Catholic Campaign for Human Development

 
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    CFDA#

    None
     

    Funder Type

    Private Foundation

    IT Classification

    C - Funds little to no technology

    Authority

    United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

    Summary

    When the Catholic bishops of the United States established the Catholic Campaign for Human Development in 1970, they mandated the Campaign fund "such projects as voter registration, community organizations, community-run schools, minority-owned cooperatives and credit unions, capital for industrial development and job training programs, and setting up of rural cooperatives." Today, CCHD can point to hundreds of CCHD-funded organizations which have grown to extend great influence in their communities for the common good. CCHD is committed to supporting organizations led by low-income individuals as they work to break the cycle of poverty and improve their communities.

    Annual CCHD contributions to support community organizations are made possible by Catholics throughout the United States who contribute to CCHD each year.  To qualify for CCHD funds, applicant organizations must not promote, in any way, activities that work against Catholic values. CCHD's grants to local anti-poverty efforts are screened, awarded and monitored in close partnership with local Catholic dioceses. CCHD grants to groups in a local community require the explicit approval of the bishop of that diocese.
     

    History of Funding

    A list of the 2019-2020 awardee list can be found at https://www.usccb.org/resources/CCHD%20Grantees%202019-2020.pdf. This list does not include recipients of Strategic National or Disaster Assistance Grants awarded during this grant year.

    Additional Information

    CCHD has two grant programs:

    • Community Development Grant Program (CD): Community Development grants support efforts that demonstrate a commitment to the dignity of the human person. CCHD-funded groups are led by people living in poverty and work to address the root causes of poverty by nurturing solidarity between the poor and non-poor and facilitating the participation of people living in poverty in decisions that perpetuate poverty in their lives. As part of such efforts, low-income people gain the ability to identify barriers, brainstorm solutions, and take action to change problematic structures and systems in their communities.
    • Economic Development Grant Program (ED): CCHD supports economic development initiatives that significantly include the voice of the poor and marginalized in developing new businesses that offer good jobs and/or develop assets that will be owned and enjoyed by local communities.

    Contacts

    Catholic Bishops Staff

    Catholic Bishops Staff
    3211 Fourth Street NE
    Washington, DC 20017
    (202) 541-3000
     

  • Eligibility Details

    Eligible applicants should:
    • be a nonprofit 501-c-3 organization.
    • be able to affirm compliance with Catholic Social Teachings.
    • have low-income people as active members of the governing body at the level required for either CD or ED grantees.
    • have a strategic plan or annual work plan that incorporates effective leadership development strategies in their program.
    • have a primary focus on direct service – even if those services are provided largely to low income and economically disadvantaged persons and institutions.
    • have an organization's Net Asset greater than zero.
    • be an organization or project that is creating an Economic Development Institution (EDI) that already does or will/can stand alone (separate from its Parent Nonprofit, if any) in the near future (ED).
    • be an organization that supports projects that demonstrate a commitment to the dignity of the human person (CD)

    Deadline Details

    The pre-application deadline is November 1, annually for organizations not currently being funded by CCHD. Full grant applications are to be submitted by January 15, annually. 

    Award Details

    CCHD grant amounts range between $25,000 and $75,000. There is no match requirement for the Community Development Grant Program. The match requirement for the Economic Development Grant Program is 1:1 (in-kind not counted). CD grants are up to 6 years. ED grants are up to 3 years.

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