Grant funds for Project Support Grants, and Adapting, Connecting, Transforming, and Sustaining (ACTS) Grants.
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Funding for these grants is limited and comes from gifts this synod has received from individual bequests (e.g. Warner Trust Fund), congregations sharing a tithe of a received bequest, the sale of closed congregations, grant funds from the West Valley Lutheran Thrift Shop, and the allocation of unrestricted gifts to the synod. Note: the total amount available for funding is approximately $218,000.
Grant proposals that propose a collaboration with another ELCA ministry and align with the Grand Canyon Synod Strategic Plan will be given preferential consideration.
Please note the deadline to submit applications of October 30, 2023. Application Period will open September 18, 2023.
Funding of approved applications begins February, 2024.
Questions about the grant process or applications should be directed to Theresa Thornburgh in the Office of the Bishop at office@gcsynod.org.
Important Dates/Information
Grant info posted to the website: August 21, 2023
Grant Application submission window opens: September 18, 2023
Grant Application Webinar: Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 4:30pm PDT/MST, 5:30pm MDT. Click here to register.
Grant Submission deadline: October 30, 2023
Grant committee review due: December 8, 2023
Final review by Bishop, Synod Council VP, and Treasurer – December 13, 2023
Approval of Grants by Synod Council – January 13, 2024
Notification to grant applicants – week of January 16, 2024
Funding of Grants
February 2024 for one-time payments
February, May, August, and November 2024 for quarterly payments
2022 GCS Grants Program info from our blog
For 2023, the Grand Canyon Synod is offering two categories of grant applications: Project Support Grants, and Adapting, Connecting, Transforming, and Sustaining (ACTS) Grants. More info at gcsynod.org/grants.
Resources and a recording from our info meeting about the 2023 Grand Canyon Synod Grants are now available. View a PDF of the slides, and click here to view the Zoom recording, using this passcode: S$5$Hnqj