New ADO Future Fund Grant Program for Parishes

$10,000 Grants for Contextual Mission | Apply Now

The Anglican Diocese of Ottawa is excited to announce the launch of its Future Fund Grant Program, designed to support our diocese’s strategic priorities for contextual mission and new worshipping communities. Parishes engaged in contextual mission can apply for Future Fund Grants of up to $10,000.
Applications are now open, and the application deadline for the first round of funding is March 15, 2025. Learn more about the ADO Future Fund Grant Program.

Bringing the Good News to life in fresh new ways

Across our diocese, people are engaging in new and innovative ways of proclaiming the good news in our time and place, rooted in prayer and supported by resources and training offered by our diocese. To assist with the cost of contextual mission initiatives, our diocese has created the Future Fund, currently valued at $62,000, to be used on an on-going basis to fund the ADO Future Fund Grant Program.

Innovating worship and community connections

The ADO Future Fund Grant program aims to create and foster new expressions of worship and community engagement that reflect the unique needs and opportunities within our diocese. Grant applications will be accepted twice per year, with application deadlines in 2025 of March 15 and November 1. 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 our Diocesan website, where you will find all the information you need on how to submit an application.

Receive a Grant for a new project that supports your unique community needs

Grants are available to parishes of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa to support contextual mission initiatives, including new worshipping communities. 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.

Learn More | Download the Step-by-Step Guide for Parishes here and start working through the steps in your parish.

Here’s how to start

Ask us to send you a trained contextual mission facilitator who will visit your parish, conduct workshops, help assess your proposed initiatives and assist you in completing your Future Fund Application. You can request a facilitator by email, contextual-mission@ottawa.anglican.ca

Start your application now! March 15, 2025 – This is the first application deadline for Future Fund Grants of up to $10,000 to support contextual mission and new worshipping communities. Help us meet our goal – we want to see at least one new or renewed contextual mission initiative happening in every parish by 2028.

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