Matthew 25 Grants

Complete Applications are due by September 30, 2024

Application

Name of Applying Church/ PC(USA) Institution

Address

Phone

Pastor/Director

Clerk of Session (if church)

Associated Presbytery

First Time Applicant?

Yes

When and for what did you apply for another synod grant? Did you receive one?

Person Responsible for Administering the Grant

First name

Name and role within the Church/PC(USA) Institution:

Role in grant project

Phone

Which priority/priorities of the Matthew 25 initiative will your grant project seek to address?

Dismantling structural racism

Eradicating systemic poverty

Building congregational vitality

I. Project Information, Description, and Goals (please include a header for each question or your application may be rejected)

1. Project title:

2. Summarize the plan for the project.

3. Describe the community who will be served.

4. Describe and explain the need in the community that will be addressed.

5. Briefly describe how this project aligns with the Matthew 25 priorities you identified on the application form.

6. What other specifics about the project would be helpful for us to know?

II. Project Evaluation (please include a header for each question or your

application may be rejected)

1. Summarize how the organization will evaluate the project.

2. What exact indicators will be used to determine if the project has been

successful?

3. Please include any data or documents that support your project and its

evaluation.

III. Project’s Proposed Costs (please include a header for each prompt or your application may be rejected)

1. Include detailed budget information for the project including itemized expenses and actual or anticipated income from any other sources.

2. Amount requested from Synod of the Covenant (up to $5,000):

3. Will this project continue beyond the grant period (November 2025)?

Questions can be addressed to Rev. Amy Duiker

Complete grant application must be received by September 30, 2024 and must include the following materials:

Application form
Attachment answering application questions
Letter of affirmation from Pastor and/or Clerk of Session of associated congregation or Executive Director and/or Board Chair of PC(USA) Institution.
Letter of endorsement/reference (not attestation) from the Presbytery leadership sent under separate cover by the writer. (Due by October 7, 2024, to grants@synodofthecovenant.org)

Please contact the Synod Grants and Scholarships Committee

using the following information:

Grants and Scholarship Committee
The Synod of the Covenant
grants@synodofthecovenant.org
248-729-2415