Grant Calendar
The Foundation invites you to submit your project idea through an Online Funding Inquiry (OFI). We distinguish between small and large financial requests, and we sometimes review these requests at different times of the year. The charts below provide information concerning upcoming deadlines for each request type.
Small Grants
Small Grants are defined as requests for $234,800 (USD) or less. The threshold for small grants was established by the Foundation’s Charter and is adjusted periodically for inflation. Please note that while the Foundation is committed to providing a decision by the specified dates, we may review and make a decision earlier depending upon staff workload.
The Full Proposal stage for small grants is not governed by any specific calendar. Instead, staff will invite Full Proposals with customized due dates that are influenced by the project’s anticipated start date, the internal workload of staff, and budget considerations.
| 2017 Cycle Dates | 2018 Cycle Dates | |
| OFI Deadline | August 31, 2017 | August 31, 2018 |
| OFI Decision | September 29, 2017 | September 28, 2018 |
| FP Deadline | Variable | Variable |
| Funding Decision | Variable | Variable |
Large Grants
Large Grants are defined as requests for more than $234,800 (USD). The threshold for large grants was established by the Foundation’s Charter and is adjusted periodically for inflation.
The Full Proposal for all large grants will be due by January of the following year. All funding decisions for large grants will be communicated by early June.
| 2017 Cycle Dates | 2018 Cycle Dates | |
| OFI Deadline | August 31, 2017 | August 31, 2018 |
| OFI Decision | September 29, 2017 | September 28, 2018 |
| FP Deadline | January 31, 2018 | January 31, 2019 |
| Funding Decision | June 8, 2018 | June 7, 2019 |
