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GrantWhere: 3 states3 states: Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky$Who gets the money: Goes to the schoolClosed for this round

Mid-South District, Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS)

Special Education Endowment Fund Grants

A yearly grant for LCMS Lutheran schools in the Mid-South District (Arkansas, Tennessee and southern Kentucky) to help children who have trouble learning. Applications go out to all district schools each spring.

Amount
Not posted
Can a for-profit school apply?
✕No: for-profit schools excluded
Deadline
Next round not posted
Who this fits
Private schoolOnly Lutheran schools in the LCMS Mid-South District, which covers Arkansas, Tennessee and southern Kentucky.✓For Christian schools
New schools
Not stated for new schools
Where
3 states: Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky
Last checked
Oct 10, 2026on mid-southlcms.org
See the funder’s page↗(opens mid-southlcms.org in a new tab)

Unconfirmed: check with the funder

We couldn’t confirm these on an official page. Treat them as open questions, not facts.

  • ?Grant amounts are not posted
  • ?2027-2028 deadline not posted; the web page and memo give different dates

What to do now

  1. Step 1: Watch for the district memo and application each spring
  2. Step 2: Read the Special Education Endowment Fund Criteria
  3. Step 3: Plan a special education project with local matching funds
  4. Step 4: Send the application to the Mid-South District Office by the posted date (May 30 on the web page; June 30 in the 2026-2027 memo)

Funders change their requirements. Check the official page before you apply. Getting ready? See what funders usually ask for.

Who can apply

“Each year the Mid-South District offers special education grants to Mid-South District Lutheran Schools.”
In the funder’s own words, from mid-southlcms.org, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Be a Mid-South District (LCMS) Lutheran school
  • Project should witness to the Gospel and meet a pressing unmet need
  • Project should be ready to start when funds are requested
  • Project should include significant local funding beyond the grant
  • Other funding avenues should be explored first
  • Past recipients file a Progress Status Report

Timing

Yearly. The web page says applications are due by May 30 each year; the 2026-2027 memo (dated April 16, 2026) said before June 30. The 2027-2028 dates are not posted yet; the memo usually goes to district schools in April.

Not legal or tax advice. Whether your school should be for-profit or a nonprofit, or take on a loan, is a decision for your CPA or attorney. Always confirm the details on the funder’s own page before you apply.

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This is not legal, tax or financial advice. Whether your school should be for-profit or a nonprofit, or take on a loan, is a decision for your CPA or attorney. Always confirm the details on the funder’s own page before you apply.

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