Grant Deadline
The 2024 Movement Building application period is now closed. No additional funding inquiries will be accepted until the next grant cycle opens in 2027.
Check out our how to apply, submit a funding inquiry, and the FAQ pages while you work. Contact Michelle Currica Hernandez, Grants & Operations Manager, at 215-731-9455 or by email if you have additional questions about the funding inquiry process or have accessibility needs.
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Deadline: The 2024 Movement Building application period is now closed. No additional funding inquiries will be accepted until the next grant cycle opens in 2027.
Key Dates:
- The funding inquiry deadline was June 18, 2024, at 5:00 PM EST; go to the submit a funding inquiry page for more details.
- Fels Fund will not accept funding inquiries submitted after June 18, 2024 @ 5 PM EST.
- All funding inquiries will be reviewed after the deadline.
- By mid-July 2024, organizations will be notified about the status of their funding inquiry (decline or invitation to stage two).
- Note: Depending on the volume of applications, Funding Inquiry decision notifications may be sent in waves and the grant process may move faster or slower than expected. Thanks in advance for your understanding.
- During July and August 2024 organizations invited to stage two will meet with program staff to share more about the work and submit a full proposal to the Fels Fund in early September 2024.
- Grant decisions will be made by the Fels Fund Board at a meeting in early October 2024.
- Notifications will be sent out within one week of the grant decision.
- Grant agreement letters will be sent electronically within two weeks of the grant decision date.
- Once the grant agreement letter is signed and payment information is verified, grant payments will be sent starting in early November 2024.
- Once the deadline has passed no additional funding inquiries will be accepted until the next grant cycle opens in 2027.