Completion of this form is the first step to placement on the US Project List. Each project must abide by the following criteria.

United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) understands that there are many unique situations and cultural differences within the United States and that each project does not neatly fit into any given category. That aside, all projects approved for the US Project list are expected to encourage teams to follow our Best Practices:

1. Have a trained UMVIM team leader.
2. Comply with Safe Sanctuary Polices.
3. Register and have health insurance that will cover where serving.
4. Serve with UMVIM project.

The following criteria for UMVIM projects will be flexible as they relate to different situations. It is understood that Team Leaders are a key component because of their given authority during their mission experience. Discussions during team leader training include the importance of serving with an UMVIM project and how to deal with conflicts or issues.

Criteria for UMVIM Projects:
1. Must submit a complete Project Profile to UMVIM-NCJ that will be approved by the Conference UMVIM
Coordinator.
2. Must demonstrate that the project is working towards one or more of the four areas of focus: (leadership development in the Church, developing new congregations, partnering with the poor to alleviate and end poverty, and/or addressing health-related issues).
3. Must have a system of financial accountability and be able to provide teams with documentation of all receipts and disbursements if requested.
4. Must provide a child protection policy or abide by the Child Protection Policy or Values Statement as adopted by the Conference in which the project is located.
5. All project expenses shall be negotiated with teams.
6. Projects will be indicated by general categories only (e.g. construction; evangelism; medical; VBS; disaster response, teaching, community health, other).
7. Projects will indicate if Adults (A), Youth (Y), Individuals (I) Families (F) are accepted, including minimum age requirements.
8. Projects will indicate if RV parking is on the site or available in the community (RV).
9. Projects will welcome teams a minimum of 6 consecutive weeks. *NOTE: There is flexibility with this based on location and project.
10. The Project Site agrees to report teams/individuals that work with them to the Conference Coordinator at the end of each year. A report form will be provided by the Conference Coordinator for each project site.