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Catholic Fund grant guidelines for development education, sustainability and environmental projects. Church-based funding for climate and environment.

Source: https://www.katholischer-fonds.de/forderrichtlinien/

Funding Details

Funder: Katholischer Fonds
Funding Goal: Support for development-oriented education and public awareness activities in Germany. Eligible projects include seminars, campaigns, exhibitions, educational materials, networking activities, and partner encounters related to global church (weltkirchliche) and development topics.
Funding Amount: Up to 50% of eligible project costs; maximum EUR 15,000 per project per year. No personal costs funded. At least 25% cash co-funding from applicant required. (up to 15.000 €)
Deadline: Periodic — monthly for small projects (up to EUR 1,500 / total costs up to EUR 8,000), three times per year for large projects (periodic)
How to Apply: Use official application form (fully completed). Submit original signed application and all attachments by email (Word/Excel format). Application forms from partner organizations (Brot fuer die Welt, Bingo-Stiftung, Engagement Global, etc.) can be used interchangeably except for Engagement Global. Details at: https://www.katholischer-fonds.de/forderrichtlinien/fordermittelbeantragung-abrechnung/
Target Region: Germany
Contact: Katholischer Fonds, Pettenkoferstrasse 26-28, 80336 Muenchen. Tel: +49 (0)89 51 62-224 or -324. Fax: +49 (0)89 51 62-7201. Email: info@katholischer-fonds.de
Last Checked: 2026-03-15 12:53

Application Checklist

Eligibility

Applicant must be a church group, Christian organization, or development-oriented group in Germany
NGOs with annual budgets over EUR 1 million are not eligible

Project Scope

Project must take place in Germany
Project content must be clearly related to global church or development education and public awareness

Required Documents

Submit completed application form and all attachments as signed original and via email (Word/Excel)
Same project can also be submitted to Brot fuer die Welt Inlandsfoerderung — must be noted in the financial plan

Constraints

Project must not have started before the grant committee meeting date
Applicant must provide at least 25% of project costs in cash
Grant covers maximum 50% of eligible project costs, capped at EUR 15,000
No personal/staff costs can be funded

Summary

The Katholischer Fonds is a German Catholic foundation that provides grants for development-oriented education and public awareness activities conducted in Germany. The programme aims to strengthen civil society engagement with global church issues, international development, and poverty reduction. Thematic scope covers weltkirchliche (global church) topics and development-related subjects. Eligible activities include seminars, conferences, campaigns, exhibitions, educational materials, networking activities between locally active groups, partner encounters in Germany, and long-term stays of youth from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Central/Eastern Europe, and Oceania. The programme explicitly does not fund activities outside Germany, institutional overhead, construction costs, regular publications, or annual programmes. Geographically, all funded activities must take place in Germany. However, the thematic content may address global development issues, partnerships with churches in the Global South, and international development topics. Eligible applicants are church and Christian groups: parish congregations (mission/development committees), partnership and One World groups at parish/deanery/diocesan level, Catholic youth and adult associations, and nationally active groups. NGOs with annual budgets over EUR 1 million are excluded. Public institutions such as universities are not eligible. Projects supported by church tax funds from carrier organizations are also excluded. Funding amounts are up to 50% of eligible project costs with a hard cap of EUR 15,000 per project per year. No personal/staff costs are funded. Applicants must provide at least 25% of project costs in cash. The programme distinguishes between small projects (up to EUR 1,500 grant / total costs under EUR 8,000, reviewed monthly) and large projects (reviewed at three annual Kuratorium meetings). Cultural day events receive up to EUR 1,000; multi-day seminars receive EUR 20 per participant per day; single-day events receive EUR 10 per participant.

Historical Context

The Katholischer Fonds coordinates with Brot fuer die Welt, Bingo-Stiftung Umwelt und Entwicklung, Engagement Global gGmbH, Landesstelle fuer Entwicklungszusammenarbeit Berlin, Stiftung Entwicklungszusammenarbeit Baden-Wuerttemberg, and Stiftung Nord-Sued-Bruecken, sharing a common application structure.

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