Victory Noll Empowerment Grants

OLVM Sisters restructure program to create Victory Noll Empowerment Grants

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The purpose of the Empowerment Grants is to utilize our resources, so as to effectively address the Victory Noll Sisters’ concern for those who live in poverty and are marginalized by society.  We, as Victory Noll Sisters are committed to a corporate public way to promote and sustain the mission of God according to the charism of Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters in solidarity with all persons, especially those living in poverty and/or oppression.

​Organizations can continue to apply for a grant under the title of “Victory Noll Empowerment Grants.”

Grant applications for 2027 are now being accepted. See information below.
 

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Mission Statement

Victory Noll Empowerment Grants is established to promote and sustain the mission of God according to the charism of  Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters in solidarity with all persons, especially those living in poverty and/or oppression.
 

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Grant Application Criteria

 

The organization applying for a grant:

• Must be a not-for-profit entity classified as 501(c)3 by the Internal Revenue Service.

• Must be involved in alleviating the cause of inequality rather than the symptoms.

• Must work to empower and educate persons to a more just and peaceful society.

• Must reflect a concerted effort to benefit the poor and oppressed, to overcome poverty, to provide for educational and leadership development, to assist in other self-help or enrichment programs for personal advancement to improve the quality of life of those served by the program or project.

 

The Committee is looking for programs that offer systemic change and will commit support on an annual basis only.  Additional support would be contingent upon program performance and re-application for funds.

 

Grant applications will not be accepted for building projects, medical programs, political activities, elimination of deficits, individuals, scholarships, foreign organizations, projects already completed, or organizations that are already well-funded.

 

Each application that is received will be judged on its own merits in conjunction with other applications submitted during the grant cycle. The granting of awards is subject to the discretion and resource limitations of the Committee.

 

Organizations may be funded for two consecutive years, after which they would be ineligible for a third straight year of funding. The organization is then eligible to re-apply after sitting out one cycle.

Victory Noll Empowerment Grants are not intended to fund such things as:

-scholarships

-building projects
-medical programs
-existing well-funded organizations
-foreign  organizations

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Deadline for application is MAY 1, 2027

Download grant application form below.

Formats available are Microsoft Word (DOCX) or Adobe Acrobat (PDF):

 

 

 

 

 

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For more information, contact us:

Victory Noll Empowerment Grants
1900 West Park Drive
Huntington, IN 46750-8957

grants@olvm.org