Lilly Endowment’s National Storytelling Initiative on Christian Faith and Life (Storytelling Initiative) aims to unlock and tell compelling stories that portray the vibrancy and hope of Christian faith and life and to inspire and help people from a wide variety of backgrounds to come to know and love God.
In this competitive initiative, charitable organizations were able to submit concept papers that provided initial descriptions of potential projects that advance the following three objectives:
- Identifying stories about Christian individuals, groups, churches and communities that are compelling examples of authentic and vibrant Christian faith and life.
- Producing compelling stories about these examples of Christian faith and life in various media formats.
- Sharing these stories through different media with a wide variety of people in a broad spectrum of contexts and from many different backgrounds.
The Endowment anticipates awarding grants that range up to $5 million each to up to 30 charitable organizations to develop and implement high-quality storytelling projects that advance the initiative’s aim.
The Storytelling Initiative will be conducted through a two-stage process: 1) Concept Papers and 2) Implementation Grant Proposals (information will be provided to the selected organizations at a later date).
The window for submitting concept papers is closed.
The Endowment will review the concept papers and award planning grants of up to $50,000 each to up to 30 organizations that submit the most promising descriptions of potential projects that will advance the Storytelling Initiative’s aim and objectives. The Endowment anticipates notifying organizations of planning grant awards in spring 2025.
For any questions, view the initiative’s Frequently Asked Questions or send an email to storytelling@lei.org.