Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People Grant

Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Presbyterian Mission Agency
Last Updated: January 15, 2026

Summary

The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People Grant supports partnerships with economically disadvantaged groups in the U.S. It aims to empower these communities to take control of their lives and address systemic issues of poverty and oppression. This initiative encourages sustainable change through community-led programs that advocate for justice, human dignity, and economic equity, fostering a transformative impact on their local environments.

Overview

NOTE: The review process might take up to 6 months. About Us The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People is a ministry that affirms God’s concern for humankind. We are Presbyterians and ecumenical partners dissatisfied with poverty and oppression, united in faith and action through sharing, confronting, and enabling by participating in the empowerment of economically poor, oppressed, and disadvantaged people, seeking to change the structures that perpetuate poverty, oppression, and injustice. Since its creation, the Self-Development of People Committee has had authority and responsibility to engage in a special ministry: 1) entering into partnership with groups of economically poor, oppressed, and disadvantaged people, 2) interacting with presbyteries and synods in the process of certifying their Self-Development Committees and helping to facilitate their work, and 3) encouraging a deeper understanding and involvement of the Church in the process of self-development. Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People Grant The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP) is prepared to establish partnerships with groups in the United States who: are oppressed by poverty and social systems, want to take charge of their own lives, have organized or are organizing to do something about their own conditions, have decided that what they are going to do will produce long term changes for their lives or communities, utilize some combination of the SDOP core strategies to promote justice, build solidarity, advance human dignity, advocate for economic equity, will control the programs they own and will benefit from them directly.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The following standards are used by Self-Development of People Committees to determine whether a project is valid for funding within this ministry. The standards include the following criteria:Be presented, owned, and controlled by the group of economically poor people who will benefit directly from it. Address long-term correction of conditions that keep people bound by poverty and oppression.This will utilize some combination of the SDOP core strategies to promote justice, build solidarity, advance human dignity and advocate for economic equity. Be sensitive to the environment while accomplishing its goal(s) and objectives. Not advocate violence as a means of accomplishing its goal(s) and objectives.