06/16/2015

Apply for an ELCA Domestic Hunger Grant before July 10 to make an impact on your community!

Domestic Hunger Grants in action

Domestic Hunger Grants support projects in four categories of ministry: relief, development, organizing and advocacy. In 2015, 324 projects were funded through a total of $739,075 in grants.

The breakdown of the funding across the project categories is:

• 6 Advocacy Projects
• 58 Development Projects
• 41 Organizing Projects
• 219 Relief Projects

Through these four areas of focus, Domestic Hunger Grants both contribute to meeting immediate needs of families around the country and also look toward long-term growth and development in communities. In the relief sector too, funds allow organizations to expand and improve existing structures and services.

Visit www.ELCA.org/domestichungergrants to learn more about the application process and begin an application. The application is web-based this year and accessible right from the ELCA web-site. Be sure to read the instructions carefully about how the process has changed. You can also check out this month’s Network Webinar recording (Click HERE for link) to watch a tutorial by Josselyn Bennett, Program Director for Poverty and Justice Ministries, and another member of the Domestic Hunger Grants table.

Not sure what to fund or just need other hunger awareness ideas for your congregations hunger ministry? Download the Go and Do News from ELCA World Hunger below.

Go And Do News May 2015 (pdf)