The Future Fund was created to financially support parishes’ efforts in contextual mission and new worshipping communities.
Grant applications will be accepted twice per year. The first application deadline for 2025 is this month, on March 15. The second is on Nov. 1, 2025. Grant requests are flexible, ranging from under $1,000 and up to $10,000, based on project needs. Grant applications must be prepared and submitted electronically using the Future Fund application form on the diocesan website, which also provides information about the Future Fund and detailed information and instructions on how to submit an application.
The Future Fund panel offered this guidance for parishes considering projects and planning to apply for funding: “We are encouraging projects and initiatives which are local to the church’s neighbourhoods, engage with new people and demonstrate an innovative approach to the creation of new mission and ministry. We will want to know about the process your parish followed to listen to your neighbours and identify their needs and aspirations, and how your project aligns with our strategic priorities to engage in contextual mission and create new worshipping communities.”
More information is available on the diocesan website:
https://ottawa.anglican.ca/resources/for-parishes/future-fund-program/
Hamilton Hall, Hawkesbury — Stormont Deanery