The Diocesan Outreach Endowment Fund was established as a result of the generosity of Missouri Episcopalians through pledges to the Making All Things New capital campaign. Its purpose is to challenge congregations to make a difference where they are and to improve the quality of life in and with their communities, to identify pressing social needs and to design strategies to meet those needs.
This is to be done by funding grants, NEW VENTURES IN COMMUNITY MINISTRIES GRANTS, which are meant to be start-up funds to develop new projects. These projects are to be doable, manageable, replicable and sustainable by congregations.
MISSION STATEMENT:
The mission of the diocesan outreach endowment fund through the NEW VENTURES IN COMMUNITY MINISTRIES GRANTS is to inspire congregations to dare great things for God by developing new ministries in response to changing social needs throughout the diocese.
The NEW VENTURES IN COMMUNITY MINISTRIES GRANT Committee established by the Diocesan Council, with the advice and consent of the Bishop and Diocesan Council shall be responsible for the disposition of the income, generated by the endowment fund.
Grant awards will range from a minimum of $ 5,000.00 to a maximum of $15,000.00. The one-year grant will start as of January 1, 2010. A project may be supported for a second year following submission of another grant proposal.
The Grant Application process is in two phases:
Phase I: Submission of Abstract of the proposed project.
Phase II: Submission of Formal Application of the proposed project
Agencies, Task Forces, and other Diocesan Committees are also encouraged to submit an abstract for a NEW VENTURES IN COMMUNITY MINISTRIES GRANT.
Information concerning submission of grant proposal abstract and formal application is available as a downloadable pdf here.
Timetable for abstract and formal application process:
April 15, 2009 The Committee for NEW VENTURES IN COMMUNITY MINISTRIES grants announces the process for applying for the grants. Application material is available here.
Monday June 8, 2009 Deadline for submitting abstracts to the Committee.
July 20 – 24, 2009 Notice of regret or acceptance regarding abstracts. Congregations notified whether or not they should proceed to the Phase II of grant application.
Friday September 11, 2009 Deadline for submitting full application. Mid-October Committee receives advice and consent of the Bishop and Diocesan Council.
Diocesan Convention, 2009 Bishop will announce the grant awards. Committee notifies congregations that did not receive awards.
January 1, 2010 Earliest date that Grant monies will be disbursed.
http://media.diocesemo.org/pdf/09CommunityMinistriesGrant.pdf
Tags: Diocesan Governance, Grants, Official
