Grants & Supplementation

Ministerial Assistance Grant Directory
Directory of all grants offered by Ministerial Assistance. The login required for the directory and applying for grants is a separate account with Smarter Select and is not connected to your Pension Boards account.

Massachusetts Board for Ministerial Aid - Emergency Grant Request
Those serving or have served in Massachusetts and wishing to apply for emergency assistance offered by BMA due to unforeseen circumstances please use the form here. Emergency Grant requests are generally considered once in a 12-month period. Requires Conference Minister Endorsement. We will follow up within 2-4 days upon receipt of Conference Minister Endorsement.

Pre-Screening for Supplementation Grant for Low-Income Households (Ministerial Assistance)
Financial questionnaire to assess your eligibility for Supplementation Grants. We advise that you fill out this questionnaire first.

All questions need to be answered for us to process the application.

We will follow up with you within 2-4 weeks upon receipt of this form.

Supplementation Grant for Low-Income Households (Ministerial Assistance)
Please note, we advise that you fill out the Pre-Screening form above prior to completing this form so that we may assess your eligibility for Supplementation grants.

Complete application for long term financial supplementation assistance. The Supplementation Grant potentially offers Pension Supplementation, Health Benefit Supplementation, Monthly Income Supplementation, and yearly Christmas Gift.

All questions need to be answered for us to process the application.

If you file taxes, you must submit tax form 1040 (Income Tax Return) with the application for verification of your income.

We will follow up with you within 4-7 weeks on the status of your application.

UCBMA Emergency Grant Request
Emergency assistance offered by UCBMA for unforeseen circumstances. Emergency Grant requests are generally considered once in a 12-month period. Requires Conference Minister Endorsement. We will follow up within 2-4 days upon receipt of Conference Minister Endorsement.

Ministerial Assistance Eligibility Criteria

NGLI

Click here for documents and information related to NGLI applications