By Rowan Larson, UTO Vice President-Elect

We are approaching the deadline for applying for a 2024 grant. Applications are due no later than Jan. 19. However, there are many important deadlines that precede the final deadline, including the deadlines for different kinds of application review. You can see all of the grant deadlines on our website. Importantly, the UTO office will be closed between Dec. 19 and Jan. 2 for Christmas break. If you submit anything for review during this time, you’ll get an automatic notification that the office is closed. We will be in touch after the new year to answer your questions or concerns. However, the focus in the first half of January is on the 2024 grant applications, so if your question is not about that, you might have to wait a bit longer for us to get back to you.  

The UTO Grants Committee has been hard at work on the 2025 Focus and Criteria which will be submitted to Executive Council for review in January. We’re excited to be able to share the 2025 grants focus with y’all in the new year! It will be the third and final focus based on Matthew 25.