Diocese of Duluth

Human Life and Development Fund

The Human Life and Development Fund invites those institutions and agencies within the Diocese of Duluth who share our convictions about the dignity and sanctity of human life to apply for financial grants to aid them in their work. Preference and eligibility in awarding grants will be determined by the Human Life and Development Fund Committee.  The Committee meets each fall and spring to evaluate grant applications and make recommendations to the corporate board.

The following are just a few of the agencies that have received grants from the Fund:

• Action through Churches Together (ACT)
• Cass Lake Community Family Service Center
• Damiano of Duluth, Inc.
• Lake Superior Life Care Center
• Natural Family Planning of the Brainerd Lakes Area Inc.
• Northern Coalition of Birthright
• Northland Family Programs
• Pregnancy LifeCare Center
• Sharing Bread Soup Kitchen
• Deer River Food Shelf

Brackin Portion of the HLDF

What is the Brackin Portion?

The Brackin Portion of the Human Life and Development Fund is for agencies and institutions that serve the poor, needy, sick or afflicted in the greater Grand Rapids area.

We invite institutions and agencies that share our Catholic beliefs about the dignity and sanctity of human life to apply for financial grants to aid their work..

Grant Cycles
The Brackin Portion operates on the same two grant cycles per year as the Human Life and Development Fund. All applications are submitted to the Human Life and Development Fund Committee for review and approval prior to submission to the Board of Directors for a final decision.

• Cycle 1:
Proposals must be received by July 1 and disbursements made no later than December 31.

• Cycle 2:
Proposals must be received by January 1 and disbursements made no later than June 30.

Application Forms

Download here for the Application Forms for the Brackin Portion.

Human Life and Development Fund general application

There are two grant cycles per year for the Human Life and Development Fund. All applications are submitted to the Human Life and Development Fund Committee for review and approval prior to submission to the Board of Directors for a final decision.

• Cycle 1:
Proposals must be received by July 1 and disbursements made no later than December 31.

• Cycle 2:
Proposals must be received by January 1 and disbursements made no later than June 30.

The application documents are the following: HLDF Application Information and Instructions (download here) includes the description of the proposal. The HLDF Grant Application (download here) has been revised as of 2016. please use this form for any applications to the Fund. HLDF Pastor Form (download here) is for the local Catholic pastor in your town to complete and submit. PLEASE NOTE: Both forms (Pastor Form and Application Form) must be submitted for the application to be considered.

Mail completed  HLDF Grant Application and Pastor Form (one [1] original and ten [10] copies) no later than July 1 to be eligible for Cycle 1 or no later than January 1 to be eligible for Cycle 2 to:

Attn: Grace Romanek
Diocese of Duluth
HLDF
2830 East Fourth Street
Duluth, MN 55812

Human Life and Development Fund - Parish Based Organization Grants

In recent years the Human Life and Development Fund granting committee has been developing a new granting process for Parish Based Organizations to apply for a grant from the Human Life and Development Fund without having to go through the general application process. Since Parish Organizations sometimes need funding for a one-time event and receiving these funds on a timely basis, this new application process aims to make it easier. For the Funding Criteria for the Parish Based Organization Grants please download the form here. For the Application Form please download the form here.

Grants Contact:
Grace Romanek
[email protected]
218-724-9111, ext. 8357
Fax: (218) 724-1056

Diocese of Duluth
Human Life and Development Fund
2830 E. 4th Street
Duluth, MN 55812