Hubzone Certification | Hubzone Grants

What are the regulations for using federal funds to sponsor religious activities? Faith-based groups may not use direct government funding to support "inherently religious" activities, according to the US Supreme Court. It means that no part of direct Federal funding can be used to fund religious worship, instruction, or proselytization. Instead, organizations may only use government funds to support their non-religious humanitarian services. As a result, faith-based groups that receive direct government funding should take steps to segregate their intrinsically religious activities from the government-funded services the HUBZone grant provides, either in terms of time or place. Such groups should also account for all government funds they receive. This does not rule out the possibility of religious activities in your organization. It simply means that you cannot sponsor them with public funds. Some faith-based groups established distinct charitable organizations (known as