Resolved, The House of Bishops concurring, That all future GCYP grants be made in accordance with the procedures adopted for the General Convention Special Program (GCSP) at the 63rd General Convention which met at Houston, Texas, to wit:
1. The Bishop or Bishops of the Diocese within which the headquarters or a major part of the operations of the proposed grantee are located shall be notified in writing at least 30 days prior to the consideration of any grant by the GCYP Regional Committee, such notification to include a full copy of the grant-application and full copy of the report of the staff field appraisal;
2. In the event the Bishops, or one of them, acting with the advice and consent of his Executive Board, Standing Committee, or Diocesan Convention shall within such 30-day period declare in writing the opposition of his Diocese to the proposed grant, then the GCYP Regional Committee shall not act upon the application for grant, but shall forward to the Executive Council the investigative and other reports it shall have received, together with its own findings and recommendations;
3. Upon receipt of such reports, findings, and recommendations, the Executive Council shall grant the Bishop or his designated representatives the opportunity to present to it the reasons for the objections of his Diocese to the proposed grant, and the grant shall not be approved except by the affirmative vote of a majority of the whole membership of the Executive Council;
4. If no Bishop to whom the notice was given shall have declared in writing the opposition of his Diocese to the proposed grant, then the GCYP Regional Committee, after the completion of such investigative hearing and other procedure as the Executive Council shall prescribe, may reject or finally approve and fund the proposed grant, thereafter reporting to the Executive Council with respect thereto; and be it further
Resolved, The House of Bishops concurring, That future GCYP grants shall be made in a fashion that shall utilize local Episcopal Church structures to the maximum extent possible and shall encourage local involvement by individual Episcopalians, parishes, and Dioceses with recipient organizations in mutually supportive relationships.
