Grant Totals
In 2009, the ELCA World Hunger Program awarded
348 domestic hunger grants, totaling
$797,700, in four areas:
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here to search for grant totals listed under relief, development, organizing, or churchwide.
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Total amount: $562,800
Number of grants: 255
What is a relief grant?
The provision of immediate access to food, shelter, clothing, medical supplies and care, and the means to deliver and sustain these (transport, storage, supplies, etc.), so that the basic needs of people can be met. | |
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Total amount: $177,900
Number of grants: 70
What is a development grant?
The provision of increased access to food and sustainable livelihoods through means such as sustainable agriculture, appropriate technology, adequate housing, jobs, primary health care and disease prevention, job training, child care, elder care, nutrition education, literacy training, sanitation, safe water supplies, below-market loans, and just land use and distribution. | |
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Total amount: $54,500
Number of grants: 22
What is an organizing grant?
Community organizing brings together men and women with common values, complementary interests, and shared concerns to build and maintain an environment that empowers all persons to obtain justice, affirm their dignity, and gain access to the goods of the earth (where possible these activities are congregation-based and help to overcome the irresponsible use of power in economic, social, and political arenas through a process that demonstrates a deep respect for the rule of law and democratic principles).
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Total amount: $2,500
Number of grants: 1
What is a churchwide grant?
Churchwide grants are funded from the discretionary domestic grants fund. The scope of organizations receiving this particular type of grant is multi-synod, regional, or national. Grants are available for up to $10,000. Applicants can apply each year for up to three years in the following categories: relief, development, and organizing. | |