Process and Calendar The Brinson Foundation does not accept unsolicited grant applications. If you have not already done so, please review our Inquiries page for information about how to submit a preliminary inquiry. You must submit your inquiry using our Grantseeker Information Form. We accept inquiries throughout the year. If our initial review of a grantseeker inquiry indicates there may be a sufficient priority and focus area match, we will assign one of our program officers to communicate with the grantseeker to learn more details about the organization and its programs. If a grantseeker remains under consideration, our spring and fall due diligence, application and grantmaking cycles proceed as follows:
Spring Cycle We generally conduct due diligence discussions with grantseekers that are being considered for spring cycle invitations between mid-November and the end of January. Following these due diligence discussions, the staff determines whether to invite the grantseeker to submit an application. If so, on or about February 1st, we email the grantseeker a formal application invitation. Spring cycle applications are generally due on the last Friday in February. The staff reviews all applications and prepares recommendations for our Board of Directors. The Board meeting usually occurs in late April or early May. Following the Board meeting, we contact each applicant and advise them of the Board's decision. If the grant is approved, we generally send out the grant agreement within two weeks following the Board meeting and mail out the check upon receipt of the signed agreement.
Fall Cycle The fall cycle activities are the same as the spring cycle but they begin in May - June and end in November - December.
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