Grant monies are awarded as the request for funds are received and funds are available.  One exception is the District Professional Church Worker Student Financial Aid fund for the Mid-South District LC-MS.  This grant is awarded in four equal payments every six months starting in September 2010. 
The listing below is alphabetical by zone and organization.




Mid-South District LC-MS: 
District Professional Church Worker Student Financial Aid.  $12,500
Starting New Churches in the Mid-South District.  $12,500

Arkansas Mid:
Our Savior, Cabot - expand & renovate children's education wing.  $4,500
Friends in Christ, Bryant- Highway sign / church visibility.   $4,000
Faith, Hot Springs Village- Braille paper.   $2,000
Christ, Little Rock - scholarships for Lutheran Camp.  $5,000

Arkansas Northeast:
Zion Ladies Aid, Waldenberg -defry expenses for Braille Bibles.   $2,000
St. John, Lafe- SONshine Station food & spiritual outreach.   $1,000

Arkansas South:
St. Paul, Gillett - large print bibles for prison units.   $1,000
Trinity, Pine Bluff - Fort Wayne Seminary food bank.   $2000

Tennessee Chattanooga:
St. Phillip, Chattanooga - church renovation / water damage.   $2,500

Tennessee East:
Concordia, Kingsport - Worship supplies,enhancement,Prison ministry. $2,500

Tennessee Middle
Trinity, Gallatin - Trinity/HOPE Haitian school feeding.  $5,000

Tennessee West:
Trinity, Memphis - housing/resources for abused women/families.   $10,000

Synod:
financial aid for retired pastors.   $5,000
Seminary student assistance matching grant.   $3,500
Concordia Seminary Food Bank, St. Louis   $5,000

Lutheran Organization:
Hands of Mercy - Pumpkin seed farming for better health in Sudan   $5,000
Lutheran Bible Translators - smooth transition into mission field.  $5,000



The list below are the grant requests that did not gain enough   votes for funding. There is the possibility some/all could  receive partial/full funding at the end of the biennium if we continue to fill our Mighty Mite Boxes.



Arkansas Mid:
First, Benton - Facility improvment / water damage.   $2,500
Hope Pre-school, Jacksonville - up to code dishwasher.  $4,000

Arkansas Northeast:
Peace, Cherokee Village - replace air conditioner.  $5,000

Arkansas Northwest:
Faith, Bentonville - Deck for outreach coffee bar.  $3,500

Kentucky Paducah:
Holy Trinity, Bowling Green - O.T.I.S. outreach   $3,000

Tennessee Chattanooga:
Belvior Christian Acadamy, Chattanooga - "Smart Board"   $2,300

Tennessee East:
First, Knoxville - portable vidio lab.   $2,000
Hawkins Luth. Community, Rogersville - Outreach - start up church.   $2,500

Tennessee Middle:
Trinty, Columbia - church renovation.   $2,500