Funding Opportunities

Community Engagement Funding:

Community Engagement is a strategically targeted approach that guides United Way of Midland in making meaningful and measurable improvements in the lives of people in our community. All funding awarded through the Community Engagement Funding process is provided on a one-year funding cycle. Community Engagement outlines two funding strategies designed to help transform our community:

1. Request for Proposal (RFP): This funding opportunity is for organizations applying to provide Financial Security and Youth Opportunity programs and services. This process uses a zero-based funding approach, and all requests are reviewed competitively without consideration of prior or current funding.

2. Request for Continuation of Funding (RCF): This funding opportunity is for organizations currently receiving program funding within the Healthy Community (2-Gen – Social, Health, and Well-Being) focus area. All requests are reviewed with consideration of prior and/or current funding performance. Please note: Funding allocations are not guaranteed and are subject to change based on campaign fund availability and review panel 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 conducted, and proposals are evaluated and scored by Volunteer Community Review Panels from March through April. Funding allocation decisions are finalized by late May. Community Engagement Funding runs from July of the award year through 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: Financial Security, Healthy Community, and Youth Opportunity.

• 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 Innovative Grants:

• Proposals: The grant portal is open to receive proposals in September and proposals are due in October.
• Timeline:  Proposals are reviewed and evaluated by a Volunteer Community Review Panel made up of community volunteers. Grants are awarded in the November and run from November of the current year through November 30th 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.