The United Way of the Yampa Valley provides grants to unite people, ideas and resources to advance the common good in education, financial stability, and health.
Donor Name: United Way of the Yampa Valley (UWYV)
State: Colorado
County: Moffat County (CO), Rio Blanco County (CO), Routt County (CO)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/16/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
2025-2026 UWYV Community Impact Goals
- Give children a strong start (birth to 8 years of age)
- UWYV all benefit when every child has a strong developmental start from the earliest age. UWYV funds programs that improve developmental opportunities for lower-income, at-risk children. UWYV seeks to address the following challenges:
- Access to affordable, quality preschool and childcare
- Access to other early childhood development programs that promote literacy, kindergarten preparation, or parenting skills
- Childhood food insecurity
- Need for more and better qualified preschool teachers
- UWYV all benefit when every child has a strong developmental start from the earliest age. UWYV funds programs that improve developmental opportunities for lower-income, at-risk children. UWYV seeks to address the following challenges:
- Provide youth a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment (9-17 years of age)
- Transitions are sometimes challenging for young people, particularly at-risk youth. UWYV seeks to fund programs that support the successful transition of elementary school students into middle school, middle school students into high school, and high school students into adulthood. Challenges that they will look to address are:
- Literacy at grade level
- Financial literacy or work/life readiness
- Food insecurity
- Bullying prevention and support for diversity
- Discouraging use of alcohol, tobacco, vaping and other drugs
- Need for student engagement and/or parental support
- Healthy behavioral boundaries
- Appropriate use of technology
- Transitions are sometimes challenging for young people, particularly at-risk youth. UWYV seeks to fund programs that support the successful transition of elementary school students into middle school, middle school students into high school, and high school students into adulthood. Challenges that they will look to address are:
- Improve the financial stability of Northwest Colorado residents in need
- Many individuals and families struggle to make ends meet. Programs that seek to achieve the following will be considered:
- Build financial skills or resiliency through adult education or counseling in household financial management or workplace readiness
- Reduce food insecurity
- Enable seniors to live in their homes longer if they wish
- Improve household financial stability
- Improve access to adult education or training that enhances job skills
- Many individuals and families struggle to make ends meet. Programs that seek to achieve the following will be considered:
- Expand access to health & crisis services
- People who experience mental health issues or physical or emotional abuse need support and access to resources to move towards a better quality of life. To promote the social/emotional wellbeing of community members, they seek to fund programs that:
- Offer mental health education or counseling for adults or children
- Prevent suicides through education or counseling
- Address substance abuse
- Prevent domestic violence or abuse
- Respond to people in crisis
- Provide dental and in-home health services in underserved rural areas
- Provide general health services in underserved areas of Moffat and/or Rio Blanco County.
- People who experience mental health issues or physical or emotional abuse need support and access to resources to move towards a better quality of life. To promote the social/emotional wellbeing of community members, they seek to fund programs that:
Funding Information
United Way of the Yampa Valley (UWYV) community program grant application for $5,000 or less.
Grant Criteria
- Program Features
- Fund a program aligned with your core organization goals.
- Serve primarily lower-income, at-risk clients in Routt, Moffat, and/or Rio Blanco County.
- UWYV is proud to launch the inaugural ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Report for Colorado. This report provides crucial data and is now required for UWYV grant funding.
- The report highlights that 37% of Colorado households work but struggle to afford necessities. ALICE households—essential workers like cashiers, childcare providers, and janitors—often earn too much to qualify for aid but not enough to make ends meet, leaving them one emergency away from crisis.
- Grant applicants are encouraged to review the ALICE Report and demonstrate how their programs will directly and positively impact ALICE households.
- Addressing their needs is vital to building stronger, more resilient communities.
- Address a UWYV community impact goal.
- Show strong program management ability by delivering, critically evaluating, and continuously improving program results.
- Organizational Features
- Exhibit strong oversight by an engaged Board of Directors.
- Present a financially healthy organization.
- Be a tax-exempt organization eligible to accept charitable donations.
- Pre-schools and childcare providers must have a Colorado Shines rating of 1 or higher.
For more information, visit UWYV.
