August 10, 2018

Biannual grants are awarded to parishes, schools and archdiocesan agencies

During the spring of 2018, nearly $365,000 was awarded in grant monies to parishes, schools and agencies in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.

The grants, awarded twice a year, are made available through the St. Francis Xavier Home Mission Endowment Fund, the Growth and Expansion Endowment Fund and the James P. Scott Endowment Fund. These grants were made possible through the generosity of archdiocesan parishioners, who established the endowments through the archdiocesan Catholic Community Foundation.

The grant process is jointly administered by the archdiocesan Finance Office and the Office of Stewardship and Development.

Grant applications are due to the archdiocese for the two grant allocation periods on April 30 and on Oct. 31 each year.

The grants awarded for the spring of 2018 are as follows:
 

  • Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Indianapolis; Home Mission Fund; $30,000 for church roof and steeple project.
  • SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi Parish, Greenwood; Home Mission Fund; $30,000 for church lighting project.
  • St. Lawrence Parish, Indianapolis; Home Mission Fund; $30,000 for school security project.
  • St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Bedford; Home Mission Fund; $35,000 for technology infrastructure upgrades.
  • St. Paul Catholic Center, Bloomington; James P. Scott Fund; $45,000 for air conditioning replacement project.
  • St. Martin of Tours Parish, Martinsville; Home Mission Fund; $7,500 to build priest office space.
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, New Albany; James P. Scott Fund; $32,500 for reconstructing church entrance.
  • Seton Catholic Schools, Richmond; Home Mission Fund; $35,000 to purchase new safety doors.
  • St. Isidore the Farmer Parish, Perry County; Home Mission Fund; $27,500 for church roof project.
  • St. John Paul II School, Sellersburg; Growth and Expansion Fund; $20,000 for classroom renovation project and equipment.
  • St. Ambrose School, Seymour; Growth and Expansion Fund; $15,000 for computer hardware.
  • Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, Indianapolis; James P. Scott Fund; $15,000 for parking lot repairs.
  • Catholic Charities Terre Haute; James P. Scott Fund; $12,385 for fire alarm system for Bethany House.
  • Our Lady of Providence High School, New Albany; James P. Scott Fund; $30,000 to reconstruct school front entrance.

(For information on how to apply for the grants, log on to www.archindy.org/finance/grant.html, or contact Stacy Harris in the Finance Office at sharris@archindy.org, or by phone at 317-236-1535 or 800-382-9836, ext. 1535.) †

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