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Valparaiso Project Grants are sponsored by the Valparaiso Project on the Education and Formation of People in Faith, a project of Lilly Endowment Inc. based at Valparaiso University.
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The Advisory Board
The Project's Grant Advisory Board will review proposals and award grants. The Advisory Board's six members are:
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DOROTHY
C. BASS, Director of the Valparaiso Project
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SUSAN
BRIEHL, ELCA pastor, author, Valparaiso Project
ssociate |
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MICHAEL
COBBLER, ELCA pastor, community organizer,
composer, and jazz musician |
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THOMAS
CUMMINGS, Institute for Church Life, University
of Notre Dame
DORETTA KURZINSKI, Project Coordinator of the Valparaiso Project |
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DON
C. RICHTER, Associate Director of the Valparaiso
Project |
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Selection Criteria
Successful applications must incorporate the attention to Christian practices that is at the heart of the Valparaiso Project. We expect all applicants to have read at least one Project-sponsored book and to demonstrate in their proposals that the approach they plan to take is informed by the Project's work. Proposals for projects that expand, deepen, or contextualize these ideas for the sake of creative ministry are especially welcome.
Other questions addressed by the Practice Grants Advisory Board include the following:
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Is theological reflection an integral part of the project? |
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Is a specific community being served? |
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Does the project both have a realistic short-term timeframe and show the possibility of having enduring influence? |
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Might this project be instructive to other communities? |
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Will funds be spent appropriately? |
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Does the project director appear to be reliable? |
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Have pertinent theological and intellectual resources been identified and incorporated? |
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Is there evidence of institutional investment and stakeholder commitment? |
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Reporting
Grant recipients will be required to provide a brief summary of their work halfway through the implementation of the project.
At the project's conclusion, complete program and financial reports must be submitted to the Valparaiso Project office and a project summary posted to the What Others Are Doing section of www.PracticingOurFaith.org. The final report will summarize the activities of the project, describe what was learned about Christian practices in the process, and indicate how these learnings might benefit other congregations or organizations.
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