The Social Justice and Outreach Ministries Commission (SJOM), through its Millennium Development Goals Subcommittee, has reserved a large part of the budgeted 2008 diocesan MDG funds for matching grants to congregations. We have $4000 available in 2008. The intention is to foster new or expanded MDG initiatives by local congregations, and to encourage diocesan-wide involvement in the essential Gospel-based work of eliminating extreme poverty in the developing world.
Grant Guidelines:
- Vestry/Bishop’s Committee must have approved an MDGs resolution, with a copy to be attached to the application.
- Congregation may apply for up to $400. Funds will be awarded as a matching grant, with one dollar awarded for each two dollars pledged by the local congregation.
- MDG Congregational Matching Grant funds will be expended on a first-come, first-served basis to qualifying applications, until the $4000 designated for this purpose is expended.
- Project may be newly begun, or a continuing effort by local church.
- Project must clearly impact at least one of the eight MDG goals.
- Project must have a designated coordinator for purposes of grant.
- A one-page grant application must be completed, signed by project coordinator and the congregation’s person-in-charge, and submitted no later than June 15, 2008.
- Funds granted will be awarded by July 15, 2008 and must be expended in 2008.
- A one-page report on use of funds and impact on congregational engagement with the MDGs is required by Dec. 31, 2008.
- Grant applications will be reviewed by: Bob Runkle, Chair, SJOM, and by Nancy Collins-Warner and Char Mills, Co-chairs, MDG Subcommittee.
- Recommendations will be submitted to the SJOM Commission for final approval.
- Report will be presented to Diocesan Council for information.
Questions? Contact Char Mills at habititis@peoplepc.com; 509-276-6929