Deadline extended for Care of Creation GrantsApplication deadline April 16, 2021Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs Posted Feb 25, 2021 |
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The deadline to apply for 2021 grants from the Episcopal Church’s Task Force on Creation Care and Environmental Racism has been extended to April 16.
Created by the 2018 General Convention of The Episcopal Church, the Task Force on Creation Care and Environmental Racism is charged with supporting and expanding The Episcopal Church’s loving, liberating, life-giving relationship with God, with each other and with Creation. That year, the General Convention allocated funds to this task force to support local and regional eco-ministry efforts. This is the second and final granting process for this Task Force during this triennium.
“Through this grant program, we seek to support long-term ministries which focus on the inequitable and systemic impacts of environmental racism, regional and local ecojustice concerns and the pressing issues arising from the climate emergency,” noted the Rev. Stephanie M. Johnson, chair of the Task Force.
Successful applicants will submit projects that respond to these pressing justice matters by engaging in advocacy, civic engagement and developing climate resiliency. It is important that these proposals go beyond secular environmental work to provide resources for faith-based community organizing, theological reflection and response concerning the sin of environmental racism and reconciliation around the concept of environmental reparations. The Task Force is committed to supporting efforts which are supported and led by youth and young adults, communities of color and indigenous peoples.
Grant awards will range from $15,000 to $40,000, ten or fewer projects will be funded. Grant proposals must have an impact beyond the applicant’s organization/parish and include at least one partner in accomplishing the granted project. Proposed programs or efforts should be those that could serve as models for other communities in different contexts. A proposal must also show significant financial or in-kind support provided by the applying entity, partner organizations, diocese, or another supporter.
The following will not be considered for funding: applications not supported by an Episcopal entity and/or do not actively engage The Episcopal Church; capital projects (such as solar panels, updated parish building infrastructure, or materials for church gardens).
“We are called to the gospel work of caring for God’s creation,” said the Rev. Melanie Mullen, director of Reconciliation, Justice, and Creation Care, “Doing climate justice and repairing the harms of environmental racism and degradation is part of our Jesus Movement commitment to the most vulnerable in every community. Creation Care grants are another way to recognize how parishes and dioceses to continue to be sources of innovation and reparative work in the world.”
The grant application, criteria, and additional information is available on The Episcopal Church website in English and Spanish here. The application deadline is April 16, 2021 at 5 PM EDT.
Please note the following for dioceses of The Episcopal Church: Applicant understands that should its local diocese fail to pay its assessment in full or to apply for and receive a waiver, the diocese and the applicant shall be ineligible to receive grants or loans from the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society unless approved by Executive Council. See Canon I.4.6, Constitution and Canons of The Episcopal Church.
Questions about potential projects were raised during an informational webinar. The webinar is also available on-demand here. Additional questions can be directed to Phoebe Chatfield, associate for Creation Care and Justice, 347-712-0679.
Members of the Task Force on Creation Care and Environmental Racism are:
- The Rev. Stephanie Johnson, chair, The Episcopal Church in Connecticut
- The Rt. Rev. David Rice, vice-chair, The Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin
- Mr. Tyler Kerr, Secretary, The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles
- The Rev. Richard Acosta, The Episcopal Diocese of Colombia
- The Rt. Rev. Cathleen C. Bascom, The Episcopal Diocese of Kansas
- Ms. Bernadette Demientieff, The Episcopal Diocese of Alaska
- The Rev. Nathan Empsall, The Episcopal Diocese of Spokane
- The Rt. Rev. Robert Fitzpatrick, The Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii
- The Rev. P. Joshua Griffin, The Episcopal Diocese of California
- Dr. Delia Heck, The Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia
- The Rt. Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld, The Episcopal Church of New Hampshire
- Ms. Perry Hodgkins Jones, The Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina
- The Rt. Rev. Mark Lattime, The Episcopal Diocese of Alaska
- The Rev. Lester Mackenzie, The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles
- The Rev. Hershey Mallette Stephens, The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina
- The Rev. Weston Mathews, The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia
- The Rev. Canon Dimas Munoz, The Episcopal Diocese of Puerto Rico
- Ms. Sarah Nolan, The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia
- The Rev. Deacon Lewis Powell, The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California
- The Very Rev. W. Mark Richardson, The Episcopal Diocese of California
- Mr. Brian Sellers-Petersen, The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia
- Dr. Andrew Thompson, The Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee
- The Most Rev. Michael Curry, ex officio
- The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, ex officio
- The Rev. Melanie Mullen, director of Reconciliation, Justice and Creation Care, The Episcopal Church
Plazo ampliado para solicitar a las subvenciones de Cuidado de la Creación.
Fecha límite para solicitudes, el 16 de abril de 2021
El plazo para solicitar las subvenciones de 2021 del Grupo de Trabajo sobre el Cuidado de Creación y Racismo Ambiental de la Iglesia Episcopal se ha ampliado al 16 de abril.
Creado por la Convención General de la Iglesia Episcopal en 2018, el Equipo de Trabajo sobre el Cuidado de la Creación y el Racismo Medioambiental está encargado de apoyar y expandir la relación amorosa, liberadora y vivificadora de la Iglesia Episcopal con Dios, con los demás y con la creación. Ese año, la Convención General asignó fondos a este equipo de trabajo para apoyar los empeños del ministerio ecológico local y regional. Este es el segundo y último proceso de subvenciones para este Equipo de Trabajo durante este trienio.
