The Duke Endowment – Rural Church
- Amount
- Not published
- Status
- No deadline published
- Region
- North & South Carolina
ACT Enhancement Grants
Pittsburgh Presbytery
- Amount
- Maximum $5,000
- Deadline
- Closes Nov 6Quarterly; next Nov 6, 2026
- Who
- Pittsburgh Presbytery congregations
- Use
- New or enhanced ministry, programs, processes
You match if
One-year grants up to $5,000 help congregations start or improve a ministry, activity or process; cooperative ministry partnerships are a priority.
The application asks how the project serves the broader church and requires an estimated project budget and evidence of Session approval.
You’ll need
- The next listed 2026 deadline is November 6. Apply through the linked Enhancement Grant form; approved funds are paid within 30 days of approval.
- Our note: Schedule the ACT liaison discussion and obtain Session approval before completing the online form.
- The application asks how the congregation will contribute and for annual giving and expense information.
Watch for
- A Session meeting with an ACT liaison, an ongoing prayer team and a final use-of-funds report are required. Churches may receive grants for two consecutive years but must reapply each year.
- Not confirmed: eligibility outside Pittsburgh Presbytery or a complete list of prohibited expense categories.
- Not confirmed: a required cash-match percentage or application fee; the reviewed form does not establish either.
- Official program page read in full as extracted text; scope limited to this page.
- Officially linked public Jotform read, including prerequisites, session approval and budget questions; no submission. Browser title still says 2019, but body explicitly identifies the 2026 application and dates.
Dated supplemental evidence
Reviewed October 19, 2026. This layer does not refresh the older catalog below. Historical examples are selective, not typical awards or eligibility promises. Application-route access is separate from whether a round is open.
Check this local pathway
Pittsburgh Presbytery — ACT Enhancement Grants
Pittsburgh Presbytery program; do not infer statewide Pennsylvania eligibility.
Intended for congregations working through the presbytery ACT process; reviewed page does not establish outside-presbytery access.
Check this local pathway, not an eligibility determination. State is only a discovery filter; confirm county/diocese/presbytery and actual affiliation.
Application route: open — published route does not mean open today.
Window status: published deadline ahead · as of 2026-10-19
Published opening: Not stated · deadline: 2026-11-06 · timezone: Not stated
Last listed 2026 deadline. Page says quarterly review but lists five dates; preserve this mismatch rather than infer cadence.
Live submission portal not tested; recheck before preparing an application.
Amount: maximum $5,000 USD; maximum one-year grant
Supported projects: New or enhanced ministry/program/activity/process; Cooperative church mission partnerships
Requirement: One-year award; annual reapplication and up to two consecutive years.
Requirement: Session must meet an ACT liaison, establish an ongoing prayer team and complete a project follow-up report.
Unknown: Outside-presbytery eligibility, precise territorial boundary, deadline time and legal-status documentation not established.
Confirm exact service area, applicant route and current cycle directly.
gfm-enrichment-003 · funder official document · Publication: Publication date not stated (unknown) · Reviewed 2026-10-19 · Retrieved 2026-10-19T02:38:54.419120+00:00. ACT Grants Available - Pittsburgh Presbytery
Source: pghpresbytery.org/ministry_teams/committees_commissions/act/act-grants-available, form.jotform.com/pghpresby/enhancement_grant_application. Recorded Oct 16, 2026. Reviewed Oct 17, 2026. Scope: reviewed.
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