The United Way of Bay County’s Community Investment Grant is designed to ensure that local funding supports programs that make a measurable impact in the areas of youth opportunity, healthy community, financial security, and community resiliency.
Donor Name: United Way of Bay County
State: Michigan
County: Bay County (MI)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/21/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
United Way of Bay County has a vision: that every person in the community is thriving. They work to create long-lasting change that inspires hope and creates opportunities for a better tomorrow by bringing people together who share the same goals and work together on solutions that no single organization can solve alone. Through a community assessment, the most urgent needs are identified in the focus areas of youth opportunity, healthy community, financial security and community resiliency- the building blocks for a good life.
The UWBC Community Investment Grant is a process that allows applicants to demonstrate how their project or program aligns with the identified priority areas and has the most potential to achieve the UWBC impact goals.
Eligibility Criteria
- Be a Non-Profit
- The organization must have a 501(c)(3) status from the IRS and a valid Charitable Solicitation License from the State of Michigan
- Operate Locally
- The proposed program must serve Bay County residents
- Offer Unique Collaboration
- UWBC values programs that are non-duplicative and emphasize collaboration
- Focus on ALICE
- The proposed program must prove that it provides a needed service to the community and targets participants within the ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) threshold or below
- Be Sustainable
- The proposed program should receive support from other donors and funding sources
- Have Established Goals
- The proposed program must have measurable goals and agree to measure and report on defined outcomes set by UWBC
- Be an established Program
- The United Way does not support capital projects of any kind or provide general operational funding to organizations
- Agree to Terms
- Funded partners must agree to the terms of the partnership as stated in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), including strong support and publicity of their United Way affiliation.
For more information, visit UWBC.
