Back to grantmaking Letters of Interest process & timeline For Project and Research grant opportunities, applicants are invited to complete a Letter of Interest (LOI) within our grants portal. After review, selected projects are invited to submit a full proposal for funding consideration. Back to top ^ Priorities & focus Grantmaking FAQs Sponsorships Awards The process Project and Research grant opportunities follow a five-step process, outlined below: For Research grant opportunities, a panel of the Foundation’s Research, Learning, and Evaluation (RLE) staff and Impact officers will review all LOI. The panel will also review full proposals and send them to external content experts for peer review. Review timeline To be considered in the Fall 2024 cycle, LOI for Project and Research grant opportunities must be submitted between Oct. 15, 2024 – Jan. 10, 2025. We encourage applicants to submit early, as LOI are reviewed in the order they are received. Applicants will be notified of status in Q1 2025. Some applicants will be invited to complete a full proposal, due Feb. 21, 2025, to advance in the process. Full proposals will be reviewed and funding decisions announced in Q2 2025. To be considered in the Spring 2025 cycle, we will accept LOI in Q2 2025, with funding decisions expected in Q4 2025. LOI opens LOI closes Status notification Full proposal due Award notification Fall 2024 Cycle Oct. 15, 2024 Jan. 10, 2025 Jan. 31, 2025 Feb. 21, 2025 Q2 2025 Spring 2025 Cycle Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q3 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025 Need more information? We invite you to explore our funding philosophy, our grant cycle, and our FAQs. You can also sign up to join any of our optional webinars to ask questions and learn more about our grantmaking implementation or subscribe to our newsletter to stay updated on the latest changes.