Missio Nexus Innovation Fund: Elevating Missions Excellence
The Missio Nexus Innovation Fund, is a pioneering initiative created to propel member ministries into uncharted realms of evangelism, discipleship, and church planting. This fund is committed to nurturing innovation and providing ministries with the means to effect enduring change.
If the intricacies of innovation processes and design thinking are unfamiliar to you, ensure that your project manager takes advantage of the complimentary training offered by the SEEDS Innovation virtual training course before embarking on the application process. Additional information is also available: Innovation Explained
2025 Grant Application will be available mid – December 2024
(All applicants must be Missio Nexus members and may only apply to one grant type)
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Grant Categories:
Micro Innovation Grant:
- Funding Range: $25,000 – $50,000
- Tailored for smaller, impactful projects with a keen emphasis on innovation.
- Prioritize meticulously planned initiatives demonstrating empathy for ministry impact.
- Awarded to approximately 9 Missio Nexus member ministries.
- Sample Application Form
Macro Innovation Grant:
- Funding Range: $50,000 – $75,000
- Geared towards ministries with a well-established innovation process, showcasing iterative attempts at deploying practical solutions.
- Emphasis on illustrating and articulating the innovation process and quantifying end-user impact.
- Holds the potential to influence the broader missions landscape.
- Exclusive grants awarded to 4 Missio Nexus member ministries.
- Sample Application Form
Collaborative Innovation Grant:
- Funding Range: $75,000 – $100,000
- Encourages joint applications from 2+ mission ministries, showcasing unity and collaboration.
- Requires a proven working model of collaboration rather than a conceptual alliance.
- Focus on demonstrating a collective approach to an innovative idea.
- A prestigious grant awarded to outstanding alliances displaying both unity and innovation. Awareded to 1 or 2 Missio Nexus member agencies.
- Sample Application Form
Process:
Each grant request will be considered by a review team consisting of mission leaders from the Missio Nexus association and Missio Nexus staff. Together we will prayerfully consider each application as it relates to scope, impact, and overall innovative approach to ministry. Grant finalists will be subject to final approval by the grant funding entity, unfortunately not all applications will receive awards.
Grant Scope:
- Primary Focus for Innovation:
- Evangelism
- Discipleship
- Church Planting
- Project Types:
- Leadership Development
- Word/Deed Holistic Ministry
- National/Indigenous Projects
- Mobilization
- Global Sending
- Bible Translation
- National Church Resources
- Member Care
- Diaspora
- Training
- Business as Mission
- Missionary Resources
- Media:
- Social Media
- Video
- Feature Film Projects
- Technology:
- App Development
- Artificial Intelligence
- Web Development
- Media: