The United Way Fox Cities excited to announce the annual funding opportunity for nonprofit organizations serving the Fox Cities region.
Donor Name: United Way Fox Cities
State: Wisconsin
County: Calumet County (WI), Outagamie County (WI), Winnebago County (WI)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/31/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Through the annual grant, They invest in solutions that address urgent needs and improve lives in the community.
This 2026-2027 grant cycle represents a new approach for United Way Fox Cities. Based on extensive community and nonprofit input, they are testing new ways to simplify applications, reduce burden, respond to community needs, and improve transparency. They expect this process to be iterative. Creating something effective requires two-way communication. They will continue to provide opportunities for feedback as they develop this new funding model.
Funding Priorities
- For the May 2026–April 2027 grant cycle, United Way Fox Cities will prioritize programs that address immediate support and stabilizing essentials for individuals and families experiencing, or at risk of, hardship or instability.
- Services may include responses to an urgent crisis (such as loss of housing, violence, or sudden health needs) or consistent access to essentials that keep people from falling into crisis (such as daily childcare, afterschool care, or ongoing mental health treatment).
- Programs designed primarily for individuals who are already stable — such as general wellness, enrichment, or recreational activities — are not in scope.
Funding Priorities by Impact Area
- Youth Opportunity
- Childcare and Early Childhood – safe, reliable, accessible, or emergency/respite care.
- Afterschool – structured, reliable out-of-school-time programs that provide daily supervision, academic or social support, and safe environments for children and youth who would otherwise be at risk without care.
- Safe Adults – services that provide access to frequent, reliable and sustained adult relationships that address critical hardship or instability.
- Healthy Community
- Physical and Dental Health Care – access to care for uninsured or underinsured individuals. Connections to medical and dental homes, and insurance navigation.
- Safety from Violence – crisis hotlines, shelter, safety planning, crisis support, or other immediate support and responsive programming for survivors of violence and abuse.
- Nutrition and Food Security – same-day groceries, prepared meals, food boxes, culturally relevant staples, or consistent access to nutrition needed for daily health.
- Mental Health and Substance Use –Services that stabilizes individuals who would otherwise experience crisis.
- Financial Security
- Housing – emergency shelter/lodging, eviction prevention, utility shut-off prevention and restoration, urgent habitability repairs (e.g., furnace, burst pipes), and short-term rent assistance to maintain stability.
- Transportation – services that support transportation to access healthcare, basic needs, or access to employment.
- Basic Needs – providing daily essentials that allow people to live with dignity.
Grant Period
May 2026-April 2027
Use of Funds
Allowable Uses of Funds:
- Salaries/staffing, and fringe
- Transportation costs needed to deliver or access services
- Supplies/materials necessary for services
- Direct assistance to resolve immediate needs
- Reasonable operations/overhead necessary to deliver services
All costs must be necessary, reasonable, documented, and tied to eligible operations or services within the grant period.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations requesting funds must:
Deliver at least one service within the funding priorities listed above.
- Be tax-exempt as described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and in good standing with the State of Wisconsin.
- Serve individuals in Outagamie, Calumet, or Northern Winnebago counties.
- Deliver at least one service within the funding priorities listed below.
For more information, visit United Way Fox Cities.
