHD board member prior to the grant disbursement meeting held the third Thursday in June. The site visit is to gather more information about your organization/project. The commission member will become your advocate at the CRS/CCHD board meeting.
The board will only consider projects within the 22 counties of the Diocese of Davenport.
We are happy to assist you with this important ministry to alleviate hunger in your area. If you have any questions regarding the criteria changes please contact Loxi Hopkins at 563-888-4212.
Please send your grant application by mail to:
Diocese of DavenportGrant Criteria (2021)
Progress Report.(2019)