District Advance Fund
The District Advance Fund (DAF) provides
grants for personnel and property projects that develop new work and/or further
the mission of the church in line with the District’s Criteria for Grants. The
criteria for grants are outlined in the DAF
Guidance Notes and all applications need to be accompanied by an
Application
Form.
NB. Guidance Notes and Application Form were updated in January 2007
Please note
that all applications need to be preceded by a visit by a District Officer:
·
for personnel projects – contact
the Training &
Development Officer
·
for property projects – contact the
Mission Development
Officer
Applications
for DAF grants should be submitted to the District Treasurer by:
·
31st December - for money to be made available
following approval at the Spring District Synod
·
30th June - for money to be made available
following approval at the Autumn District Synod
The
Evaluation Reports required for DAF grants are outlined in the Project
Evaluation leaflet
Lay Training Grants
The District is able to make small grants towards training for lay people. Details of the criteria for making an application for a grant and the information that is required are outlined in the Lay Training Grants leaflet.
The
Evaluation Reports required for lay training grants are outlined in the Project
Evaluation leaflet
FX Grants
Are you
exploring ‘fresh ways of being church’? Are you looking to reach beyond your
current congregation? Do you have some ideas of what you could do? Do you need
an injection of cash to get started? If the answer is YES
to these questions then this is for you! We
have grants of up to £500 – see FX Grant leaflet
for details.