Deadline: 15-Dec-21
The United Way Suncoast (UWS) is seeking applications from nonprofit organizations to receive funding for programs in the focus areas of early learning, financial stability, and youth success with an emphasis on the priority population.
ALICE is an acronym that stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. The ALICE population represents hardworking yet struggling residents who have little or no savings and are often one emergency from falling into poverty.
Streams
The available streams are:
- Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties
- Early Learning Investment Stream
- Financial Stability Investment Stream
- Youth Success Investment Stream
- Manatee County
- Early Learning Investment Stream
- Sarasota and DeSoto Counties
- Early Learning Investment Stream
- Financial Stability Investment Stream
Funding Information
- Funding will be provided to qualifying programs for up to three years, contingent on program performance and continued availability of funds, and is expected to range from $30,000 to $150,000 annually.
- Funding will begin on July 1, 2022.
Principles
The investment process principles are:
- Accountability: The shared responsibility of United Way Suncoast and grantees to follow guidelines, meet deadlines, and report data in an accurate and timely way.
- Collaboration: Communicating and sharing a clear and measurable vision around specific issues or topics and working together to solve these issues.
- Commitment to results: Organizational commitment to using data for continuous improvement in partnerships with programs and initiatives supported through investments.
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Using equity data as a lens to influence the work and discussing the need and benefits of diversity and inclusion in the supported programs and within the communities.
- Shared learning and training: Working alongside agencies through learning communities. Providing learning and training opportunities for grantees.
- Transparency: Open and honest communication with grantees and setting clear expectations for performance.
Eligibility Criteria
- The 2022 UWS Community Investment is open to nonprofit organizations serving the Suncoast region of Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota and Desoto Counties.
- Please note that if you have a program that, for example, operates in both Manatee and Hillsborough, you will have to submit two separate applications for funding consideration in each region. However, if your program serves two counties already grouped together by stream (eg, Sarasota and DeSoto), you will only submit one.
- To ensure the viability and sustainability of the proposed programs, the applicant organization must:
- Have 501c3 status, or have an established 501c3 organization serving as fiscal agent
- 501c3 documentation will be required to submit the LOI
- Have at least one full time staff member
- Have been in operation for at least three years
For more information, visit https://unitedwaysuncoast.org/2022-2025-community-investment/