The Duke Endowment – Rural Church
- Amount
- Not published
- Status
- No deadline published
- Region
- North & South Carolina
Intervention Fund
National Fund for Sacred Places
- Amount
- Up to $100,000; no match
- Deadline
- Invitation only
- Who
- Historic sacred places after an unanticipated emergency; invitation only
- Use
- Emergency repairs, damage assessments, temporary measures
You match if
For an unanticipated emergency affecting a significant historic, purpose-built house of worship in the US/territories, owned by an active faith community. Applicants are congregations at least three years old or closely affiliated nonprofits. The property must serve a community-minded congregation that serves nonmembers; temporary emergency displacement is permitted when normal use can resume after repairs.
You’ll need
- Contact interventionfund@sacredplaces.org for staff screening; applications are invitation-only, rolling, through Foundant. Invited applicants have 30 days to submit; review may take up to 30 days.
- Our note: Send an emergency description, repair scope, cost estimate and available insurance/funding information for screening; confirm approvals before treating work as grant-eligible.
- Up to $100,000 with no cash match. For a larger project, staff expect a credible source for remaining costs. An Intervention award normally reduces the later National Fund capital-grant amount available.
Watch for
- Deferred maintenance alone usually does not qualify. Only one Intervention grant per congregation; prior National Fund capital-grant recipients are generally excluded unless staff make an exception. New construction, AV/security upgrades and completed pre-award capital projects are excluded.
- Award conditions include completing the project within one year of disbursement, submitting a final report and accounting within one month of completion, and returning funds if the project is not completed according to the grant agreement. These are post-award obligations, not application deadlines.
- Live page reviewed for award ceiling, no-cash-match rule, one-grant limit and invitation route.
- Seven-page official PDF linked by live program page reviewed; includes emergency definition, restrictions, award interaction and one-year completion rule.
Source: fundforsacredplaces.org/intervention-fund, fundforsacredplaces.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/INTERVENTION-FUND-GUIDELINES-AND-ELIGIBILITY_2025.pdf. Recorded Oct 16, 2026. Reviewed Oct 17, 2026. Scope: reviewed.
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