PARISH SUPPORT MINISTRIES

URBAN AND HISPANIC SUBSIDY PROGRAM

GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR FORMULATION OF PROPOSALS

• Proposals should be sensitive and responsive to cultural and socio-economic diversity.

• Proposals must not reflect a duplication of services.

• Proposals should indicate follow-through and continuity with existing program initiatives.

• Proposals should evidence provision for leadership training and development.

• Proposals should reflect a sharing of resources through collaboration among parishes and/or between parishes and other agencies.

• Proposals must be originated by a parish (or a combination of parishes).

CHECKLIST OF COMMON PROPOSAL PITFALLS

• Program is not sufficiently linked to local parish(es): i.e.parish leadership not involved in program planning

• Program not formally endorsed by parish governing body

• Program does not receive reasonable financial backing from the parish

• Program duplicates rather than complements services offered by neighboring agencies and/or parishes.  Creative possibilities for networking have not been explored or sufficiently worked through.

• Subsidy is requested for general operating costs---the Urban and Hispanic Subsidy Program does not fund buildings or maintenance.

• The stated proposal need has not been well researched or analyzed and may represent a symptom of a more fundamental need.  In this case, any pastoral response is also apt to lack creativity and effectiveness.

• Program existed in the past without any form of Urban or Hispanic Subsidy funding.

• Proposal exhibits weak planning and did not involve key implementers in its development.

• Proposal was submitted after the stated deadline.