United Way Community Impact RFP
United Way of Genesee County accepts applications for our Community Impact Grants in March of each year.
United Way of Genesee County (UWGC), serving Genesee and Shiawassee Counties, is at the forefront of uniting people, developing resources and creating solutions to build a better community. In an effort to improve lives in our community, UWGC invests donor gifts in exceptional programs that make measurable progress. UWGC awards grants that meet specific priority areas:
- Genesee County, our priority areas are Education and Basic Needs (including Health and Financial Stability).
- Shiawassee County, our priority areas are Education and Basic Needs.
UWGC funds high-quality programs through systematic Community Impact Grants. Grants are provided through a competitive and transparent allocation process that is open to all nonprofit organizations that meet eligibility criteria. Typically awarded grants range from $2,500 - $100,000.
Eligibility:
The following requirements must be met in order for a program to receive funding through the Community Impact Grants Process:
- The organization must be a 501(c)(3) in good standing with the State of Michigan Nonprofit Corporation Act and IRS rules for Charitable Organizations; or governmental entity.
- The organization must be established for more than 3 years at time of submission.
- The proposed program must concentrate its efforts and services within Genesee or Shiawassee County.
- UWGC values programs that are non-duplicative, large in scale, emphasize collaboration and leverage dollars from other donors.
- The proposed program must make an impact in one or more of the UWGC priority areas and its target strategies.
- The United Way does not support capital projects of any kind.
Community Impact Cabinet
The Cabinet reviews proposals, making recommendations for funding to the United Way Board of Directors, and monitors awarded projects’ progress.
The members of the Genesee County Community Impact Cabinet are:
- Jim Carney
Chemical Bank
(Chair and United Way board member)
- Kyle Canada
Randy Wise Automotive
- Erin Hoffman
Domico Med-Device
- Lori Mudge
Rowe Professional Services
- Deana Turcott
Dort Financial Credit Union
The members of the Shiawassee County Community Impact Cabinet are:
- Jeff Apsey
MI-AFSCME Council 25
(Chair and United Way board member)
- Becky Yost
FifthThird
- Justin Horvath
Shiawassee Economic Development Partnership
- Mindy Zofchak
Huntington National Bank
For questions related to the United Way's Community Impact Grants process in Genesee or Shiawassee Counties, please contact Jamie-Lee Venable, Vice President of Operations, at jvenable@unitedwaygenesee.org or 810-762-5826.
Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) - applications are now closed
Agencies providing emergency food, shelter and energy assistance to Genesee, Shiawassee and Lapeer County residents are invited to apply for a federal grant administered locally by the United Way of Genesee County through the Emergency Food and Shelter Local Board Program. EFSP funds may be used to provide clients with meals or groceries, shelter, rent or utility bill support.
These are federal dollars and selected agencies will be responsible for documentation of meals, lodging/rent/shelter and/or utilities provided to eligible clients. Interested nonprofits that have demonstrated the capability to deliver such emergency support programs must submit applications during the open period. Janet Cotton.