The process of awarding grants enables the FMU of Holy Name Province to share its resources and live out its commitment to uplift those who are poor, oppressed, and/or marginalized in the United States and abroad. The Holy Name Province Franciscan Missionary Union prefers to give to Franciscan projects not already well funded and not having much prospect of finding other funding opportunities.
WHAT WE FUND:
- Grant proposals for projects and programs undertaken or sponsored by Franciscan Sisters and Friars, or from Franciscan organizations underneath their umbrellas
- Revolving loans/microcredit
- Activities that benefit a community in need
- Budgeted and itemized humanitarian goods
- Community education and outreach designed to increase knowledge and support change
- Healthcare services and basic healthcare needs such as health supplies, healthcare equipment, maternal and prenatal health and education
- Advocacy and community efforts that educate, engage, raise awareness, or mobilize communities
- Activities related to the promotion of Roman Catholic religious and/or Franciscan values
- Construction of infrastructure such as wells, reservoirs, dams, bridges, latrines, toilet blocks, water supplies, and other similar structures
- Purchase of equipment or appliances that directly benefit and or make a difference in the lives of an impoverished community
- Projects that address the basic causes of injustice and foster systemic change
- Projects that promote self-help and empowerment of communities
- Projects that respond to the unmet needs of those who are poor and/or marginalized, especially women and children
- Projects where recipients have some funding of their own are eligible for matching funds
