Parish Professionals of the Diocese of Richmond (PPDR)

GRANT INFORMATION

PPDR puts its treasury to work by promoting the growth of professional ministry in the diocese. PPDR will make available a grant of up to $1000 for a project that will help ministers grow in the pastoral, spiritual, and/or academic areas of their ministry. The awarding of grants has become an annual activity of the association.

The PPDR Coordinating Committee will accept proposals and award grant money for ...

• Conferences
• Events
• Classes
• Retreats
• Research

that will ...

• Gather ministers (ideally clergy and lay ministers together)
• Promote growth, competence, and pastoral skills
• Promote integration of ministries (catechesis, liturgy, outreach, pastoral care, etc.)
• Be easily accessible and affordable
• Increase awareness of PPDR as a professional organization

Proposals will be accespted only from PPDR members, although participants benefiting from the grant can be non-members. Proposals will not be accepted for individual parish events or building projects/capital improvements, individual scholarships for conferences or workshops, or any services already available in the dicoese.

Click here for information and form. Grant proposal must be submitted by February 1, 2009.