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Catalyst Grants

Empowering Caregivers for High-Quality Care

The Catalyst Grants is a program designed to help our caregivers’ become champions for ideas that will deliver high quality, compassionate care for our patients and communities. 100% of gifts made to the program through Cleveland Clinic Annual Fund campaigns — from the Philanthropy Institute’s mailings, calling programs, online donation forms, etc. — will catalyze projects that, in one year, expand patient support services, lay the groundwork for medical breakthroughs, and implement health and wellness programs.

Everything Starts With an Idea

It’s this spirit of innovation and invention that drives Cleveland Clinic employees, called caregivers, to imagine groundbreaking medical discoveries, superior patient services or influential population health programs. Executing an idea, however, takes planning, determination — and funding. Launched in 2018, the Catalyst Grants program was created to help our caregivers implement their best and brightest ideas and positively impact our patients and communities.

When Can I Apply?

Application Available
Summer Cycle: February 1
Winter Cycle: August 1
Application Due
Summer Cycle: March 31
Winter Cycle: September 30
Grantees Notified
Summer Cycle: June 1
Winter Cycle: December 1
Funding Awarded
Summer Cycle: July 1
Winter Cycle: January 1
Funding Cycle
Summer Cycle: July 1 - June 30
Winter Cycle: January 1 - December 31

FAQs

The Screening Committees and reviewers for all of these programs are looking for the following components to strengthen an application:

  • Did you include planned outcomes communicated through SMART goals? (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound)
  • Is the reach and intensity of the impact of this project stated in the application?
  • Does the story resonate with the donors who fund these programs?
  • Is your budget appropriate and comprehensive?
  • Will you be able to hit measurable milestones within the allotted funding cycle?
  • Does the application address a relevant clinical need?

Your application will be reviewed by a multi-disciplinary committee that includes members of enterprise leadership, ensuring evaluation against the established requirements and guidelines of the funding program. If your proposal is selected for funding, you will receive official notification along with information regarding the next steps.