Deadline: 7-Mar-22
Applications are now open for the National Fund for Sacred Places Program to provide much more than financial support.
The program is designed to help congregations successfully navigate the capital project process through training, technical assistance, planning support, and matching capital grants.
Funding Information
- Grants of $50,000 to $100,000 require a 1:1 match.
- Grants of $100,001 to $250,000 require a 2:1 match.
Eligibility Criteria
- The property must be located within the United States or its territories.
- The property must have been originally built to be a house of worship, and must be owned by an active community of faith.
- The congregation must be at least 3 years old.
- The applicant must be a religious congregation or closely affiliated nonprofit organization.
- The property must possess historical, cultural, or architectural value and/or be listed on or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
- The property must be occupied by a congregation that is community-minded and that serves nonmembers.
- The property must have urgent repair needs related to structural components, walls, roofs, and/or other elements of the building envelope that are integral to life safety.
- Anticipated capital projects must respect the property’s historic character and materials, and must adhere to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation.
- The congregation must demonstrate a need for project funds that exceeds the congregation’s typical donor base and membership.
- 10. The applicant must exhibit several signs of positive organizational health, including.
- The congregation must work with Partners for Sacred Places and the National Trust for Historic Preservation prior to disbursement of the capital grant to ensure that all program requirements have been met.
- They are particularly interested in applicants from the following locations where they have not previously funded projects: Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, U.S. Territories, including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam.
For more information, visit National Fund for Sacred Places.
For more information, visit https://fundforsacredplaces.org/apply/