Funding Opportunities

Program Funding:

Community Engagement is a strategically targeted approach to guide United Way of Midland to make meaningful and measurable improvements in the lives of people in our community. All program funding awarded through the Community Engagement - Program Funding process are three-year multi-year funding. Community Engagement outlines two funding strategies that help transform our community:
 
1. Request for Proposal (RFP): is for organizations applying to provide 2-Gen Pathways for Families Initiative - Workforce Development services. This process assumes zero-based funding and all requests are reviewed competitively and without considerations to prior or current funding. 
 
2. Request for Continuation of Funding (RCF): is for organizations currently receiving program funding in the areas of 2-Gen Pathways for Families Initiative - Education Success and Social, Health, and Well-Being. Both are required to complete the RCF. All requests are reviewed with consideration to prior or current funding. Note: Allocations are not guaranteed and are subject to change based on campaign funds availability and panel review/evaluations. 

  • Proposals: Letter of Intent (RFP Only) is due January. The grant portal is open to receive proposals in early February and are due in March.  
  • Timeline:  Site visits (RFP only) are performed and proposals are evaluated/ scored by Volunteer Community Review Panels from March - April. Program Funding allocation awards are notified by late May. Program Funding runs from July of award year to June of the following year.  
  • Requirements: The following requirements must be met in order for a program to receive funding through the Grants Process:
    • 501 (C) 3 Nonprofit
    • The proposed program must be a Health and human service organization serving Midland, Martin, and/or Upton County.
    • Governed by a local volunteer board
    • Fiscal agent must have audited financials
    • The proposed program must align with at least one of United Way of Midland’s Community Impact Focus Area Goals.
       

Community Initiatives:

Collaborative effort (3 or more partners) that addresses an identified United Way of Midland Community outcome in one of the three Focus Areas: education, self-sufficiency and health.

  • Timeline: To be determined by United Way of Midland Board of Directors
  • Requirements:
    • Fiscal agent must have audited financials.
    • The program must serve clients in Midland, Martin, and/or Upton County.
    • The proposed program must align with at least one of United Way of Midland’s Community Impact Focus Area Goals.
       

Community Grants:

United Way offers Community Grants up to $15,000 to Non-profit health and human service organizations for:
1. New Programs
2. Creative responses to pressing identified needs
3. One-Time Projects
4. Program Expansion
  • Proposals: The grant portal is open to receive proposals in mid-August and are due mid-September.
  • Timeline:  Proposals are reviewed and evaluated by a Volunteer Community Review Panel which consists Community Volunteers. Grants are awarded in the November and run from November of the current year to October of the following year.  
  • Requirements:
    • The program must serve clients in Midland, Martin, and/or Upton County.
    • The proposed program must align with at least one of the United Way of Midland’s Community Impact Focus Area Goals.