General Board of Church and Society
Social Justice Grants - https://www.umcjustice.org/what-you-can-do/grants
| Grant | Amount | Timeline | Next Available | Notes |
Discipleship Ministries
All Discipleship Ministries grants can be found at https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/about/grants-scholarships. The list includes the following:
| Grant | Amount | Timeline | Next Available | Notes |
| Global Youth Service Fund | Various | Two-stage application | Jan 2025 | Supports ministry designed, led by, and benefitting youth. Focus areas include social justice, leadership development, community outreach. |
| Grants for Ministries with Young People | Various | Two-stage application | Jan 2025 | Supports creative initiatives and meaningful ministry for young people. |
| Racial Ethnic Local Concerns Grant | Various | Awarded annually | Fall 2025 | Strengthening the ehtnic local church through leadership training, small groups, worship, stewardship, and spiritual formation. |
General Board of Global Ministries
GBGM supports a number of broad-ranging ministry initiatives.
Leadership Development and Scholarships - https://umcmission.org/leadership-development-and-scholarships/
Mustard Seed Migration Grants - https://umcmission.org/story/mustard-seed-migration-grants/
| Grant | Amount | Timeline | Next Available | Notes |
| Leadership Development and Scholarships Program | Various | See GBGM/GBHEM | Provide resources and opportunities for individuals and mission partners to develop expertise and ministry capacity. | |
| Mustard Seed Migration Grants | Up to $2000 | Approved on rolling basis | Available till 9/1/25 | Encourage local churches to engage in ministry to migrants in their midst. |
Multiethnic Ministries - https://umcmission.org/multiethnic-ministries/
| Grant | Amount | Timeline | Next Available | Notes |
| Asian American Language Ministry Grants | Various | Approved Monthly | Open | Applications should focus in leadership development, church growth, revitalization, language resources, or ministry with the poor. |
| Community Developers Program (CDP) Seed Grants | Up to $15000 | Approved Monthly | Open | Awarded to local racial ethnic churches willing to become a CDP site. |
| Community Engagement Grants - UM Voluntary Service | Up to $5000 | Approved Monthly | Open | Resource to volunteer-based groups and programs that challenge unjust systems and benefit people of low socioeconomic status and racial-ethnic communities. |
| Multiethnic Ministries Grants | Up to $15000 | Approved Annually | Due Mar 7, 2025 | Assists annual conferences with programming and leadership development. |
| Native American Ministries Grants | Various | Approved Monthly | Open | Supports congregational growth and missional outreach among Native American congregations. |
| Pacific Islander Ministry Plan grants | Various | Approved Monthly | Open | Provide resources to help develop Pacific Islander churches within the US. |
| Racial-Ethnic Local Church Grant | Up to $5000 | Approved Annually | Due Mar 7, 2025 | Assist local congregations in leadership development, church growth, ministry with the poor, and health ministries. Church must be at least 51% nonwhite. |
Communications?
Young People’s Ministries provides grants for youth ministry throughout the global connection of the church. More can be found here. https://www.umcyoungpeople.org/grants
| Grant | Amount | Timeline | Next Available | Notes |
| Global Youth Service Fund | ||||
| Grants for Ministries with Young People |
United Women in Faith
UWF supports programs throughout the world that focus on improving the lives of women, children, and youth in their communities. Find out more at https://uwfaith.org/what-we-do/what-we-fund/
| Grant | Amount | Timeline | Next Available | Notes |