Archdiocese of Santa Fe

CRS Rice Bowl Local Grant Fund

Grant Application Instructions

Background:

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the international relief and development agency of the US Bishops (see CRS Rice Bowl (see is its well-known Lenten catechetical and sacrificial giving program. Each Lent, 75% of the Rice Bowl collection goes to CRS overseas development and hunger relief in places where CRS works. The remaining 25% of the total Lenten Rice Bowl collection goes into the Local Archdiocesan Rice Bowl fund. In keeping with the purpose of the 25% allocation, CRS requests that the 25% be used to support hunger and poverty alleviation programs in our diocese.

Criteria:

  • Project/organization within the boundaries of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe that works to alleviate poverty, hunger, or homelessness
  • Organization must be a 501(c)3 non-profit or have a non-profit fiscal agent
  • Project/organization is connected to, supported by or collaborating with a Catholic parish, school or Archdiocesan entity
  • Organization is willing to promote the use of CRS Rice Bowl during Lent, and to let people know it receives funds from CRS Rice Bowl Fund
  • Examples of appropriate projects/organizations:

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  • SVdP-Archdiocesan council or parish conference
  • Parish soup kitchen or food bank, mobile food pantry
  • Emergency food/shelter needs
  • Transitional housing support
  • Refugee support
  • Immigrant support
  • Support for homeless people
  • Catholic Charities housing, hunger, refugee support
  • Parish healthy food education
  • Food assistance for women in crisis pregnancies

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Time Line For Application:

Organizations may apply for funds for local projects each year and may re-apply in subsequent years. The grant requests need to be submitted each year by email only by November 1.Award distributions will take place in January each year.

Award Amounts:

The amount awarded depends on the CRS Rice Bowl Collection from previous Lent, and may vary from year to year. Typical grants may be in the range of $200-$2,500.

Application form is available on the Archdiocese of Santa Fe Social Justice and Respect Life web page, If you have any questions or need an application, please contact:

Anne Avellone, M.Div, LMSW

Director, Office of Social Justice and Respect Life

Archdiocese of Santa Fe

4000 St. Joseph’s Pl NW

Albuquerque, NM 87120

505-831-8167 or

Archdiocese of Santa Fe

CRS Rice Bowl Local Grant Fund

Grant Application

Note: Please type all answers on grant application—no handwritten applications please!

Date:

Name of Person Submitting Application:

Name of Organization:

Name of Project:

Physical Address of Organization:

Mailing Address of Organization:

City/State/Zip:

Phone number of organization:Fax number of organization:

Email of organization or applicant:

Web site of organization (if you have one):

Does the organization have tax-exempt, 501(c)3 status? If not, what organization is your fiscal agent and what is their full address?

  1. How much are you requesting? How do you plan to use the funds? Describe how your request fits the criteriamentioned on the cover letter above.
  1. Describe how the organization is connected to, supported by or collaborating with a Catholic parish, school or other Archdiocesan entity.
  1. How many people did the project/organization serve in the last year? (Specify fiscal year or calendar year). During thecurrent year, how many people did you serve so far?
  1. Briefly share1-2“success” stories or other stories about your organization’s ministry.
  1. Does your organization/parish/school participate in and promote the CRS Rice Bowl Lenten catechetical program? YES______NO______
  1. If yes, How?
  1. If not, go to learn more. Then describebelow what you plan to do to promote the connection of your organization to Rice Bowl during Lent:
  1. Please attach budgetsfor your project/organization for the current and last fiscal years.
  1. Please attach any information or publicity about your organization (newspaper articles, brochures, etc.)
  1. Please fill out and attach a signed and dated IRS Form W-9 with current organizational information (needed by ASF to issue a check).

Submit by November 1:

completed application,

budgets,

completed and signed W-9,

brochure, added information (by email) to:

Anne Avellone, M.Div, LMSW

Director, Office of Social Justice and Respect Life

Archdiocese of Santa Fe

4000 St. Joseph’s Pl NW

Albuquerque, NM 87120

505-831-8167 (office), 505-831-8206 (Fax)

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