Deadline: 6-Jan-21
United Way of Central West Virginia has announced grants for nonprofit agencies located in Kanawha, Putnam, Logan, Clay and Boone Counties. The funded programs must address one of four broad-based community impact areas: Education, Health, Financial Stability and Safety Net.
Funding Information
- The minimum grant request is $5,000 and the maximum is $50,000.
Funding Priorities
- Health
- Alcohol and Drug Abuse;
- Affordable mental health and trauma care;
- Affordable health and dental care and prescription medication;
- Nutrition, fitness and healthy lifestyle habits.
- Financial Stability
- Personal financial management;
- Vocational/trade school or other employment skills training;
- Dependable child care/adult care for employment;
- Grandparent/kinship care;
- Access to transportation.
- Education
- Affordable quality daycare;
- Reducing truancy and graduating high school on time;
- After-school and extracurricular activities for youth;
- Education for low-income adults;
- Higher education tuition assistance.
- Safety Net
- Shelter/emergency beds/services including transitional housing assistance;
- Domestic violence and child abuse services;
- Access to healthy food and/or meals;
- Affordable, quality permanent housing assistance;
- Senior assistance including home modifications.
Eligibility Criteria
The organization:
- Is an incorporated nonprofit organization and has tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service code.
- Has a Board of Directors that is an active, representative voluntary governing body, with regular meetings and is responsible for developing its mission, determining its strategic direction and providing oversight. Has up-to-date, current bylaws, or guidelines, by which the organization operates.
- Can provide, when requested, a financial audit (if organization revenue is over $500,000), a financial review (if organization revenue is greater than $200,000 but less than $500,000) or a financial compilation (if organization revenue is below $200,000). Financial audit, review or compilation must be performed by an independent certified public accountant in compliance with generally accepted accounting standards as applied to non-profit organizations. (Note: revenue determination is from all sources except government grants and grants from private foundations).
- Files a current IRS form 990, including schedule A or 990 EZ, or can document the circumstances under which the 990 filings is waived.
- Serves one or more counties in United Way of the Central WV service area – Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Logan and Putnam counties.
- Has the mechanisms and capacity for regularly reporting measurable, qualitative and quantitative outcomes.
- Demonstrates reasonable efficiency in program management and adequacy of resources, both in materials and in personnel (voluntary and paid) to sustain a quality level of service.
Funding Process
- United Way of Central WV’s funding decisions are made through an annual competitive application process in order to direct grant funding to the most effective programs. Grant dollars are invested in high performing nonprofit organizations that provide programs and services aligned with their four impact areas of education, health, financial stability and a safety net (basic needs).
- Citizen Review Teams made up of trained community volunteers, review the Community Impact Grants, conduct site visits and make fund allocation recommendations to United Way’s Board of Directors. The Board is responsible for all final funding decisions. Organizations receiving funds are accountable for the responsible use of those funds and must file mid-year and final reports measuring their service impact.
For more information, visit https://www.unitedwaycwv.org/community-impact-funding-priorities