The Eastern Kentucky UM Health Education and Welfare Fund Grant

Funder: The Kentucky Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church

The Eastern Kentucky UM Health Education and Welfare Fund, established by the Kentucky Annual Conference in 2005, aims to support healthcare initiatives in Eastern Kentucky. The fund provides financial assistance for clergy healthcare payments and ministerial education. Grants are open to both United Methodist and non-United Methodist organizations, although the latter must submit a letter of support from a United Methodist Church. The fund particularly targets counties south of I-64 and east of I-75.

NOTE: Non-United Methodist organization will need to provide a letter of support from a United Methodist Church with its application.
Purpose
The Kentucky Annual Conference established The Eastern Kentucky Health, Education and Welfare Fund in 2005. The primary focus of the endowment is to provide funding for healthcare issues in Eastern Kentucky.
Funding
The Kentucky Conference will disburse earnings from the fund in the following manner:
$60,993 to assist local churches in the healthcare payments of clergy that participate in the conference healthcare plan. The clergyperson's base salary cannot be greater than $50,000 for the church to receive consideration for funding.$91,491 is available to assist ministerial education for clergyperson's in Eastern Kentucky. The Conference Board of Ordained Ministry provides a process for application for these funds.$91,491 will be available to provide for ministries in Eastern Kentucky. Applications are welcome from United Methodist and non-United Methodist organizations. However, a non-United Methodist organization will need to provide a letter of support from a United Methodist Church with its application. The Kentucky Conference considers Eastern Kentucky to be those counties that fall entirely south of I-64 and east of I-75.

Eligibility

The Eastern Kentucky Ministries team awards grants to not-for-profits in Eastern Kentucky.The counties that comprise Eastern Kentucky are:Bell, Johnson, Martin, Breathitt, Knott, Menifee, Clay, Knox, Morgan, Elliott, Lawrence, Owsley, Estill, Lee, Perry, Floyd, Leslie, Pike, Harlan, Letcher, Powell, Jackson, Magoffin, Wolfe