The Scholarship Granting Fund for the Catholic Diocese of Salina is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization of the Catholic Diocese of Salina. The SGF – CDS was created in response to the 2014 Kansas legislation that introduced the tax credit for Low-Income Student Scholarship Program.
The State of Kansas allows $10 million each year to be awarded to an approved Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO) operating in the State of Kansas. SGF – CDS is an approved Scholarship Granting Organization. To learn more and to donate visit https://givecfds.org/sgo-tax-credits/
Who Does it Help?
The children of the Salina Diocese. The SGF – CDS distributes funds to Catholic schools in the Salina Diocese that have eligible students who qualify. Funds are available for new students entering grades K-9, who attended a public school in Kansas the previous year, and have an annual family income that is less than or equal to 250% of the federal poverty guidelines as determined annually in the federal register.
Funds will be distributed each semester to schools according to an allocation determined by the SGO Board.
Scholarship Applications for the 24-25 School Year are CLOSED