The Community Impact Grants Program supports organizations, programs and initiatives that align with community needs, foster measurable positive change, and help create thriving communities.
Donor Name: United Way of Northern New York
State: New York
County: Jefferson County (NY), Lewis County (NY), St. Lawrence County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $25,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
United Way of Northern New York, Inc. (UWNNY) is an innovative and collaborative non-profit organization, mobilizing people and resources to address the most pressing human service needs in the tri-county region. UWNNY seeks to connect with, and provide funding to, community-based organizations that are outcome driven, collaborative, and committed to Equity and Inclusion. Qualifying organizations are invited to submit proposals for programming that strengthens the organization’s impact.
Through the Community Impact fund, UWNNY will provide funding support to a wide range of human service organizations. Priority will be given to organizations and proposals that:
- Focus on underserved and underrepresented populations and / or unmet needs.
- Utilize a collaborative approach to service delivery.
- Serve individuals or families that are Asset Limited, Income Constrained, and Employed (ALICE) or currently living in poverty.
Objective of Community Impact Fund
To support programs providing services to residents of Jefferson, Lewis and/or St. Lawrence Counties that align with at least one of the primary areas of focus:
- Social determinants of health (SDoH)
- interventions / strategies addressing SDoH, including, but not limited to, access to nutrition, housing, healthcare, literacy / language, education, and transportation.
- Supporting children
- programming that provides vital supplies and support necessary to academic success, growth and development, and a healthy successful transition into adulthood.
- Employment supports
- job skills training, soft skills development, support to those at risk of falling into situational poverty, and long-term strategies and tools for those who are living in generational poverty.
Funding Information
- United Way of Northern New York expects to award approximately $250,000 in Community Impact grants, contingent upon the results of the 2023 – 2024 campaign.
- The maximum amount of funding that can be requested from the Community Impact fund is $25,000. The average grant award last year was $13,000.
Project Period
January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications are open to 501(c )3 non-profit organizations providing human service programming to residents of Jefferson, Lewis and/or St. Lawrence Counties.
- Submitted proposal must align with one of the primary areas of focus.
- Applicant must have been in operation for at least three years.
- Organization must be governed by a board of directors.
- Organization must have at least one paid employee or 1.0 FTE.
For more information, visit United Way of Northern New York.
