Disability Project Parish Grants
Church Building Grants
Church Building Grants are allocated by the diocese, to assist parishes with the cost of building repairs.
Maximum grant: £20,000
PLEASE NOTE: The Church Building Grant may be for no more than 50% of the total project cost - remainder of funding to be provided through the parish’s own funds or external funders
Eligible buildings:
- Church of England consecrated church buildings and licensed places of worship
- The ‘building’ extends to its below-ground drainage system, foundations and immediate curtilage
- Where there is more than one church in the parish, applications may be made for each church building
Criteria:
- Parish must have paid the previous year’s Parish Share in full
- Parish’s latest accounts must be available
- Faculty must be applied for where required
- A minimum of two quotes must be provided (one if approved by surveyor or architect)
- Church building has not received a Church Building Grant in the previous two calendar years
- Work must have the support of the Archdeacon
- Project must have architect supervision where required
- Church Building Grant funding must make up no more than 50% of the total project cost (remainder of funding to be provided through parish’s own funds or external funders)
Ineligible works:
- VAT if building is listed (click link for alternative funder)
- Routine maintenance, cleaning, servicing and inspection
- Re-ordering and decoration
- Other buildings unattached to church building
- Churchyard (unless to mitigate a risk to the church building)
- Boundary walls
- Organ restoration (click link for alternative funder)
- Stained glass (click link for alternative funder)
- Any work covered by insurance
Application Process
To apply, please complete the online Church Buildings Grants application form.
If you are unable to use the online form, please contact grants@manchester.anglican.org
Applications will be considered by the diocesan Finance and General Purposes Committee. Meeting dates for 2025 are below and applications must be received two weeks before the meeting if they are to be considered:
- Monday 10th March 2025 (for applications received on or before 24th February 2025)
- Thursday 1st May 2025 (for applications received on or before 17th April 2025)
- Monday 7th July 2025 (for applications received on or before 23rd June 2025)
- Monday 8th September 2025 (for applications received on or before 25th August 2025)
- Monday 10th November 2025 (for applications received on or before 27th October 2025)
Information to accompany your application form
When completing the online form, you will be asked to provide two competitive quotes. If only one quotation is obtained, you must confirm that the quotation has been approved by your surveyor or architect.
Please read the DAC and Faculty guidance before submitting your application.
Disability Project Parish Grants Scheme
From September 2024, our parishes can apply for grant funding to improve their accessibility and inclusion for those who are deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent.
This Parish Grants Scheme is initially for parishes in northern dioceses, but this may be expanded in later years.
Parishes can apply for funding for small projects with a grant of up to £5,000.
Find out more on the Church of England website.
The application form and guidance documents can be found here.For any questions or to find out more, please email Rob Chilton
DAC and Faculty Information
Parishes must consult with the appropriate Archdeacon or diocesan officer for legal and technical advice before applying for a grant application.
For help on Faculty Applications:
Fr Alan Simpson or Judith Popay
DAC Secretary
Tel: 0161 828 1419
Email: dac@manchester.anglican.org
Please read the DAC and Faculty guidance before submitting your application.