The St. Katharine Drexel Grant provides funding assistance in the 30 counties of the Archdiocese of Dubuque to Catholic parishes, schools, apostolates, associations, ministries, or other organizations that operate under the jurisdiction of, or furthers the mission of, the Archdiocese or the universal Catholic Church. 

Submission details: 

• The deadline for submission is 4 p.m. on July 15, 2025. Applications received after the deadline will not be accepted.

• All grant request programs/events must begin in January 2026. Grant Requests with programs starting before or during the grant committee/board approval process will not be considered. More information on the timing of the grant cycle can be found in the Grant Policy below. 

• Grants are intended to support a new project that provides a Work of Mercy needed in your area and/or evangelizes Christ's teachings to strengthen His Church. Projects that continue a program already established at the organization will not be considered.

• One grant request for a maximum of $5,000 per organization in a given grant cycle (churches and schools will be treated as separate organizations).

• Applicants will be notified of their funding status in early November.

• All other details and requirements are listed in the Grant Policy below. Please read the policy to see more details on what projects qualify and which do not qualify (such as capital campaigns, conference sponsorships/attendance and more).
  
  **Application Note**

• You will need to register into our software to complete the application. Please see the following instructions.
  
  

• If your organization does not appear after searching, please click "Create New Organization" and follow the instructions. Administration will review your organization upon submission.