Micro-Economic Development Grants

The Annual Budget of the Diocese of Virginia provides funding for Micro-Economic Development Grants.  Those grants will be awarded by the Executive Board. 

 Micro-economic development programs should foster the creation of new businesses and/or provide advisory services for existing or new businesses which are by design very small operations.    The growth of these businesses should result in improving the human condition among the poor through the targeted MED assistance.

 The grant application can be found here.

 Grants must be expended within 12 months.  On the anniversary of the grant, an accounting must be made to the Executive Board.  That form is found here.

Grants are open to churches and related organizations within the Diocese of Virginia.

There is a maximum of $2,500 per year per applicant church/organization.

Applications received by September 1, 2010 will be considered at the Executive Board meeting on September 30, 2010. 

Applications received by November 15, 2010 will be considered at the December 9, 2010 meeting.

If you have questions about the forms or process, please feel free to contact Mike Kerr, Treasurer, mkerr(at)thediocese.net.