Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative 2025
Individual School Grants
The Endowment invites eligible theological schools in the United States (including its territories) and Canada that are accredited by the Association of Theological Schools that did not receive Phase 2 grants in the previous round of Pathways to apply for grants of up to $1 million each to strengthen their institutional financial and educational capacities to prepare and support pastoral leaders for the long term.
Eligible theological schools may request from the Pathways coordination program assessment and planning grants of up to $50,000 each, which will be awarded on a non-competitive basis, to engage in conversations about the leadership needs of congregations, explore insights emerging from theological schools participating in the first round of Pathways, assess and design capacity-building projects to strengthen their financial operations and educational programs, and prepare proposals for Individual School Implementation Grants. The final submission deadline for assessment and planning grants is January 31, 2025.
Eligible theological schools may then submit proposals for Individual School Implementation Grants of up to $1 million each that may be used for up to a five-year period to execute their plans. Applications for implementation grants are due by Thursday, May 15, 2025.
The Endowment anticipates awarding Individual School Implementation Grants totaling up to $50 million and announcing these funding decisions in the fall of 2025.
View the Request for Proposals
Information Sessions
A recording of the first Individual School Grants information session that focused on planning grant applications is available upon request. Please email Pathways@lei.org to receive a link to this video. The Endowment will host additional information sessions in February focused on developing and submitting proposals for Individual School Implementation Grants. Please register below if you are interested in attending either of these identical information sessions.
Submit an Implementation Proposal
Following the instructions in the RFP, combine the required materials into a single PDF and submit it through the application form below by Thursday, May 15, 2025. Any documents provided by the Endowment to complete a proposal submission can be found below in the Resources section of this page.