The UWGC’s Community Investments is to drive transformational change in the community by directing resources towards data-driven efforts that deliver results as measured by education, stability, and health & well-being.
Donor Name: United Way of Greater Chattanooga
State: Georgia, Tennessee
County: Catoosa County (GA), Dade County (GA), Hamilton County (TN), Marion County (TN), Sequatchie County (TN), Walker County (GA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/09/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Types of Fund
- The Impact Fund supports programs and initiatives addressing solutions to systemic issues in the community measured by education, stability, and health & well-being outcomes within the Steps to Success framework. Applicants are required to have at least one cross-sector collaborative partnership with public, non-profit, and/or private stakeholders. Types of applications for Impact would include data-backed programs or initiatives with proven results; provide comprehensive and coordinated services; and high quality, data-centered and effective services that can be grown and accelerated.
- The Bridge Fund supports programming which provides direct support for those who find themselves in a moment of immediate need (food, health services, transportation, disaster relief, housing, or childcare).
- The Catalyst Fund supports programs and initiatives looking to accelerate impact through Innovation or Capacity-Building. Catalyst Fund applications look to fund innovative growth, emerging ideas, or creative solutions measured by education, stability, and health & well-being outcomes within the Steps to Success framework.
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- Types of Applications for Innovation:
- A new program or new aspects of an existing program
- Test a potential solution to a root cause issue or barrier to effectiveness in your work
- Types of Applications for Capacity-Building:
- Investing in a nonprofit to bring it to the next level of operational, programmatic, financial, or organizational maturity, so it may more effectively and efficiently advance its mission and future sustainability of the organization.
- Types of Applications for Innovation:
Funding Information
- United Way of Greater Chattanooga Announces $4.7 million in Community Investments for Most Recent between the Innovation and Capacity grants to total $30,000 – organizations may only select to apply to either grant for up to $30,000.
Grant Period
July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant must meet the IRS standards for nonprofit status 501(c)(3), faith-based organization, or governmental entity.
- The organization must be chartered prior to January 1, 2021.
- The program must provide services in 1 or more of the 6-county service regions: Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie Counties in Tennessee or Walker, Dade, Catoosa Counties in Georgia.
For more information, visit UWGC.
