How does money get from the donor to those who need it? Money is immediately available as requests come in
LCMS Disaster Response receives donations
Who can apply for assistance?
Congregations
schools
Districts
RSOs
How? Complete a
Ok, what happens next?
grant application
lcms Disaster response reviews application with the applicant
does the LCMS work alone? No. LCMS Disaster REsponse communicates with district officials throughout the process
the grant goes to the grant Committee
Upon Approval Grant check awarded
Grantee signs legal agreement promising to report on and use the money as outlined in the grant
Typically, within 10 days – 2 weeks
Money is put to work
LCMS Disaster Response maintains communication with grant recipient
ProJect Completed
grant recipient files a final report
lcms.org/disaster