Grant Information
IMPORTANT NEW GRANT INFORMATION
If your organization HAS NOT received funding from the St. Francis Foundation of Santa Barbara in the previous ten years, you are required to complete and submit a LETTER OF INQUIRY (LOI) for approval prior to the Grant Application LONG FORM.
If your organization received funding in the previous ten years, but you are now planning a grant request for a new program or project, you must first submit a LETTER OF INQUIRY (LOI) for approval prior to the application.
Please note the timing outlined below to ensure you have enough time to complete the appropriate submissions.
LETTER OF INQUIRY
- NEW LETTER OF INQUIRY (LOI) (Click Here) – Due no later than January 10, 2025. If your LOI is accepted, you’ll be required to complete a Grant Application LONG FORM. Please note that a decision on LOI eligibility could take up to four weeks. Send to: [email protected]
If your organization received funding from the St. Francis Foundation of Santa Barbara in the previous ten years and your grant submission is for a previously funded program, you are eligible to complete the Grant Application SHORT FORM.
2025 GRANT APPLICATIONS
- Grant Application LONG FORM (Click Here) DUE NO LATER THAN 5PM ON FEBRUARY 21st, 2025. Send to: [email protected]
- NEW Grant Application SHORT FORM (Click Here) DUE NO LATER THAN 5PM ON FEBRUARY 21st, 2025. Send to: [email protected]
GRANT REPORT FORM
- 2024 Grants Recipients, are required to submit a Grant Report (Click Here)
DUE BY JUNE 30, 2025. Send to: [email protected]
LOIs, Grant Applications and Grant Reports are all reviewed by Foundation’s Staff and Grants Committee, but all funding decisions are approved by the entire Foundation’s Board of Directors.
For questions, please contact: [email protected]
On behalf of the St. Francis Foundation Board of Directors, we humbly thank you for your commitment in helping to make our world a better place.