Parish Development Fund |
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GRANTS
The following grants are made from the Fund. Information is available to download in Word [.doc] and PDF* [.pdf] formats.
Parish Development Fund main grant
Priority Areas Staffing Fund grant
Continuation funding
Pilot grant
Training and Research grant
Grant application and project development resources
Parish Development Fund main grant
These grants are made twice a year, with deadlines at the end of February and August. A maximum of £45,000 over three years can be provided, and up to 50% of the total project cost.
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Priority Areas Staffing Fund grant
This Fund is available to the Church's Priority Area parishes, on both the main and supplementary list, to part-fund staff posts additional to those agreed in presbytery plans. |
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As with the main Parish Development Fund grant, awards are made twice a year with deadlines at the end of February and August, with a maximum of £45,000 over three years, and up to 50% of the total project cost. Find out more about the Priority Areas team.
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Continuation funding
Projects which have been in receipt of a main Parish Development Fund or Priority Areas Staffing Fund grant can apply for two further years of funding after an initial three year period.
Applications for continuation funding can be submitted during year three of the initial grant award if applicants are able to demonstrate how their work is making a significant difference, and how it has progressed since the original application was submitted. Continuation grants will not normally exceed one third of the total costs of the work, up to a maximum of £20,000 over a two year period.
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Pilot grant
Applications are accepted at any time for a one-off Pilot Grant of up to £5,000 to part-fund the costs of a pilot project for up to one year to enable churches to test out the viability of an idea by putting it into practice. This allows churches who are not yet in a position to apply for a full grant to 'put a toe in the water' by carrying out the work for a short period of time.
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Training and Research grant
We will consider applications for Training and Research grants with a particular focus on research, training and learning. We hope this will help groups engage more effectively with the local community and reflect on how this engagement might shape and change the life of the church in their area, perhaps with a view to preparing for a more substantial piece of work to be carried out in future
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Grant application
and project development resources
You can download information here to help with your application
for a grant from the Parish Development Fund, including
a guide to planning, evaluation, co-ordinating work and
a suggested project development chart.
* To view PDF documents we recommend using Adobe Reader software, which is available to download for free from the Adobe website.
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