FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nonprofit organizations and faith communities working to provide Marion County residents with pathways out of poverty are invited to apply for grants of up to $30,000 from the Christian Theological Seminary Faith & Action Project.
The Faith & Action Project is working to spark a revolution of hope in Indianapolis by leveraging resources to connect, inspire and empower lasting solutions for people living in poverty.
The grant program is a multi-step process. First-round grant applications are due April 15. The application and more details are available here.
At least one representative from the organization must attend the Faith & Action Project Spring Conference on March 11 for an application to be considered. Register for free at https://www.cts.edu/faith-action/spring-conference/. For those applicants invited to the second round, full grant applications are due on May 27. Recipients will be announced by July 1.
Funding for the grants and events has been provided by Faith & Action Project supporters, including the Mike and Sue Smith Family Fund, The Indianapolis Foundation, The Nicholas H. Noyes, Jr., Memorial Foundation, Lumina Foundation and the Petticrew Foundation.
Grants should focus on education, health, affordable housing, employment pathways, and/or networks of support for individuals and families in or on the cusp of poverty.
“This year the Grants Committee will give favorable consideration to efforts working to provide safe and affordable housing,” said Lindsey Nell Rabinowitch, director of the Faith & Action Project at CTS. “We see housing as a human right, but also as a core tenet to a pathway out of poverty.”
Since 2017, CTS has provided more than $990,000 in 42 grants to faith communities and nonprofits as part of the Faith & Action Project. A full list is available at https://www.cts.edu/faith-action/grant-program/#grants .
About the Faith & Action Project
Christian Theological Seminary’s Faith & Action Project serves as a catalyst for action to move people out of poverty, by educating, empowering and supporting Greater Indianapolis’ faith and community leaders. Through annual public events and grants, the Faith & Action Project seeks to ignite a solution-oriented movement for inclusive well-being in our community. The Faith & Action Project is supported by Mike and Sue Smith Family Fund, The Indianapolis Foundation, The Nicholas H. Noyes, Jr., Memorial Foundation, Lumina Foundation and The Petticrew Foundation.
About Christian Theological Seminary
Christian Theological Seminary (CTS), a fully-accredited ecumenical graduate school open to all with historic roots in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), celebrates its 100th anniversary during the 2024-2025 academic year. CTS offers masters and doctoral degree programs through its School of Theology and School of Counseling, accessible mental health services through the Counseling Center, and collaboration to address systemic social justice issues through the Faith & Action Project. Throughout the last century, CTS has dedicated itself to theological and counseling education, social justice, and community leadership. Through four centennial events this year, CTS will continue to bear witness to God’s liberative, restorative, and life-affirming message.
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