Minor Repair and Improvement and Net Zero Quick Wins Grants open

September 30th, 2026

MR&I and NZC grants new grant round opens October 2nd and closes on October 31st 2026. Please read through the guidelines below on eligibility and if you feel your project meets the criteria then email a summary of the work plus overall cost to dac@portsmouth.anglican.org. We will then send through an application form.

As this is a quick turnaround, we are looking for projects in this round who are ready to start (have quotes, costings and preferably permission in place).

If you have a project that is not at this point, we will advertise further funding rounds in 2027. You may wish to start the planning process for the next rounds upon reading the criteria.

• MR&I eligibility guide
• Quick Wins eligibility guide

New faculty online system for applications

The Online Faculty System (OFS) is being redeveloped, and the upgraded system is due to go live on April 13th 2026 – after this date the old system will not be available. This is for the application process and will not affect the faculty rules themselves.

Live and historical cases and associated documents will be transferred from the current system to the new site (abandoned cases will not be transferred). All users will need to re-register when the new system goes live. This will be managed via the CofE Portal and new accounts will connect to the CofE Content Management System (CMS) enabling users to have multiple role types.

The project is funded by the Church Commissioners and administered through the Buildings for Mission Fund, which includes funding for specialist advice on the management, conservation, repair, and development of church buildings. Further information will be available as we progress towards going live.