Region Entrepreneurial Fund Grant Application | Episcopal Church in Connecticut

Indicate all regions participating in this “big idea”

Are any of the founding partners an ECCT Ministry Network?

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No

Ministry Network Partners

Ministry Network Name

Ministry Network Primary Contact Name

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Ministry Network Primary Contact Email

Ministry Network Primary Contact Phone

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Parish or Worshipping Community Partners

Parish Name, City

Parish Street Address Line 1

Parish Street Address Line 2

Parish City

Parish State

Parish Zip Code

Parish Email

Parish Phone

Will this parish serve as the custodial funds manager?

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Custodial Funds Manager Name

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Custodial Funds Manager Email

Custodial Funds Manager Phone

Custodial Funds Manager Parish Role

Will this parish serve as the REF Grant Reporter?

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Grant Reporter Name

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Granter Reporter Email

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Clergy Primary Contact

Clergy Primary Contact Name

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Clergy Primary Contact Email

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Lay Person Primary Contact

Lay Primary Contact Name

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Lay Primary Contact Email

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Which grant are you applying for?

Seed Grant (up to $10,000)

Impact Grant (up to $25,000)

Indicate total amount of grant request

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Indicate total amount of grant request

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The Big Idea

Describe in detail your “big idea,” and be specific about the need(s) that your entrepreneurial idea intends to address.

How does your big idea build the capacity of those Christians working together in your region to join Jesus in his reconciling work?

Where might the entrepreneurial idea lead five years out?

The Discernment Process

Where and how did you hear God’s voice in your discernment process?

Where and how did you hear the community’s voice in your discernment process?

Share details about how you validated your big idea with the community?

Including participating parishes/worshipping communities, region, neighborhoods, allies and/or partners.

How did you refine your idea, given the feedback you received from the community and from the Spirit? How did it grow? Change?

Share details about your Region/Community partners, beyond parishes and worshipping communities, and how they will be engaged with you as you move forward?

Timeline & Budget

Upload your timeline, including milestones, and a budget that clearly demonstrates how you intend to use your grant.

Timeline

Maximum file size: 1MB

Budget

Maximum file size: 1MB

Qualifications, Capacity & Implementation

Describe the qualifications, expertise, and/or tools your team brings to the table to undertake the “big idea.”

Who will implement the various components of your “big idea?”

Directly identify tasks and responsible personnel.

Where do you anticipate challenges and how do you plan to address these?

Letters of Reference or Support

Provide letters of reference or support from each participating parish, worshipping community, and/or ministry network you have identified above.

The letter should testify the understanding of your big idea and how the parish, worshipping community, or ministry network intends to collaborate with you.

Upload letters of reference & support

Maximum file size: 1MB

If, after pushing the “Submit” button, you receive a message that “your entry was marked as spam” and you were unable to complete your submission, please select “Save Draft” and then contact the Rev. Stacey Kohl at skohl@episcopalct.org for additional assistance.

I affirm all of the above information is correct and accurate to the best of my knowledge.

Yes