Grants

The United Methodist Foundation of Louisiana Grants Initiative exists to walk beside churches and church-related non-profits in the Louisiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church as they develop innovative ways to extend the reach of their ministries.

We want to provide a Path to YES! to those seeking financial support to realize their ministry dreams.

The application and award process is designed to ensure that grant funds are used as intended by both the Foundation and the recipient of funds and to monitor the Grant program's effectiveness for future improvements.

New Application Deadlines
(effective 1/10/24)

February 15, June 15 and October 15

Application Process: The Path to YES!

1. Read the Guidelines

Grants initiative guiding principles and application instructions

Learn more

2. Apply

Complete and submit the application for your grant or print out the PDF worksheet and complete the worksheet before submitting/applying online.

Grants Application

All grant applications must be completed and returned by the 15th of the last month of the quarter-- February 15, June 15 and October 15-- for consideration in the following quarter. See guidelines at www.umf.org/grants.

Name of Church/Org Requesting Funds

District/Conference

CONTACT/PROJECT DIRECTOR:

Title (Rev., Dr., Mr., Mrs., etc.)

First Name

Last Name

Address

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

Phone

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Phone (alt)

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Co-Project Director: (if applicable)

Title (Rev., Dr., Mr., Mrs., etc.)

First Name

Last Name

Address

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

Phone

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Phone (alt)

(###)

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Grant Project Name

Brief Project Description

3-4 sentences that describe what you seek to achieve with the grant award

Grant Category

Check all that apply

Equipping for Ministry (clergy or laity)

Innovative Ministry

Fostering Connections

Disaster Preparedness/Responses

Does this project include or impact multiple churches/organizations across the district or conference?

If you answered yes to the above question, please identify:

Will this one-year grant request enable the project to be completed?

Do you anticipate requesting additional funds for this project in subsequent years from the UMFLa?

What is the overall goal of this project?

Who is the target audience for this project?

What impact do you hope to have on your organization or the target audience this project was designed to serve?

What strategies and methodologies will you use to ensure the desired impacts are achieved?

How will you evaluate the effectiveness of this project?

Project Timeline

Please provide start and end dates, and dates indicating when major tasks are to be completed.

What is your plan for sustaining this project year after year?

GRANTS BUDGET

The Foundation does not intend to be the only funding source for your project.

Amount requested from UMFLA for this project this year

Amount your church/org will contribute to this project this year

Amount of funding received from OTHER CHURCHES for this project this year

Amount of funding received from DISTRICT for this project this year

Amount of funding received from LA CONFERENCE for this project this year

Amount of funding received from OTHER SOURCES for this project this year

If you received funding for this project from OTHER SOURCES above, please identify

Total Project Cost this Year

Total Project Cost = the sum of 1) amount requested from UMFLa + 2) amount your church or organization will contribute, + 3) funding from all other sources of funding.

EXPLANATION OF PROJECT COST

Indicate your expected costs and a description in the following categories. You may include additional categories if necessary. Please provide any formal estimates you have received from vendors.

Supplies