Community Impact Grants support programs that advance Youth Opportunity, Financial Security, and Healthy Communities. These investments help address immediate needs while creating long-term pathways out of poverty.
Donor Name: United Way of Greater Greensboro
State: North Carolina
County: Guilford County (NC)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/16/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Community Impact Grants seek to invest financial contributions that address root causes of poverty. By supporting frontline work with committed partners, Community Impact Grants will deliver the building blocks of stability for thousands of neighbors across our community.
Goals
United Way of Greater Greensboro seeks applications for one-year grants to achieve measurable impact toward the following goals:
- Youth Opportunity
- Children reach key developmental milestones to ensure school readiness and on-grade reading by age 8.
- Children and youth ages 9-21 are ready for success in college, work, and life.
- Financial Security
- Adults gain employment and increase earned income on the path out of poverty.
- Households access benefits, safeguard income, and grow assets for financial stability, including homeownership.
- Healthy Community
- People have access to and utilize healthcare and nutrition services.
- Babies experience healthy birth outcomes.
- People receive housing services to address housing instability.
- People have access to safety services and prevent future violence.
Funding Information
Applicants may request funding as follows:
- Single programs: $25,000 or $50,000. If awarded, programs will receive their full request amount and no less.
- Collaboratives: $50,000 or $75,000. If awarded, collaboratives will receive their full request amount and no less.
Grant Period
Grants are for one year only, for the funding period July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026.
Target Populuation
- They prioritize investment in programs or collaboratives that serve a high percentage of households in poverty and may include low-income households.
- In poverty” is defined as living at or below the current Federal Poverty Guideline for household size as established by U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.
- Low-income households are defined as 100% to 200% FPL.
- School-aged children receiving free (130% FPL) and reduced (185% FPL) meals are included in our target population.
- Grant recipients are required to collect household income.
- Household income” is the total gross income (salaries, wages, profits, cash benefits) for all people living in a home.
- Household income may be verified through paystubs, tax returns, receipt of other income supports, or self-report.
- For clients who are school-aged children, the receipt of free (130% FPL) and reduced (185% FPL) meals at a school in Greensboro is sufficient documentation, or attendance at a GCS school with Community Eligibility Provision.
Eligibility Criteria
To apply for funding, the organization and the program must meet the following eligibility criteria. For collaborative applications, all participating organizations must meet all eligibility requirements.
- The organization(s) offering the program is tax-exempt and is one of the following:
- Not-for-profit organization with 501(c)(3) status
- Government agency
- School or academic institution
- The organization(s) offering the program has a current NC Solicitation License or exemption.
- The organization is up to date filing annual IRS returns according to its tax-exempt status.
- The organization offering the program must have at least one paid full-time staff member or one FTE. Organizations operating only with volunteers may apply as part of a collaborative but may not serve as the lead agency.
- Full-time childcare programs are not eligible.
- The program requesting funding has been in operation by your organization for at least two years.
- Funds may only be used for residents of Greater Greensboro, defined as all of Guilford County excluding High Point and Jamestown. Programs that serve a broader geographical range must submit program budgets that reflect the cost of conducting services for Greater Greensboro and show that funds will only be used to support Greater Greensboro residents.
- The program may not require religious activities as a condition of service and must provide services to all clients regardless of faith or denomination. Furthermore, the organization’s programs and affairs must be conducted without discrimination based on race, religion, skin color, sex, gender, gender identity, language differences, age, physical, mental, and developmental abilities, socioeconomic status, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation.
- Funds may not be used for an organization’s ongoing operating support.
- Funds may not be used to support building or capital projects or campaigns.
- Previously funded organizations or programs with compliance violations are not eligible.
- Incomplete or late proposals will not be accepted.
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