March 31, 2010 is the deadline for all Millennial Milestones Project grant applications.  Applications must be submitted online to the Foundation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo.

Link to Grant Application 

Suggestions: 

1. Open and begin completing the online application as soon as possible and enter at least the basic contact information.  Save the application (enter email address and choose a password) thus far.  When you complete the rest of the questions offline (see #2 below), then open the application you began and finish completing the other questions.
2. Copy the questions from the application into a Word document and craft your responses in the Word document.  When finished answering the questions, copy and paste your responses into the online form.)

Pre-Application Seminar PowerPoint (from March 16, 2010) - presented by Mary Beth Coates

PowerPoint in .pdf format

Still deciding which Milestone your parish should work on?

Use these resources to guide and direct your planning.  These will help you to assess the reality and the needs in your parish.

• Young Adult Ministry Parish Inventory
• Young Adult Ministry Parish Assessment:  Assessment should be completed and submitted to the Department of Lifelong Faith Formation (fax:  716-847-5593).  NOTE:  All grant applicants must submit a copy of your Young Adult Ministry Parish Assessment to Mary Beth Coates in order for your grant application to be considered complete.

Looking for more information about each Milestone?

• Check out the presentations and handouts on each Milestone on the Milliennial Milestones Conference page.
• Check out the notes from the conference calls on the Conference Calls page.

Research on the Millennial Generation to direct/support your work:

• National Study of Youth & Religion
• Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life:  Religion Among the Millennials
• Pew Research Center:  Millennials:  A Portrait of Generation Next
• Young Adult Catholics & Their Future in Ministry: 2007 Survey of the Next Generation of Pastoral Leaders (includes comments about what young adults think about the future direction of the church)
   

Do you have questions about or need help with your grant application?  Contact Mary Beth Coates or Kathy Goller or the team leader for the Millennial Milestone in question.