Please read and comply with all changes that have been made to application requirements and process.
Eligibility Requirements
- Applicants must be an affiliated and contributing organization with the California Southern Baptist Convention (CSBC).
- Applicants must be a current financial contributor to the Cooperative Program of the CSBC. The sponsoring churches of Ministries making application must also be a current financial contributor to the Cooperative Program of the CSBC.
- Applicants may only receive two grants per calendar year.
- Applicants must agree to submit an outcome report to SoCal within 30 days of the conclusion of the program or project. Recipients failing to submit an outcome report will not be eligible for future funding without review.
- First time applicants are given priority in application consideration.
- Event cannot take place before the date of the Board Meeting at which the application is considered.
- It is advised that you schedule your event date at least two weeks after the board meeting date.
SoCal DOES fund projects and events that focus on the following five areas:
- Missions
- (As of March 2022 SoCal Baptist Ministries will only consider funding grants for Missions and Ministries events and projects in the State of California.)
- Evangelistic Outreach
- Ministry Outreach
- Disaster Relief Efforts
- Hunger Relief Efforts
SoCal DOES NOT fund general budget needs such as:
- Staffing
- Equipment
- General Budget Support or Unrestricted Funds
- Capital Improvements
- Debt Relief
Deadlines
The program project or event to be funded must take place at least two weeks after the board meeting date when the request is considered.
Grant Applications are considered four times per year and may be submitted any time prior to the following deadlines:
- Due January 18, 2023
- Board Meeting Date February 18, 2023
- Due April 12, 2023
- Board Meeting Date May 13, 2023
- Due July 19, 2023
- Board Meeting Date August 19, 2023
- Due October 11, 2023
- Board Meeting Date November 11, 2023
(Awarded applicants are notified at the latest, two days after the Board Meeting by the President of the SoCal Baptist Ministries.)
NOTE: The Board is requiring a response to grants that have been awarded in the past. Therefore, if your church has received a grant in the past, you will be required to submit a response for the prior event before a new application can be processed. Grant responses are now required to be completed online through the website.