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 31 |
Winter Cycle January 1 - December 31 |
FAQs
What makes a strong application?
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?
What happens after I apply?
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.
