Application Process
- Review the CRS 2019 – Grant Criteria Guidelines
- Complete and submit the CRS Grant Application 2019 – 2020
- Organizations currently receiving funding who wish to apply for the next application period must submit an interim report by May 15 (on their current grant) to be considered for fundingInterim Grant Report 2019
The Mission of Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We are motivated by the Gospel of Jesus Christ to cherish, preserve and uphold the sacredness and dignity of all human life, foster charity and justice, and embody Catholic social and moral teaching as we act to:
Promote human development by responding to major emergencies, fighting disease and poverty, and nurturing peaceful and just societies; and, serve Catholics in the United States as they live their faith in solidarity with their brothers and sisters around the world.
As part of the universal mission of the Catholic Church, we work with local, national and international Catholic institutions and structures, as well as other organizations, to assist people on the basis of need, not creed, race or nationality.
“We are one human family whatever our national, racial, ethnic, economic, and ideological differences. We are our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers, wherever they may be. Loving our neighbor has global dimensions in a shrinking world. “— Sharing Catholic Social Teaching, USCCB, 2000
Diocese of San Jose Mission to CRS:
We commit to the Catholics Confront Global Poverty initiative formulated by Catholic Relief Services. We strive to educate, involve and mobilize the Catholics in the Diocese of San Jose to defend the life and dignity of people living in poverty throughout the world. We advocate for our legislators to act in response to the many faces of poverty.
View the 2019 2019 Grant Recipients at the Housing and Homelessness Support page.