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• Grants must be managed in accordance with Reliant's Funds and Grant-Making Policy for Churches and Projects.
• Reliant grants must be consistent with the purpose of the fund from which the grant is distributed. Grants cannot be used as conduits to channel monies for purposes other than those for which the fund is established.
• Reliant grants cannot be used to cause any improper private benefit to occur. 
• Recipients of Reliant grants are responsible for compliance with relevant laws and regulations, including relevant tax requirements, pertinent to grants. 
• No portion of grant funds may be used for overtly political or legislative purposes (e.g., propaganda, lobbying, or other attempts to influence legislation or intervene in a political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office).
• Reliant will undertake reasonable due diligence to ensure that grants are not directed to known or suspected terrorists.
• Reliant will collaborate with the church/ministry partner to ensure the grant disbursement occurs within a reasonable time frame based on the needs of the project. 
• Reliant will not physically transport hard currency for grant distribution. Reliant will use a financial institution for all financial transactions associated with grant-making from church/project funds.
  
  • A grant direct deposit agreement form must be submitted for US bank accounts along with the project fund request form. 
  • A wire agreement form must be submitted for foreign bank accounts along with the project fund request form. 
• Understand the processing of Reimbursements vs. Grants
  • Tax-deductible expenses for job-related costs incurred by Reliant employees and associates should be reimbursed to the employees and associates through the Reimbursements process, not the Grant-making process. Costs incurred by Reliant employees that are eligible for taxable Expense Recovery Bonuses (ERBs) should utilize the process for ERBs, not the Grant-making process. For more information on reimbursements, ERBs, and their distinction from grants, please see Reimbursements and Expense Recovery Home.

Submission Standards

As noted above, Grant disbursements can only occur through an approved Fund which can only be created in connection to an approved Reliant partner. The Fund must be created before grants can be requested. The Fund Custodian submits grant requests on behalf of the Fund. Authorized Signers of the specific Fund must approve grant requests before submission can be received by Reliant and considered complete for distribution.

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