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In the US, Episcopal Diocese of Maryland gives $US175,000 in reparations grants

RNS The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland in the US has made an inaugural grant distribution of $US175,000 after church members overwhelmingly approved a reparations fund a year-and-a-half ago. “The applicant pool was large and filled with worthy organisations doing the work of restoring Black communities in the geographical area of the Diocese of Maryland,” said […]

US infrastructure bill includes energy efficiency grants for houses of worship

US Washington DC Mount Lebanon Baptist Church

RNS Buried on page 1,729 of the trillion-dollar infrastructure bill approved by the US Senate on Tuesday in a bipartisan vote is a project titled “Energy efficiency materials pilot program”. It would fund $US50 million in grants to non-profits, including religious congregations, so they can buy new energy efficient heating and cooling systems for their buildings. The […]