First Presbyterian Church Outreach Grant Fund Ministry

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Apply now for 2010 !

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As an act of stewardship, the First Presbyterian Church has created an Outreach Fund using interest earned from Trust Funds.  Grants for the development and support of innovative and inspiring outreach programs are awarded to qualified applicants.  The Outreach Fund awards between $35,000 and $50,000 annually, for 6 to 15 small grants, usually not exceeding $5,000. each. 

An Outreach Fund Ministry, a sub-committee of the Mission Ministry of First Presbyterian Church, Galveston, receives, reviews and makes recommendations on qualified proposals.  Members of our church are involved in many community organizations; priority is given to proposals from these organizations. 

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Outreach Grant Fund Forms for 2010

2010 Calendar of Events for Funding Projects

Below is the calendar of events that determines how the process of selecting and funding projects will be carried out. 

Date	Activity
February 2010	Annual Announcement to the Congregation and other interested parties of the Request for Proposals
Friday, April 9, 2010	Deadline for receipt of Letters of Intent
Late April – Early May 2010	Completion of review of Letters of Intent.  Each submission will be notified whether or not they should submit a full proposal.
Friday, June 18, 2010	Deadline for receipt of completed applications.
Fourth Thursday in July 2010	The final approval of the projects to be funded is completed by the Session, the governing board of Galveston First Presbyterian Church.  Subsequent to this approval, successful applicants will be notified and negotiations on a contract will begin.  On completion of the contract, disbursement of funds can begin.  The contract will spell out the disbursement schedule which should be completed within 12 months and reporting requirements.
By August 2010	Notification of acceptance or rejection will be sent to the applicants.

 

 2009 Outreach Fund Grant recipients were:

East End Preschool & Kindergarten (replace equipment lost in Ike), Gulf Coast Big Brothers & Big Sisters ("Mentoring Children of Prisoners" program), NAMI Gulf Coast (support campaign for new multi-service center), Pregnancy & Parenting Support Center (replace 125 infant car seats damaged in Ike), R House (replace transitional beds lost in Ike), Salvation Army (replace equipment lost in Ike), Seafarers' Center of Galveston (pressure wash, prime & paint building), St. Vincent's House (for food for Food Pantry & Annual Thanksgiving Feast.)

2009 grants total $39,999.00

 

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