1. United Way Grants

2. Changing The Odds For Families & Communities
Family Stability
A. Regional Initiatives
C. Partnership Board
Guided Investments
2-1-1 at UWCM
Shelter Diversion
Early Warning & Response System
Access to Healthy Food
Volunteer Engagement
Family Stability Investments
Operating Grants
Response Grants
B. Place-Based Integrated Services
Park Heights: Arlington
Brooklyn/Curtis Bay: Ben Franklin .
North Laurel
Cockeysville
East Side: Henderson-Hopkins
West Side: Promise Heights
Dundalk
Meade Severn: MacArthur Middle
Carroll (county-wide)
Park Heights: Martin Luther King Jr.
Joppa/Edgewood: Magnolia
North Laurel Expansion
Highlandtown
Essex: Healthy Babies Collaborative

3. United Way Grants Plan for Today
Provide details on using our new system
Setting up account
Completing application
Technical assistance available
Provide brief overview of Community Response Grants (CRGs) and Community Operating Grants (COGs)
What’s New?
Highlights – key areas where we expect questions
Leave significant time for questions at end (30 minutes)

4. United Way Grants Questions Questions - addressed after presentation
Write question on notecards - Put question topic at top:
Additional questions may be submitted until Thursday, Jan 19 to:
Questions and answers will be posted by Tuesday, January 24.

5. United Way Grants What’s New? New grant portal – CommunityForce
Community Response Grants
Apply anytime
Expedited turn-around time
Two applications max; one award (per year, per jurisdiction)
Community Operating Grants
Fourth priority funding area – employment
Revised questions – emphasis on data / impact

6. UWCM’s Grant Portal Community Force Getting Started
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UWCM’s Grant Portal
Community Force
Getting Started

13. United Way Grants
Application Details

14. United Way Grants Central Maryland Jurisdictions Served
Anne Arundel County
Baltimore City
Baltimore County
Carroll County
Harford County
Howard County
Population Served
low-income individuals and/or families (those at or below 300 percent of poverty)

15. Keys to Completing an Application
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Keys to Completing an Application
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There are some questions that get pre-populated from other answers
Must answer all required questions*
Narrative sections have word limits
Some fields are restricted (number only, # of digits, etc.)
To submit– all sections must be100% complete, including:
Yes/No questions – even if answer is “no”
All required attachments
Electronic assurance and signature

16. Community Response Grants - Overview
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Community Response Grants - Overview
Purpose: To support urgent, unexpected or emergency organizational needs
Apply any time
Indicate the specific jurisdiction
Award range: up to $7,500
Two applications max; one award (per year, per jurisdiction)
Target turnaround time for notification: 15 business days

17. Community Response Grants - Examples
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Community Response Grants - Examples
Yes No
Unexpected, urgent circumstance increased the need for program supplies
Didn’t budget for enough program supplies
Someone broke into office – window and door replacement needed (funds not covered by insurance)
Funds needed for foreclosure prevention
Unique, time sensitive grant opportunity that requires leveraged resource / match
New program idea that organization wants to start mid-year
A/C system breaks down in July –had to be repaired
Grant proposal for A/C system without proper documentation

23. Community Operating Grants - Overview
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Community Operating Grants - Overview
Purpose: to support organizations and programs that are changing outcomes for low-income individuals and/or families (those at or below 300 percent of poverty)
Apply once annually
One application max per jurisdiction
Must select primary focus area
Award range: up to $30,000

24. Last Year’s Application Data
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Last Year’s Application Data
210 Total COG Applications in FY17 54 Awards

25. FY2018 Community Operating Grant Timeline
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FY2018 Community Operating Grant Timeline
January 19, 5:00 pm EST Deadline to Submit Programmatic Questions
January 24, Final Question & Answer Document Posted
January 31, 5:00 pm EST Application Submission Deadline
By June Grant Award Notification
July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018 Funding Period

26. Focus Areas Primary Focus Area – must choose one
Make the case that you are directly supporting families and/or individuals in this focus area
Funding decisions are not driven by the specific focus areas
Transition

30. Estimating Proportional Number Served by COG Grant
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Estimating Proportional Number Served by COG Grant
Program Expenses
If requesting $25,000 and the total program budget is $100,000, then the request is 25% of total program cost.
If request is 25% of total program cost, and program serves 200 individuals, then proportionately, the COG grant will support 50 individuals (200 x 0.25).
Operating Expenses
If requesting $25,000 and the total organizational budget is $250,000, then the request is 10% of total organizational budget.
If request is 10% of the total organizational budget, and the organization will serve 300 families, then proportionately, the COG grant will support 30 families (300 x 0.10)

35. United Way Grants Key Staff
Rob Clark, Director, Grant Development & Foundation Relations
Leigh Ann Link, Grants Administrative Coordinator
Rashida Muhammad, Grants Development Specialist
Sarah Mallonga, Associate V.P., Data, Research & Accountability
Peggy Gagen, Director of Regional Partnerships and Health Program Officer

36. Additional questions: grantquestions@uwcm.org
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Questions and Answers
Additional questions: