Roy and Elvia Sprague

1. For an exisiting local church plant ministry

Applications for the Grant will be considered for existing local church plant ministries that meet the following qualifications:

1. The church plant must be no more than two years in existence.
2. The church plant must be endorsed by IFCA International or an IFCA member organization.
3. The church plant must be an IFCA member church or demonstrate a commitment to join IFCA at its earliest opportunity.
4. The church plant leader must be a member of IFCA.
5. The church plant leader must commit to providing substantive ministry reports to IFCA upon request.

2. For new projects by sponsoring organizations¹

Sponsoring organizations targeting new fields for a church plant ministry are eligible to apply for the Grant by meeting the following qualifications:

• Provision of a community profile of the target area (geographic, demographic, etc.)
• Explanation of the spiritual need evident in the target area.
• Demonstration of the viability potential for a church plant ministry in the target area.

Applying for the Grant as a new field does not disqualify future applications by achurch plant started in that target area.

^{1 Examples of sponsoring organizations would be a local church or network of churches, church planting agencies, IFCA regional bodies, etc.}

Grant Application Process

1. An application form for the Grant must be completed by eligible plant leadership
2. A ministry plan must be submitted along with the application, which shall include the following elements:
   1. A financial plan explaining the use of the funds
   2. A ministry profile of the target community
   3. A written commitment to provide prayer updates and ministry progress reports
3. An application shall be made available online (below) or can be received electronically upon request. All applications shall be submitted electronically through the IFCA website or via email.
4. Applications for the Grant shall be processed within ninety days of receipt.
5. Applicants must be interviewed by representative(s) from the Grant Committee prior to approval.