The Senior Fund only accepts applications when we have an open funding call; we do not accept applications on a rolling basis unless stated for a specific grant opportunity. To receive notices for new grant opportunities, sign up for our mailing list via the link on our Contact Us page. Contact our team anytime throughout the year if you would like to discuss a funding need for a program or service you provide.

We are in the process of transferring all of our applications to an online system. We are currently accepting our Emergency Grants for Organizations and our Vehicle Matching Grants for Organizations with our Microsoft Word application templates. Our FY25-27 Fund Defined Grants funding round will be submitted in our new system.

To apply for our FY25-27 Fund Defined grant, you must have an account in our grant application and management system called Grant Lifecycle Manager.

Create an Online Account for Your Organization

The first time your organization applies to one of our open funding opportunities, you will need to create an account with our secure online grants application management portal (also called Grant Lifecycle Manager or GLM). This tutorial from Foundant can assist with questions you have about getting started, or you can contact us with questions.

If someone else from your organization has created an organizational account on our grant application site but you have not created your own individual user account yet, contact us. We will provide you with individual login credentials to access your organization’s site.

Information Needed to Create a GLM Account

Organization Information

  • Organization Legal Name
  • Organization DBA (Doing Business As)
  • EIN/Tax ID
  • Website
  • Main Phone Number
  • General Email Address
  • Address

User Information

  • Name
  • Title/Role
  • Email/Username
  • Preferred Phone Number

Executive Officer Information

  • Name
  • Title/Role
  • Email Address
  • Preferred Phone Number

Completing a Grant Application

You can view and complete Senior Fund grant applications through our online grants application portal (Grant Lifecyle Manager – GLM). You can see detailed information on how to use GLM from this tutorial from Foundant, but we have provided basic information below.

  1. Go to the URL for our grants portal: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=stlseniorfund
  2. Log in to our grants using the username you set up when creating your user account.
    • If someone else in your organization created your Senior Fund grants account, please contact us. We can provide credentials if an organization account already exists.
  3. Click “Apply” on the top of the webpage. This will take you to a list of current open funding opportunities.
  4. You can preview and download a list of questions for each open application by clicking on the “Preview” button, then selecting “Question List” on the top right side of the webpage.
  5. When you are ready to apply, select the “Apply” button for the corresponding funding opportunity.
  6. Complete the questions. Anything marked with an asterisk (*) is required.
  7. You may save and return to the application as much as needed.
  8. Submit Application when it is ready before the deadline.

If you have any issues with the system, or your application, contact us anytime.

Collaborate Feature

Our online grant portal has a feature called Collaborate.  You will notice a blue button in the top right corner of your Application forms that says Collaborate.  This will allow you to invite colleagues within your organization to work on a form rather than having to share login and password information.  Click here for a step-by-step written tutorial with screenshots. 

Grant Application Review

Once you have submitted your application, it will be first reviewed by our staff, who may reach out with additional questions for clarification. All applications are reviewed by Senior Fund staff and board members; multi-year Fund Defined grants will also be reviewed by external community reviewers. Timing of review and notification varies based on grant type; more details can be found in the corresponding grant RFPs.