I'm ready for Step 2: Develop Your Project​

Who can apply?

Grants will be considered from the following:
  •  Congregations or groups of congregations of the Florida-Bahamas Synod. 
  • The Office of the Bishop
  • Luther Springs (NovusWay)
  • ELCA Parish Nurse Association
  • Lutheran Campus Ministry
  • Other recognized ministries of the Florida-Bahamas Synod approved by the Synod Council

Additional Requirements for Congregations:
  • ​If the applicant is a congregation or group of congregations, each one needs to have made a commitment to Synod Mission Support and be fulfilling it, and completed its Annual Trend Report. The Grant Team will verify this information.
  • When congregations come together to request a grant, one of them should serve as Lead Congregation to receive and be accountable for the grant (further explained in the application guidelines).  
Though smaller and larger amounts will be considered, ​average grant awards are anticipated to be between $5,000 and $25,000 with a total of up to $600,000 available to grant in 2023.

Funding Innovative Ministries

V2A is looking to award grant money to congregations and ministry partners that propose innovative ministry initiatives that directly address one or more of the stated goals for 2023:
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  • Intentional Diversity: Fostering a culture of love in our faith communities;
  • Sharing Christ: Developing new ways to grow faith communities that are outwardly focused, emphasizing intentional evangelism
  • Making Disciples: Creating spiritually-focused faith communities;
  • Nurturing Healthy Leaders: Engaging in renewal for rostered and lay leaders; and
  • Doing Justice: Igniting congregational and organizational outreach through community partnerships​​

V2A gives priority to those innovative projects that form new communities of faith which meet the needs of their context.

For a list of priorities for 2024, click here
V2A generally does not fund the following:
  • New mission starts
  • Church maintenance and repairs
  • Regularly occurring budget items
  • Existing ministry programs (unless moving into a new or expanded area of ministry)
  • Building programs (note that building improvements and other capital expenses directly related to the new ministry will be considered)
  • Salaries (this does not include the cost of consultants, or the launching of a position with salary requirements that can be sustained beyond the grant)​ ​

Timeline & Deadlines

June 8 - August 15, 2023
Period to complete the development of your project idea and submit the Project Idea Form to the grant team (found under the "Develop Your Project" tab.)
September 30, 2023
​Grant Application is to be completed online and all materials submitted by September 30, 2023.
November 2023
The Grant Team will review all applications with recommendations sent to Synod Council by the November Synod Council meeting.
November 30, 2023
Applicants will be notified of grant decisions by November 30, 2023.
December 2023
Funding of grants awarded will occur during the first week of December.
Don't Forget!
Your V2A project must: 
  • Address one of the 5 goals 
  • Launch a new, innovative ministry that results in growth and vitality for the Lutheran witness in Florida.

    Questions? Contact the V2A Grant Team here.
Vision to Action is a program of the Florida-Bahamas Synod.