Updates from the UTO Grant Committee
By the time you are reading the UTO newsletter, it will be time to start submitting your applications. Heather will be on Christmas break beginning Dec. 10, so please do not send draft applications via email but submit them through the portal as they may be delayed in processing after the offices of The Episcopal Church reopen on Jan. 5. Remember, a draft application through the portal includes an application, budget, and timeline. You can submit your 2026 UTO grant application for consideration in the next round of UTO grants here. Just a reminder that UTO utilizes a dual-deadline process and has two sets of dates for submission, so be sure to pay close attention to the following information.
For the initial deadline, all you need to submit is your application, budget, and timeline. Please be sure to submit them in the correct format—Formstack will not accept PDFs of these documents this year.
For all dioceses and provinces outside of The Episcopal Church, your initial draft is due Jan. 9, 2026. This deadline is also for anyone submitting their application in Spanish or French, regardless of whether you are in The Episcopal Church or Anglican Communion. You will receive feedback on your application and will have up to five rounds of correspondence/drafts with UTO staff before you will need to finalize your application folder (and submit remaining documents) by Feb. 6, 2026, at 5 p.m. Eastern time.
For all dioceses and provinces of The Episcopal Church who are applying in English, your initial draft is due Jan. 30, 2026. You will receive feedback on your application and will have up to five rounds of correspondence/drafts with UTO staff before you will need to finalize your application folder (and submit remaining documents) by Feb. 27, 2026, by 5 p.m. Eastern time.
All information regarding the 2026 grant process, including how to submit your application draft, is available at www.unitedthankoffering.com/apply.