Mission and Grants Resource Team

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Mission Grants RT Responsibilities:

The Mission Support and Regional Council Grants Resource Team will receive the applications for Mission Support Grants, and applications for funding grant from the Regional Council and will make recommendations to the Support to the Communities of faith Commission for decision.

The following outlines the process and criteria to be used in allocating annual funding grants for a variety of purposes:

• Based on Canadian Shield Regional Council priorities;
•  Oversight and granting of regional funds; Granting for clusters and networks;
• The development of an application process to grants from the Regional Council;
• Review of applications and recommendation to the Support to Communities of faith Commission;
• Annual setting of priorities for grants and funding;
• Promotion and communication of availability of grants and funding; and,
• Review and support/not support applications to other funding bodies within the United Church.

Growth Grant Application

Seed grants to support Communities of Faith within Canadian Shield Region in developing ministries of growth and sustainability. Grants of up to $5000 are available to support ministry in the following areas:

1. Ministry with new Canadians,
2. Visioning and strategic planning for sustainability, and
3. Formal collaborative ministry with other communities of faith

Application Form: Growth Grant Word application form, Growth Grant PDF application form

Please submit your completed application (Parts I, II and III) to Canadian Shield Regional Council minister Melody Duncanson-Hales, mduncanson-hales@united-church.ca  

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