2016 UTO Grant Application Timeline

The national UTO has announced the timeline for the 2016 granting cycle. NOTE: All questions about grants and all grant requests from the Diocese of NC should first be directed to the diocesan ECW interim president.

2016 United Thank Offering Focus and Criteria, Fifth Mark of Mission:

“To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth”

Monday, January 4, 2016:  All UTO grant information available on UTO website.

NOTE: the Diocesan ECW is responsible for all statements and signatures from the bishop’s office. Please do not contact the bishop’s office directly.

Included are focus, criteria, hints for grant writing and the application form (see links below)

Monday, February 8, 2016:  Submission deadline for individual parish UTO grant applications.

The applications will be reviewed by the diocesan ECW review committee. All grant applications should be submitted directly to ECW Interim President, Mary Gordon, by e-mail (interimpresident^ecw-nc#org) or by regular mail, 1211 Watermark Ct., High Point, NC 27265

You may be asked to re-submit your application with the committee’s recommendations.

Monday, February 22, 2016:  Submission deadline for edited versions of the selected applications for final submissions.

Friday, March 4, 2016 (5:00 PM):  Deadline for ECW to submit selected UTO Grant applications from the Diocese of NC to the national UTO office.

Here are links to all the forms:

2016 Grant Application Process Form (PDF) Please note this critical information!

Grant Application Sample Budget #1 (PDF)

Grant Application Sample Budget #2 (PDF)

United Thank Offering 2016 Grant Application Form (Word)