Grants

As a church, you want to make disciples of all nations, but doing outreach and evangelism is expensive. Let us provide resources for your next outreach efforts. Grants are available from BFCal through the generosity and stewardship of California Southern Baptists.

Create & Manage Your Grant Application

Eligibility Guidelines

Applicant churches must be affiliated with the California Southern Baptist Convention (CSBC).
Applicant churches must be current financial contributors to the Cooperative Program of the CSBC.
The applicant church has not received $5,000 or more within the current year from the same grant program.
The project must be an evangelism and outreach program taking place within the state of California.
Applicants must agree to submit an outcome report to SoCal within 30 days of the conclusion of the program or project. Recipients failing to submit an outcome report will not be eligible for future funding without review.
First-time applicants are given priority in application consideration.
The event must occur at least 50 days after the application deadline
- Due January 15, 2025 (event must occur after March 5)
- Due July 15, 2025 (event must occur after September 3)
- Due January 15, 2026 (event must occur after March 5)
The sponsoring church must be able to receive funds through electronic direct deposit.

The grant program DOES fund projects and events that focus on the following five areas:

Missions
Evangelistic Outreach
Ministry Outreach
Disaster Relief Efforts
Hunger Relief Efforts

The grant program DOES NOT fund general budget needs such as:

Staffing
Equipment
General Budget Support or Unrestricted Funds
Capital Improvements
Debt Relief
Camps/Retreats
Mission Trips

Deadlines

Grant Applications are considered two times per year and may be submitted any time prior to the following deadlines:

Due January 15, 2025 (event must occur after March 5)
Due July 15, 2025 (event must occur after September 3)
Due January 15, 2026 (event must occur after March 5)

Applicants will be notified of decisions within 45 days of deadline.

NOTE: The Board requires a response to grants that have been awarded in the past. Therefore, if your church has received a grant in the past, you will be required to submit a response for the prior event before a new application can be processed. Grant responses are now required to be completed online through the website.

Application

You can apply for a grant and check the status of your application using our new grant portal. First-time users of the portal will need to register their organization by using Grants dropdown tab on the login page and clicking "Register Your Org".

Go to grant portal