«Mediante este programa de subvenciones, buscamos apoyar a los ministerios a largo plazo que se concentran en los impactos sistémicos y no equitativos del racismo medioambiental, las preocupaciones de ecojusticia regional y local y los problemas urgentes que surgen de la emergencia climática», señaló la Rda. Stephanie M. Johnson, presidente del Equipo de Trabajo.
Los solicitantes seleccionados presentarán proyectos que respondan a estos urgentes asuntos de justicia participando en la promoción, el compromiso cívico y el desarrollo de la resistencia climática. Es importante que estas propuestas trasciendan la labor medioambiental secular a fin de proporcionar recursos para la organización comunitaria basada en la fe, la reflexión teológica y la respuesta al pecado del racismo medioambiental y la reconciliación en torno al concepto de las reparaciones ambientales. El Equipo de Trabajo está comprometido a apoyar los esfuerzos apoyados y dirigidos por jóvenes y jóvenes adultos, comunidades de color y pueblos indígenas.
Las subvenciones oscilarán entre $15.000 y $40.000, que financiarán diez proyectos o menos. Las propuestas de subvenciones deben tener un impacto que trascienda la organización o parroquia del solicitante y contar por lo menos con un socio para la realización del proyecto otorgado. Los programas o empeños propuestos deben ser aquellos que puedan servir como modelos para otras comunidades en diferentes contextos. Una propuesta también debe mostrar un apoyo económico o en especie significativo proporcionado por la entidad solicitante, las organizaciones asociadas, la diócesis u otro patrocinador.
No se considerará para la financiación lo siguiente: las solicitudes no respaldadas por una entidad episcopal o que no participen activamente a la Iglesia Episcopal y proyectos de capital (como paneles solares, infraestructura de edificación parroquial actualizada o materiales para huertos de iglesias).
«Estamos llamados a la obra del evangelio de cuidar de la creación de Dios», dijo la Rda. Melanie Mullen, directora de Reconciliación, Justicia y Cuidado de la Creación, «Hacer justicia climática y reparar los daños del racismo y la degradación medioambiental es parte de nuestro compromiso del Movimiento de Jesús con los más vulnerables de cada comunidad. Las subvenciones del Cuidado de la Creación son otra forma de reconocer cómo las parroquias y las diócesis siguen siendo fuentes de innovación y trabajo reparador en el mundo».
La solicitud de subvenciones, los criterios y la información adicional están disponibles en el sitio web de la Iglesia Episcopal en inglés y español aquí. La fecha límite para presentar la solicitud es el 16 de abril de 2021 a las 5 PM (hora del Este).
Téngase en cuenta lo siguiente para las diócesis de la Iglesia Episcopal: el solicitante entiende que si su diócesis local no paga su cuota en su totalidad o no solicita y recibe una exención, la diócesis y el solicitante no tendrán derecho a recibir subvenciones o préstamos de la Sociedad Misionera Nacional y Extranjera a menos que lo apruebe el Consejo Ejecutivo. Véase el Canon I.4.6, Constitución y Cánones de la Iglesia Episcopal.
Durante un seminario web informativo se plantearon preguntas sobre posiblesproyectos. El seminario web también está disponible bajo demanda aquí [solo disponible en inglés]. Pueden dirigirse con preguntas adicionales a Phoebe Chatfield, asociada de Cuidado de la Creación y Justicia, 347-712-0679.
Los miembros del Equipo de Trabajo de Cuidado de la Creación y Racismo Medioambiental son:
- Rda. Stephanie Johnson, presidente, Iglesia Episcopal en Connecticut
- Rvdmo. David Rice, vicepresidente, Diócesis Episcopal de San Joaquín
- Sr. Tyler Kerr, secretario, Diócesis Episcopal de Los Ángeles
- Rdo. Richard Acosta, Diócesis Episcopal de Colombia
- Rvdma. Cathleen C. Bascom, Diócesis Episcopal de Kansas
- Sra. Bernadette Demientieff, Diócesis Episcopal de Alaska
- Rdo. Nathan Empsall, Diócesis Episcopal de Spokane
- Rvdmo. Robert Fitzpatrick, Diócesis Episcopal de Hawái
- Rdo. P. Joshua Griffin, Diócesis Episcopal de California
- Dra. Delia Heck, Diócesis Episcopal de Virginia Sudoccidental
- Rvdmo. A. Robert Hirschfeld, Iglesia Episcopal de Nueva Hampshire
- Sra. Perry Hodgkins Jones, Diócesis Episcopal de Carolina del Norte Occidental [o del Oeste]
- Rvdmo. Mark Lattime, Diócesis Episcopal de Alaska
- Rdo. Lester Mackenzie, Diócesis Episcopal de Los Ángeles
- Rdo. Hershey Mallette Stephens, Diócesis Episcopal de Carolina del Norte
- Rdo. Weston Mathews, Diócesis Episcopal de Virginia
- Rdo. Cango. Dimas Muñoz, Diócesis Episcopal de Puerto Rico
- Sra. Sarah Nolan, Diócesis Episcopal de Virginia
- Rdo. diácono Lewis Powell, Diócesis Episcopal de California Norte
- Muy Rdo. W. Mark Richardson, Diócesis Episcopal de California
- Sr. Brian Sellers-Petersen, Diócesis Episcopal de Olympia
- Dr. Andrew Thompson, Diócesis Episcopal de Tennessee Oriental [o del Este]
- Rvdmo. Michael Curry, ex officio
- Rda. Gay Clark Jennings, ex officio
- Rda. Melanie Mullen, directora of Reconciliación, Justicia y Cuidado de la Creación de la Iglesia Episcopal.
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