Grant Application and Submittable Guidelines

Welcome to the foundation's grant application partnered with Submittable. Before starting, please read the guidelines below to create an account and become knowledgable with the Submittable system. If there are any questions, please email us.

  • You will need to create a free Submittable account, or sign in with Google or Facebook credentials in order to submit to these forms.
  • You can save a draft of your work if you would like to finish filling out the form at a later date.
  • If you need to make changes to your form, please withdraw your submission and resubmit.
  • If anything changes with the information you submitted, please request to edit the submission 
  • Our platform works best on Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. Internet Explorer is not supported. Please make sure you are using a supported browser, and that the files are valid file types. You can find the acceptable file types under the "Choose File" button on the application.
  • We will follow-up with you about your submission by email. Please be sure to safelist notification emails from Submittable and check the email you used to sign up for your Submittable Account regularly. 
  • Check out the Submitter Resource Center for help videos and articles or to reach out to Submittable's Customer Support team with any technical questions.

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If you aren't doing so already, please use a laptop or desktop computer, as file uploads may not work on some mobile devices. If you continue to be unable to upload the files, please try a different browser. We find our platform works well with the Firefox or Chrome browsers.

Thank you for joining us on this journey and we look forward to seeing your applications! 

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Submit to Q1.2026. Sector Strengthening Grant LOI

The Engelstad Foundation invites mission-aligned organizations to submit a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) as the first step in our grantmaking process. This brief form helps us learn more about your organization, your proposed initiative, and how it aligns with the foundation’s priorities. Submitting an LOI does not constitute a full grant application. Rather, it allows the foundation to assess potential fit and determine whether to invite a full proposal or further discussion. Selected LOIs will be invited to submit a full application. 

If your project includes more than one organization as co-leads, please have one organization fill out the LOI on behalf of all the organizations. You can invite more than 1 person to fill out the LOI if you have multiple collaborators. If you have any questions regarding collaborative project proposals, please contact admin@engelstadfoundation.org.

We evaluate LOIs based on how well the project builds sector resilience through clear alignment with our goals, a focused strategy for collaboration or advocacy, and a budget scaled to the work. Strong applications provide data-driven evidence of need and define specific, measurable milestones for success.

We will have a webinar dedicated to answering questions about the LOI on February 12, 2026 at 2pm PT. The link to register for the webinar is here.

LOIs will close on February 27, 2026 and will be reviewed on a rolling basis during the application cycle. We strongly suggest you submit your LOI earlier so that you have sufficient time to complete your application if eligible. If you are selected to move on to the application stage, applications will close on March 6, 2026.