In the 2009 Clergy Renewal Program for Indiana Congregations, the Endowment will provide grants of up to $50,000 each directly to congregations for the support of a renewal program for their pastor. Up to $15,000 of the grant may be used to help the congregation fulfill pastoral duties during the pastor's absence and/or support activities that enable the congregation as a whole to be renewed in its ministry. In addition, the 2009 program is open to support pastors who engaged in clergy renewal activities between 1999 and 2003. Deadline for submission of proposals is February 20, 2009. Notification of grant awards will be made by late June 2009.

	Request for Proposals	A full description of this grants program, information on how to apply and application forms are available by clicking on this link.
	Application Form	This application form may be filled in and saved as a Word document on your computer. To save this form, click on "Application Form" and click "Save."
	Information Meeting	To RSVP for the Thursday, September 25, 2008, Information Meeting, click on this link. To register, you must print out the invitation, complete it and mail it to Jean M. Smith, Program Director, Religion, Lilly Endowment Inc., 2801 North Meridian Street, Post Office Box 88068, Indianapolis, Indiana 46208-0068.
	Proposal Tips	Proposal Tips – What Makes a High-Quality Proposal? This document contains helpful guidance for preparing proposals for this program. Anyone choosing to submit a proposal in this program should click on this link.
	Grace Notes	Grace Notes. This document provides wisdom and advice from previous grant recipients that will stimulate your creative thinking, and it offers helpful advice regarding the practical aspects of designing and submitting a proposal.

Please send me a printed brochure/application for the 2009 Clergy Renewal Program for Indiana Congregations: