Before you begin, please complete the 2014 New Initiative Grants Application Worksheet which can be found at www.tinyurl.com/nif-round2. Please keep this version for your records, then copy and paste your answers to this online form. The deadline for online submission is September 1.

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* 1. Name of Project

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* 2. Contact Name

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* 3. Contact Email

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* 4. Contact Phone

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* 5. Sponsor Congregation/Organization/Town

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* 6. Purpose of Project (100 words or less)

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* 7. Scope of work over the next 12 months

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* 8. List other sources of income for the project with amounts.

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* 9. List the names and email addresses of those who will directly involved with this project.

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* 10. Total request from the New Initiative Fund

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* 11. Are those involved in the project willing to share your experiences in any of the following ways? (Check all that apply.)

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* 12. If your project receives a grant, will you be ready to begin implementation on October 1st?

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* 13. Have you been in touch with your congregation's Canon Missioner prior to submitting this application?

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* 14. Have you emailed your project budget, including all income and all expenses for the entire project (pdf or doc only) to Canon Heidi Shott at hshott@episcopalmaine.org ?

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* 15. I will email a supporting document (optional - pdf or doc only) to Canon Heidi Shott at hshott@episcopalmaine.org? (This might be a brochure, information sheet, or other document.)

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* 16. Mission Criterion #1 Give one or more example(s) of how your project will be Christ-centered and Gospel-oriented.

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* 17. Mission Criterion #2 List any collaborative partners you will engage in your project, (other churches, communities, and affinity groups). Give examples of how you will collaborate and/or how you will share personnel or other resources.

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* 18. Mission Criterion #3 Give one or more example(s) of how your project will be led by those with experience and passion for their particular ministry.

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* 19. Mission Criterion #4 How will you evaluate your program? What is your plan to achieve sustainability? *

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* 20. Mission Criterion #5 Tell how the project leaders will share their successes (and best practices) and struggles with other groups in the diocese. *

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* 21. Mission Criterion #6 Tell how your project will demonstrate a willingness to involve and benefit a wide range and number of people within the diocese and beyond.

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* 22. Mission Criterion #7 Give examples of how your project will demonstrate values of transparency, equity, fairness and collaboration. *

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