Grant Applications

 

2026 CBA Grant Funding Options: Choose the Right Path for Your Organization 

CBA organizations have multiple ways to participate in the 2026 grant process. Choose the path that best matches your organization’s readiness, capacity, and timeline. 

Primary Grant Programs: Full Scale Denominational Grants & Be Still and Know Grants

Choose this option if: Your organization is ready to submit a full proposal by September 9, 2026. This is the right path if your program concept is developed, your leadership is aligned, and you are prepared to meet the matching funds requirement as it applies to your organization. Selected organizations will receive funds in January 2027. (Organizations that need more time may instead apply in August 2027, with funds available in January 2028.) 

Planning Grant Opportunities: Planning Grant or Planning Grant Plus

Eligibility: CBA Member Organizations who are not applying for a Full Scale Denominational Grant in 2026 are eligible to apply for a Planning Grant or Planning Grant Plus. Organizations may apply for both a Be Still and Know Grant as well as a Planning Grant or Planning Grant Plus. 

Planning Grant - $20,000: Choose this option if your organization intends to apply for a full grant but needs more time to confirm matching funds, refine the program design, or strengthen the proposal. Planning grant funds will be available by January 30, 2027. Organizations receiving a planning grant may apply for a Full-Scale Denominational Grant and/or a Be Still and Know Grant in August 2027. Planning grants do not require matching funds. 

Planning Grant Plus - $25,000: Choose this option if your organization needs both planning funds and guided support to design a clergy wellness program. This path is best for organizations that would benefit from a structured design process and can send 2–3 representatives to the CBA-sponsored Grant Design Sprint on February 24–26, 2027. Organizations may use part of the planning grant to support participation in the sprint. After the sprint, organizations may apply for a Full-Scale Denominational Grant and/or a Be Still and Know Grant in August 2027. Planning grants do not require matching funds. 

Resources

 Other resources available to CBA Member Organizations

Webinars  

To help you navigate the grant proposal site, there are two informational webinars that you may register for.  Victoria and Billy will walk you through the process, and highlight areas of focus and importance. The two identical workshops will take place on July 21 at 2:00 pm ET and on July 30 at 2:00 pm ET.  A recording will be available on the CBA website following the event.  

We will also host an Imagination Ideation Webinar on July 8 at 2:00 pm ET. Innovation and design expert Dr. Aqueelah Ligonde will share tools and resources to help participants create a blueprint for high-impact, context-specific wellness programs tailored to the unique realities of the clergy you support. Using a practical design thinking frameworks, this session will equip you with empathy mapping, ideation, and capacity discernment tools to design meaningful initiatives that align with your organization's  needs.  

For optimum results, we highly recommend you bring a thought partner with you to this webinar.  

Online Open Office Hours  

July 1, 8, 22, 29 and August 5, 12, 19 and 26: Online Open Office Hours. Victoria and Billy will be available for questions and conversation at noon Eastern. Feel free to drop in.  

Victoria and Billy are happy to answer questions at any time. Please don’t hesitate to reach out.    
 

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