Grant proposals are due by Friday, November 15^th 2024

Purpose: The Ingeborg Lock Opportunity Grant is a seed grant that invites initiative and creativity in the community in addressing social, ecological and environmental concerns consistent with Ingeborg Lock’s legacy of generosity during her lifetime. Grants will support work or projects that exemplify one or more of the UUA principles in the context of local/community issues or concerns.

As a reference, guiding UUA values include:

Interdependence. We honor the interdependent web of all existence.
We covenant to cherish earth and all beings by creating and nurturing relationships of care and
respect. With humility and reverence, we acknowledge our place in the great web of life, and work
to repair harm and damaged relationships.
Pluralism. We celebrate that we are sacred beings – diverse in culture, experience, and theology. We
covenant to learn from one another in our free and responsible search for truth and meaning. We
embrace our differences and commonalities with love, curiosity, and respect. 
Justice. We work to be diverse multicultural beloved communities where all thrive.
We covenant to dismantle racism and all forms of systemic oppression.
We support the use of inclusive democratic processes to make decisions. 
Transformation. We adapt to the changing world. 
We covenant to collectively transform and grow spiritually and ethically.
Openness to change is fundamental to our Unitarian and Universalist heritages: never complete
and never perfect.
Generosity. We cultivate a spirit of gratitude and hope. 
We covenant to freely and compassionately share our faith, presence, and resources. Our generosity
connects us to one another in relationships of interdependence and mutuality.
Equity. We declare that every person has the right to flourish with inherent dignity and worthiness.
We covenant to use our time, wisdom, attention, and money to build and sustain fully accessible and
inclusive communities.

A few considerations: 

1. Proposals may be submitted by an individual or by a group. 
2. The scope of the project submitted should be 4-12 months (or ongoing if it’s a long-term initiative).
3. Grant funds will be distributed in two allotments, the first at the time of the award and the second following evidence of progress gleaned from an interim report to the review committee. Note: If the project is in need of the grant money up front (in full), then the individual or group can request that this is needed to get the project up and running.
4. The seed grant value will not exceed $1500.

Fill our the form below, or click here to download a paper version.

Additional considerations: 

1. The Ingeborg Lock Grant will be awarded on November 30^th 2024. 
2. It is recommended that the award winner document evidence of the project with either photographs or video footage and/or written evidence that the project is underway. 
3. When the project is completed, a representative of the award winner will be asked to share their work in the form of a slideshow, video footage, and/or written account of the completion of the project. The timeline/deadline for this documentation will be approximately September 1, 2025.