United Way of Lee County (UW) is issuing an initial Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Lee County Government/United Way Nonprofit Human Services Grant project (Grant Project) to provide grants to qualifying Lee County human services nonprofit organizations to provide approved projects and activities that respond to various COVID-19 related impacts.
Donor Name: United Way of Lee County (UW)
State: Florida
County: Lee County (FL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/21/2022
Size of the Grant: $50,000
Grant Duration: 30 months
Details:
The Grant Project’s objective is to fund the delivery of direct human services to help meet currently unmet needs caused or made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Funding Information
The minimum funding request for any project is $50,000. United Way reserves the right to award more or less than the amount of funds requested based on funding available. Proposed total project grant budgets may span 30 (thirty) months from July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024.
Eligible Projects and Activities
The objective of this program is to respond to the unmet human services need of the community by providing direct services to beneficiaries in Lee County. Therefore, if there are unmet human services needs within the scope of your operations that you lack sufficient resources to address, you are encouraged to apply for this funding opportunity. You should consider applying even if it appears that your program, project or activities do not fit perfectly into the activities described in this NOFA.
Note: Capital projects are ineligible for funding through this NOFA.
Primary Projects and Activities
Proposed funding activities must include tangible benefits that respond to public health or negative economic impact to eligible beneficiaries. Activities may include:
- Negative economic impacts related services such as food pantries, internet access programs, eviction prevention, resume building assistance, childcare, home visiting, foster youth and family programs, early learning, affordable housing, services for unhoused, housing assistance, community health workers, lead remediation, educational aid to high-poverty districts, academic social and emotional services, mental health services related to educational disparities, and other services, subject to United Way and County approval.
- Public health related services such as community violence interventions, mental health services, and substance use services
Applicant Eligibility
Applicants must demonstrate eligibility by verifying the conditions and providing the requested documents.
- Must be an IRS designated 501(c)3 nonprofit.
- Must provide a copy of the most recent Form 990 or its equivalent.
- Must have a service location(s) in Lee County, Florida. United Way will rely on service locations included in the
- Florida business registry OR the service locations the applicant enters in the application.
- Must have provided services in Lee County within two years of the application deadline.
- Must provide either an independent certified audited financial statement of the most recent or immediate prior fiscal year, including the management letter and written response OR a copy of the most recent CPA’s Peer
- Review letter and monthly financial statements (within the last 60 days).
For more information, visit Lee County/United Way Nonprofit Human Services Grants Project.
