Approved by: Audit and Risk Committee of the Diocesan Board of Finance
Policy originator: Glyn Barker, Finance Director
Accessible at: Diocesan Website
Date approved: 14 October 2025
Review period: Three years
Review Date: 14 October 2028
- Types of Grants awarded
Grants made by the Diocesan Board of Finance from funds fall into one or more of the following categories:
- Grants to parish churches to assist with repairs or rebuilding costs
- Grants to parish churches for roof alarms
- Grants made at the discretion of the Bishop in support of evangelism and mission projects
- Grants made at the discretion of the Bishop or Archdeacons for clergy assistance
- Mission-Aided Grants – identified by the Archdeacons for parishes who meet the criteria
- Pastoral Aid Support Grants to assist in meeting Parish Share contribution
- Mission Initiatives
- Church Schools – Grants for capital funding from the schools’ conditions allocations (SCA); other grants to Schools
- External Charities – For humanitarian relief mission and evangelism
- Clergy and Clergy widows
- Ordinands’ support
- Discretionary Grants for the relief of financial hardship
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Committees awarding Grants
The main Grant Awarding committees are:
- The Parish Grants Committee
- Parish Share Support Committee
- Board of Education for schools’ capital funding
- Mission and Ministry has the ability to make small grants for missional purposes to parishes. This is delegated to it by the Parish Grants Committee
- Mission and Ministry is also responsible for the grants to Ordinands within the strict terms and conditions of the payments agreed via the National Church
All awards are authorized by the designated trustees. A detailed list of those institutions receiving grants may be obtained on request from the Diocesan Secretary.