Needing a Financial Boost?
A Grant May be the Answer

Need a grant for a building project, social justice work, to start a young adult group, or other purpose? The UUA and its related organizations have grants for many purposes. This list includes those most useful to congregations. For a complete list of grants see the UUA Website: www.uua.org/cde/fundraising/conggrants.html.

Contact your district office for possible additional grants.

• First Home Grant Program -- for congregations buying their first piece of land or erecting a first building. Contact: Congregational Fundraising Services: (617) 948-4251.

• Young Adult Groups -- grants to $500 to start a YA or campus group, or other project benefiting YAs. Office of Young Adult and Campus Ministry, (617) 948-4620.

• Racial Justice/Urban Ministry -- Whitney M. Young Jr. Urban Ministry Fund Grants to support racial justice work and urban ministry projects as part of the Journey Toward Wholeness Path to Anti-racism. Pam Bachman, pbachman@uua.org; (617) 948-4642.

• Ministry -- The Office of Church Staff Finances administers a number of grant programs available to ministers, seminarians, or surviving family members of ministers. (617) 948-6421.

• Ministerial Development -- grants to $500 for continuing ministry education are available through the Office of Ministerial Development. For ministers, ministry teams, religious educators, and community ministers serving in the field. Jean Hartman, jhartman@uua.org; (617) 948-6437.

• Ministerial Internship -- Matching grants to congregations for ministerial interns. Funds from the St. Lawrence Foundation. Ken Oliff, koliff@uua.org; (617) 948-6415.

• Religious Education -- grants for preparing professional and lay educators, buying curricula and equipment, and paying for continuing education. The Liberal Religious Educators' Association also makes grants of up to $15,000 over three years to help congregations increase compensation of educators. Next deadline is Nov. 1. For both programs, David Hubner, dhubner@uua.org; (617) 742-6407

• Youth Programs -- Youth Funding for Unitarian Universalist Develop-ment (YFUUD) grants are available to create and support new and developing programs, create conferences and training to address a specific issue, and develop a resource or publication to fill a void. YRUU@uua.org; (617) 948-4350.

The following grants are through the UU Funding Program. More information on-line at www.uua.org/uufp or uufp@aol.com; (617) 247-6600.

• The Fund for Unitarian Universalism -- supports projects that strengthen UU institutions, extend UU visibility, enrich community/worship life, or preserve/celebrate religious heritage. Preference to development of innovative or experimental programs with denominational impact. Maximum $20,000, average $10,000.

• Fund for UU Social Responsibility -- grants to projects that increase UU involvement in social responsibility. Maximum $20,000. Challenge grants common.

• Commission on Social Witness Research/Witness/Implementation Grants -- to congregations wishing to explore a GA Study/Action Issue. Information at www.uua.org/csw; e-mail socialwitness@uua.org; (202) 296-4672.