The United Way of Greater New Bedford is requesting applications for its Changemaker Grants 2024.
Donor Name: United Way of Greater New Bedford
State: Massachusetts
City: Selected Cities
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/22/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Grant Criteria
Projects should be engaging, community driven, solutions-focused, and foster unity through community action. Volunteer groups should identify creative solutions to problems in our communities. Projects should also have the potential for long-term impact.
Changemaker projects should be working towards supporting one of the following (with rare exceptions):
- Family Resilience – Supporting families in building a healthy environment for children by honing their skills to withstand and rebound from inevitable life challenges.
- Health Access – Increasing access to basic needs and strengthening physical, mental and social wellbeing to support safe and healthy communities.
- Economic Mobility – Advancing pathways to financial stability and improved quality of life by empowering people to make informed financial decisions.
- Educational Opportunity – Promoting stable learning and enriching environments that contribute to lifelong success.
To be eligible for Changemaker Grants, groups and organizations must:
- Be all-volunteer
- Have an annual budget/income of $40,000 or less
- Offer projects that are specific, small in scale and with a realistic plan to improve our local community
- Have an all-inclusive membership and mission, i.e., does not exclude people on the basis of gender, race, religious differences, etc.
- Be based in New Bedford, Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Freetown, Mattapoisett, Marion, Rochester, or Wareham.
Projects should…
- Provide creative solutions to issues that are engaging, community driven, and foster unity through action
- Raise awareness for a specific area of concern
- Be small in scale, but have the potential for long-term impact
- Be specific, innovative and achievable within 1 year
- Engage citizens to address a need or issue of concern aligned with a United Way focus area
- BUILD COMMUNITY!
All funds are disbursed on a reimbursement only basis. Legal incorporation 501(c)(3) is NOT required.
For more information, visit UWGNB.
