2026 CORR Action Fund: Grant Application for Africa, Europe, and the Philippines
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR) is now accepting applications from Regional Conferences in Africa, Europe, and the Philippines for the CORR Action Fund (CAF)—a grant program that supports bold, creative, and justice-rooted ministries.
All United Methodist Church local churches, districts, conferences, United Methodist affiliated schools and educational institutions, as well as other United Methodist affiliated entities in the Regional Conferences in Africa, Europe, and Philippines are invited to apply for funding for groups focusing on one of the four following educational initiatives from the list below:
Conflict Resolution – exploring and implementing methods and processes to end conflict and retribution, bringing about peaceful resolutions for all parties
Education around Oppression – educating people to recognize the rights of the oppressed and how to advocate for and with them. Projects should clearly identify the specific oppression they are addressing, for example disability, women’s rights, etc.
Intercultural Competency – building skills to foster authentic cross-cultural relationships
Youth and young adult leadership Development – encourage leadership in youth and young adults (as defined by your conference)
The initiative must incorporate proven educational and culturally appropriate processes that can continue to promote a justice-oriented mindset.
The proposed grant would:
Support small groups that encourage intentional diverse engagement
Not cause harm to individuals or groups
Be centered around equipping people with finding sustainable solutions
Dismantle cultural beliefs and practices that perpetuate discrimination against oppressed people
Be culturally sensitive to the diversity of the initiative participants
Where applicable, be multigenerational, gender and disability inclusive
About GCORR:
The General Commission on Religion and Race's mission is to challenge, lead, and equip the people of The United Methodist Church to become interculturally competent, ensure institutional equity, and facilitate vital conversations about religion, race, and culture. The GCORR builds the capacity of The United Methodist Church to be contextually relevant and to reach more people, more young people and more diverse people. This is achieved by centering the GCORR’s work around the Ministry Model’s three priorities: supporting and leading vital conversations, developing culturally competent leadership and ministries, and promoting institutional equity while upholding the agency’s historic commitment to racial justice within the Church.
Vital Conversations is about modeling holy conversations throughout the Church about race, cultural diversity, and institutional equity. We gather and share learnings from these conversations to help grow a movement that honors all of God’s creation.
Intercultural Competence is about understanding one’s own culture and those of others, and the ability to worship, work, and live effectively and in harmony with diverse persons is critical to those called to follow Christ.
Institutional Equity is about critically examining expressions of racial and cultural injustice in local and global contexts: setting goals for overcoming them, intentionally measuring progress and resourcing culturally competent lay and clergy leaders to promote and sustain institutional equity within the worldwide United Methodist connection.
Important Information:
The grants are for up to $10,000 for up to 12 months, beginning September 2026 through August 2027.
DUE DATE: April 15, 2026
Complete applications with required documents must be emailed to: CORR Action Fund Committee at grants@gcorr.org
Please see details on additional requirements at gcorr.org/caf