Apply for United Way Funding

Thank you to all who applied for United Way funding. The online Request for Proposals step of the process for applying for fiscal year 2013-14 funds has concluded as of March 7, 2013. The next steps in the process are outlined below. If your organization was not included in this grant application cycle, we encourage you to sign up for alerts about the next grant funding cycle.

Successful proposals will be for new or existing projects that meet at least one of the Objectives under a Funding Priority as outlined in the RFP document.

GRANT RANGE

1-Year Community Investment Grants of $25,000-$100,000 will be awarded to the most outstanding applications in July of 2013.

TIMELINE

January 15, 2013	Applicants determined through the RFQ are invited to participate in RFP process
February 4th-14th	Suggested Work Sessions for RFP Applicants to answer questions about the RFP, clarify UWCW expectations and meet other applicants (at least one in each county)
March 7	(RFP) Proposals Due ONLINE 5:00PM
March 7 – May 6	Compilation and Review of Proposals
May 6 – May 24	Review and selection process
June 19	United Way Board of Directors approve funding decisions
June 21	Applicants notified of final funding decisions
July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014	Annual contract period

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Links to More Info

Optional RFP Work Sessions

United Way is pleased to offer five regionally based Work Sessions this February to help clarify the application and RFP process of the 2013-2014 grant cycle. These optional sessions are only for applicants who have been invited to submit an RFP for funding and will cover proposal details, the online portal and the proposal review criteria. The opportunity to ask questions directly to United Way staff as well as network and collaborate with other applicants will also be made available.

The Work Session registration deadline is Wednesday, January 30th.

An email with a registration link and password was sent to eligible applicants. If you did not receive an email or need to have your username and password information resent, please contact Jessica Knight, (jessicak@unitedway-pdx.org), 503.226.9288.

Beaverton Library
12375 Southwest 5th Street, Beaverton, OR 97005
Monday February 4th
2:30pm-5:00pm

Multnomah County East Building
600 NE 8th St, Gresham, OR 97030
Wednesday February 6th
9:00am-11:30am

Legacy Meridian Park Hospital
19300 SW 65th Ave, Tualatin, Oregon 97062
Monday February 11th
9:00am-11:30am

Kaiser Permanente NW Town Hall
3704 North Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR 97227
Wednesday February 13th
1:30pm-4:00pm

Fort Vancouver Regional Library
901 C Street, Vancouver, WA 98660
Thursday February 14th
9:30am-12:00pm

Other Grant-Writing Resources

Want more resource to prepare you to write a sucessful grant? United Way is sponsoring a series of grant workshops, presented by the Nonprofit Network of SW WA and the Vancouver Community Library. Learn more.

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Contacting United Way for Assistance

United Way staff are available to help clarify our requirements and offer technical assistance during the process.

Grant support hours are 9am-5pm Monday-Thursday and 9am-noon on Friday.

For questions regarding requirements or process:
Please contact Community Impact Staff at 503.226.9339 or via e-mail. For Impact Area-specific questions please contact the appropriate Senior Manager (replace "at" with an "@" sign):

Education: Colin McCormack, 503.226.9543, Email: colinm at unitedway-pdx.org

Financial Stability: Roserria Roberts, 503.226.9357, Email: roserriar at unitedway-pdx.org

Health & Well-Being: Sarah Groshell, 503.226.9540, Email: sarahg at unitedway-pdx.org

For technology questions regarding the online application portal:
Please contact our IT staff via email or at 503.226.9383

Interested in applying in the future?

Sign up for email updates on our grant funding process.

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