The United Way of Western Nebraska is seeking applications for Community Grant program to fund health and human service programs that impact the areas of Health, Education and Financial Stability.
Donor Name: United Way of Western Nebraska
State: Nebraska and Wyoming
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/01/2023
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
For more than 75 years, United Way has fundraised for and invested in the Western Nebraska community area. With more than 1490 donors and 250 local volunteers annually and over $13 million dollars raised since inception, they continue to bring incredible people together to make positive community change. They fund health and human service programs that impact the areas of Health, Education and Financial Stability.
They use data to understand the biggest needs that exist in their community and the effectiveness of their funded programs to impact that need. Because they use data to guide their investment decision-making process, they require their funded partners to report on the outcomes of their programs annually. These reports, in addition to other community level data, inform the way they fund.
Priority Areas
UWWN focuses on identifying the issues impacting the community in the areas of health, education and financial stability. Services provided by the organizations must:
- Promote healthier lives, better education or financial stability, provide for and contribute primarily to human care and health needs operating and serving individuals in health, welfare, recreation, youth guidance and/or character building field.
- Be targeted toward an identifiable population and within the UWWN service area.
- Improve the well-being of individuals, groups or communities through the provision of services which are appropriate for UWWN support.
Funding Requirements
United Way is seeking program applications for a grant funding cycle beginning July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
Programs must meet the following requirements to be considered:
- Must provide health and human services in Banner County, Box Butte County, Cheyenne County, Dawes County, Deuel County, Garden County, Kimball County, Morrill County, Scotts Bluff County, Sheridan County, Sioux County in the State of Nebraska or Goshen County and/or Platte County in the State of Wyoming.
- Must be a current 501(c)(3) organizations.
- Must be an existing organization with an established Board of Directors or defined governing agency that meets at least 4 times per year.
- Must allow members of the United Way Board of Directors to review accounting records if requested.
- Must have a written mission, goals and objectives.
- Must be an agency currently in existence and currently providing services in our community.
- Must be willing to sign the agency agreement.
For more information, visit UWWN.
