Indiana-Kentucky Synod Grants
for ELCA Congregations, SAWCs, and Campus Ministries Food Ministry Grant
These grants are made possible by a gift from the Clifford and Nancy Ball bequest to the Indiana-Kentucky Synod
Food Ministries: Grants to assist mission centers of the synod to continue to fund their own food ministries such as food pantries or community meals.
Criteria:
- Available to any ELCA Congregation, Synod Authorized Worshipping Community, or Campus Ministry in Indiana or Kentucky. (This grant is available to congregations, SAWCs, and campus ministries only, not other types of organizations or nonprofits.)
- These are not pass-through grants for funding other ministries or organizations (i.e., a pass-through would-be purchasing food and then giving it to a community organization, or giving the money to a community organization or another congregation).
- This grant is for already established food ministries. Only one grant will be awarded per food ministry and only one grant per congregation.
- Preferential consideration will be given to supporting food and supplies rather than equipment.
- The application must include an itemized budget on the completed table included in the application.
- Maximum grant request: $1,500.
- Matching amount 10%, meaning the grant recipient will show the additional 10% above and beyond the grant amount.
- Grant deadline: Wednesday, August 28, 2024
An application can be found by clicking here.
