United Way of Greater Atlanta: Brighter Future Grant Program (Georgia)

The United Way of Greater Atlanta is seeking applications for its Brighter Future Grant Program to improve the conditions and opportunities for 75,000 children and families by in low and very low Child Well-Being communities by 2027.

Donor Name: United Way of Greater Atlanta

State: Georgia

County: Clayton County (GA), DeKalb County (GA), Fulton County (GA)

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/02/2022

Grant Size: $25,000 – $125,000

Grant Duration: 1 year

Details:

Brighter Future brings their work to the areas that need it most with the mission of building up communities and local leadership. Their place-based work is critical because a ZIP Code should not be the greatest predictor of future success and opportunities.

Within the Brighter Future Investment Priority area, they have three pathways through which they seek to create change:

Community-Led Solutions: Increase the level of grassroots organizations and innovative emerging best practices that are led by individuals living closest to inequitable conditions in Brighter Future communities.
Strengthen Resident Leadership & Learning: Scale coalition efforts that center community voice and create continuous learning exchange opportunities for more community centered philanthropic engagement and increased resource mobilization.
Community Organizing & Civic Engagement: Prioritize systems and policy change for and by metro-Atlanta residents to ensure that our Child Well-Being agenda guarantees a more equitable, self determined future for generations of children and families.

Funding Information

All applicants will be notified in late-April after UW leadership volunteers complete their decision-making.
The minimum grant award will be $25,000 for a one-year grant period.
They anticipate awarding 2-3 organizations with grant awards ranging $25,000 – $125,000 for the Strengthen Resident Leadership & Learning funding opportunity, and may include multiyear funding.
They anticipate awarding 2-3 organizations with grant awards ranging $25,000 – $125,000 for the Community Organizing & Civic Engagement funding opportunity, and may include multiyear funding.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must be a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit or working with a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit as their fiscal sponsor
Applicants cannot have an active grant from United Way of Greater of Atlanta, excluding any active grant awards issued from the following grant programs: Emergency Housing Assistance Program, Building Opportunities in Out-of-School Time (BOOST) grant, School-Age Help and Relief Effort (SHARE) grant, Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP), and United for Racial Equity and Healing Fund (UfREHF)
Applicants must be a Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC)-led organization OR women-led OR project must be led by people living closest to issue or directly impacted. United Way of Greater Atlanta considers BIPOC-led organizations and women-led organizations to meet 3 of 4 criteria: (1) Executive Director is BIPOC or women-led, (2) The majority of the organization’s Board of Directors are BIPOC, or women-led, (3) The majority of the organization’s executive staff (C-Suite or equivalent level) are BIPOC, or women-led (4) the majority of people served are BIPOC or women.
Applicants must have an annual organizational budget under $1,000,000. Special consideration will be given to organizations with annual organizational budgets under than $500,000.
Applicants must embody attributes of base building and have a clear identity, integrity, legacy or work and relationships in their application.
Applicants must demonstrate how they center racial equity as a part of their design model
Applicants must be predominately serving (50% or more) at least one of the following priority communities of low or very low Child Well-Being: North Clayton (30274, 30296, 30297, 30349), South DeKalb (30032, 30034, 30035, 30021), and/or South Fulton (30337, 30344, 30315, 30354, 30317).
Maintain a current registration with the Georgia Secretary of State office.
Have an independent governing body consisting of at least nine voting members who are resident volunteers, that has the authority to decide policy and strategic direction with respect to the agency’s programs, administration and finances, in accordance with the organization’s By-Laws, and who shall meet at least four times per year. Paid staff must not be a voting member of the Board.
Maintain a non-discrimination policy or plan that does not discriminate on the basis of race, cultural heritage, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or status as a qualified disabled or handicapped individual.