Application Materials from Past Grant Cycles

We are not currently accepting submissions for consideration under the Catalyst Fund. We anticipate the next grant cycle to open in early 2024.

You can view 2019 grant recipients here, 2020 grant recipients here, 2021 grant recipients here, 2022 grant recipients here, and 2023 grant recipients here.

 

Materials from the 2023 Grant Cycle:

Read the 2023 Request for Proposals and the 2023 Applicant Guidance Document.

The proposal form can be viewed here.

Materials from the 2022 Grant Cycle
Materials from the 2021 Grant Cycle

Read the 2021 Request for Proposals and the 2021 Applicant Guidance Document.

With this grant cycle, the Catalyst Fund transitioned to a simplified and streamlined single-stage application process.

The proposal form can be viewed here.

Materials from the 2020 Grant Cycle

A single Request for Proposals for the 2020 grant cycle invited proposals for both the open Landscape Conservation Partnership portion of the Fund and the reserved Indigenous-led Partnerships portion of the Fund–Read the RFP here. A supplemental guidance document was also issued, intended to help applicants determine their fit with the Catalyst Fund and how to submit a strong proposal–Read the Applicant Guidance Document here.

Previews of the 2020 pre-proposal forms can be viewed here:

Materials from the 2019 Grant Cycle

The Catalyst Fund considered proposals in two categories during the 2019 grant cycle:

  • An “All Communities” Catalyst Fund application process that was open to all eligible landscape conservation partnerships in the United States. Read the All Communities RFP here.
  • An “Indigenous Communities” Catalyst Fund application process that was open to all eligible landscape conservation partnerships that are Indigenous-led and primarily serving Indigenous communities. Read the Indigenous Communities RFP here.

Previews of the 2019 pre-proposal forms for the All Communities RFP and the Indigenous Communities RFP can be viewed.