You shall surely give to him, and your heart should not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your works and in all to which you put your hand.

– Deuteronomy 15:10

Grants

Faith in Action Grants Program

2027 Grant Cycle will open March 9, 2026

The FAITH IN ACTION Grants program is for parishes, missions, schools, programs and ministries within the Diocese of Helena. Please read our Grant Guidelines to see what types of grants the Foundation will and will not support.

Grant Guidelines 2027
Grant Application 2027
Grant Application Deadline June 19, 2026
Grant Award Notification mid-August 2026

Since 2007 the Foundation has been providing grants of up to $5,000 each to parishes and Catholic ministries and has awarded more the $1.37 million! These monies help fund needed projects and the Foundation’s dream is to see transformative evangelization result from the use of these grants.

Grant Reports are due by May 22, 2026

Report your Grant by downloading the Fillable Grant Report.

Questions about your grant report?

Contact Daniel Thies, Executive Director
dthies@dohmt.org
(406)389-7051

Dream BIG!

One transformative grant–up to $15,000–will be awarded to a grant applicant that actively and imaginatively seeks to build an endeavor aimed at reaching outside the walls of its parish and into its community to bring the Good News and God’s love to all people. This is a grant aimed at encouraging our parishes, clergy and laity to dream big about how to confront the realities of our times by bringing Christ to His people in new and innovative ways. Now more than ever the creativity and life of the Holy Spirit yearns for us to courageously take on this apostolic spirit and this grant is meant to help procure and launch this New Evangelization.

Online Grant Application

PRINT GRANT APPLICATION

View GRANT GUIDELINES

Last year's grant recipients received $90,000 in grants from the Foundation for the Diocese of Helena.

FAITH-IN-ACTION Grants $60,000

St. Richard Parish, Columbia Falls—DREAM BIG
Little Souls Miscarriage Ministry
Guatemala Mission La Asuncion School
Build a biology lab to provide career training
Anaconda Catholic Community
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
Catholic Social Services of Montana
Enhance and fulfill the pro-family work of the Baby Boutique
MT Catholic Men’s Conference
Support of annual Catholic Men’s Conference
De La Salle Blackfeet School
Grant #1: Blackfeet language-rooted evangelization project
Grant #2: Support of Orange Shirt Day, a national, student-led Catholic evangelization and reconciliation initiative.
St. Matthew Parish, Kalispell
Support of Women in the New Evangelization faith formation
St. Mary Parish, Stevensville
Lenten soup kitchen
St. Francis of Assisi, Hamilton
Production of an evangelization video
Butte Catholic Community North
Evangelizing to the faithful, a project to equip people with the tools to become more faithful disciples of Jesus.
St. Joseph, Libby
Parish retreat focusing on improving mental health awareness and how our Catholic faith is an integral part of the balance.

SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS $30,000

Immaculate Conception, Deer Lodge—DREAM BIG
Create an endowment for youth scholarships to approved events for the parishes in Deer Lodge and Avon.
Saint Mary Catholic Community, Helena
Scholarship funds to send parish youth to the NCYC conference
St. Michael the Archangel, Conrad
Create a Parish Youth Scholarship Fund for Legendary Lodge, CYC/NCYC, Eucharistic Congress, CYC Board and more.
Carroll College Campus Ministry
Provide spring break service immersion trip and retreats for Carroll students.
Holy Spirit Parish, Butte
Provide free religious education and vacation bible school programs to be able to bring Christ to children.

These annual grants are made possible in part from the FDOH Trustees Endowment for the Grants Program Endowment.

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$90,000

Awarded in 2026 Grant Cycle

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$1.37 Million

Awarded since 2007

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56%

Of applications approved in Cycle 2026