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2025 Request for Proposals—Community Ministry Partnerships
Introduction
The Anglican Foundation of Canada (AFC) is inviting Anglicans across Canada to establish or expand community ministry partnerships in this year’s Request for Proposals (RFP). Having funded hundreds of community ministry projects across Canada, AFC knows what it takes to build successful partnerships in priority impact areas, such as food security, social justice, leadership and education, arts enrichment, and more. Through grant reports and testimonials, applicants are sharing with AFC their positive experiences working with a variety of partners, including other churches and faith groups, not-for-profit organizations, schools and community educators, and small businesses.
The goal of this RFP is to encourage more churches to go beyond their walls to establish or expand connections and relationships with external community partners who are aligned with their mission and outreach focus. By stimulating a partnership approach to the planning, development, and implementation of community-centred projects, AFC hopes to grow a more impactful, collaborative, and sustainable approach to outreach, building on each other’s successes and extending the circle of blessing to all in need.
Criteria
Up to $50,000 in seed funding will be awarded for new or existing community ministry projects that have a strong partnership component, where Anglican applicants work with external community partners toward a common mission or outreach goal.
Submissions will be accepted from September 1 to October 1, 2025 at www.anglicanfoundation.org/apply/rfp.
NOTE: Projects that involve either the establishment of new partnerships or the expansion of current partnerships are eligible for this RFP. Projects that are concluded before October 1, 2025 will not be considered. Projects that simply involve a flow-through of funds from the applicant to the community partner will not be considered.
If the total grant request greatly exceeds the $50,000 in available funding, priority will be given to first-time RFP applicants. Only one submission per applicant will be accepted.
(Infrastructure projects are not the focus of this RFP. Applicants for Infrastructure projects are encouraged to review the regular Grant Application process at www.anglicanfoundation.org/apply. Infrastructure elements may be a component of the project plan but not the primary purpose.)
Category A Grants: Local
Up to $5,000
Category A grants will be considered based on impact and how the project helps to establish a new community ministry partnership, or to meaningfully expand an existing partnership in a local context.
Category B Grants: Regional
Up to $15,000
Category B grants will be considered based on project scope, and how the project helps to establish a new community ministry partnership, or to meaningfully expand an existing partnership across a city, diocese, or region.
Eligible external community partners may include:
- Other churches and faith groups
- Not-for-profit organizations
- Schools and community educators
- Small businesses
Eligible uses of funding include, but are not limited to, administrative expenses, travel costs, equipment, technical costs, remuneration, honoraria, and food.
Proposals must meet the following criteria:
- Must enable connection by establishing or expanding a program partnership with an external community partner, toward a common mission or outreach goal.
- Must articulate mission alignment and demonstrate a shared approach to program delivery, defining the roles and responsibilities of the applicant and the community partner.
- Must come under the umbrella of:
- an Anglican Diocese, Ecclesiastical Province, or General Synod
- an Anglican church, parish, or deanery
- an Anglican theological college or religious order
- Must be endorsed by a diocesan bishop in the Anglican Church of Canada
- AFC grant may comprise up to 100% of the project budget for Category A Grants
- AFC grant may comprise up to a maximum of 50% of the project budget for Category B Grants
The AFC Board of Directors will review proposals in November 2025 and announce the grant recipients in early December. Proposals submitted in response to this request do not count as one of the four submissions each diocese is allowed per year.
Fillable Submission Form – PDF
Hard copy submissions may be sent to
The Anglican Foundation of Canada
80 Hayden Street
Toronto, ON M4Y 3G2
Electronic submissions may be sent to [email protected] or by using the form below:
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