PLEASE NOTE: The 2024-2025 Community Impact Grant cycle is now closed. If you need assistance, please contact Madison Baranoski, our Director of Community Impact.
Middlesex United Way Announces Community Impact Grant Opportunity!
Middlesex United Way seeks grant applications from new organizations to fund work in Middlesex County that work within established Impact Areas of Racial Equity & Inclusion, Education, Financial Stability, Housing, Wellness, and Youth Development. Community Impact focuses MUW resources on the needs that matter most to the people of Middlesex County.
Applicants must be a 501(c)(3) or have a fiscal sponsor that is a 501(c)(3). Funds are restricted for work serving the communities and constituents of Middlesex County. Middlesex United Way Community Impact Grant funds cannot fund capital expenditures, scholarship programs, or any third party or contract. All grant funds must be spent on the intended purpose. Eligible organizations can apply for $5,000 - $30,000. Applications are reviewed and scored by volunteers and staff.
Application Opens: January 19, 2024
Last day to request application review meeting: March 8, 2024
Last day to submit final application: March 29, 2024
To register or learn more email Madison Baranoski, our Director of Community Impact.
- Electronic packet that includes grant criteria, key dates, staff contacts is sent to CEO/Executive Director/President, and attendees of Partner Breakfast.
- Application in Microsoft Word format must be emailed to Madison Baranoski – you’ll receive a confirmation email upon receipt.
- Qualified applicants will have a Zoom meeting with staff and volunteers.
- Currently-funded partners (FY 2023-2024) may request a review of their draft application. To request a review and meeting, applicants must submit drafted applications before 5:00 PM on March 8, 2024. Review meetings will be scheduled no sooner than one week after submission, but not after March 15. These reviews and meetings will be scheduled as time and capacity of staff and volunteers allow. All meetings will be held via Zoom. We suggest submitting drafts as soon as possible.
- Organizations can submit one application per Impact Area.
- Organizations can request funding amounts between $5,000 and $30,000 per application.
- Applications must clearly demonstrate how funds are staying within Middlesex County.
- Needs Statement: Provide current data and documentation illustrating the community’s need for the work you provide and to which populations.
- Returning partners will need to demonstrate they’ve executed all parts of the FY 2023-2024 Funding Partner Criteria and Agreement, including promoting MUW as a funder and conducting a Workplace Campaign.
All applicants will be required to attend one of the virtual informational sessions scheduled for February 7, 2024.
Session #1: Currently Funded Partners
February 7, 2024, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Session #2: New Applicants
February 7, 2024, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Please email Madison Baranoski, our Director of Community Impact, to register and receive Zoom information.
OUR MISSION
By cultivating leadership and partnerships, bringing resources together, and investing in our community, Middlesex United Way acts as a catalyst to achieve measurable, positive impact in education, health, housing financial stability, and racial equity.
OUR VISION FOR OUR COMMUNITY
All those who reside in Middlesex County live in a healthy, vibrant, inclusive, and thriving community.
All sectors of our county are invested in and working in partnership to improve the quality of life for all.
All those who reside in Middlesex County are aware of and able to access supports related to education, health, housing, financial stability, and racial equity & inclusion.
OUR VALUES
Collaboration: We view our role in our community as a convener and catalyst for cooperation and collaboration towards shared goals.
Compassion: We care deeply about the lives of the people in our region.
Informed: We seek out information and evidence to support our decision-making efforts, both strategic and tactical.
Transparency: We are accountable and transparent in all that we do.
Inclusivity: We are inspired by and inclusive of our community’s diversity.
Integrity: We are committed to ethical principles that demonstrate honesty, trustworthiness, and reliability.
Stewardship: We are stewards of the support provided to us and ensure responsible, sound fiscal decision-making.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY
The Middlesex United Way, Inc. is fully committed to creating and maintaining an organizational environment which enables all people to perform to their potential by actively valuing different backgrounds and perspectives, fostering teamwork and collaboration among a heterogeneous community, and maximizing contributions to the Middlesex United Way by using the skills, talents, and resources of all members of our community.
OUR SERVICE AREA
Middlesex County, Connecticut: Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Middlefield, Middletown, Portland, Old Saybrook, and Westbrook.
OUR COMMUNITY IMPACT AREAS:
Education, Youth Development, Wellness, Housing, Financial Stability, and Racial Equity & Inclusion.
APPLICATION PROCESS
- Electronic packet that includes grant criteria, key dates, staff contacts have been sent to eligible parties.
- Qualified applicants will have a Zoom meeting with staff and volunteers.
Applicants may request a review of their draft application. To request a review and meeting, applicants must submit drafted applications before 5:00 PM on March 8, 2024. Review meetings will be scheduled no sooner than one week after submission, but not after March 15. These reviews and meetings will be scheduled as time and capacity of staff and volunteers allow. All meetings will be held via Zoom. We suggest submitting drafts as soon as possible.
Application Opens: Friday, January 19, 2024
Application Closes: Friday, March 29, 2024
2024-2025 Grant Application
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