Community Impact Grants - United Way of Rutland County

What is a Community Impact Grant?

United Way of Rutland County raises funds on an annual cycle to invest into programs that help to address the most critical areas of need in our community. Our board and staff of UWRC work closely with local partners to make informed decisions relative to where funds can have the biggest impact, with an overall focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The Community Impact Grant application process is the main system for distributing these funds.

Rutland County nonprofit agencies are invited to submit proposals for projects or programs that will address issues within one or more of the Community Impact focus areas. Teams of community volunteers, Community Impact Committee members, and the UWRC board review the applications, and determine grant awards through a collaborative decision-making process. Once grants are awarded, UWRC staff collaborate with grantees to promote program success.

If you are a qualified 501c-3 nonprofit agency in Rutland County and you are interested in applying for one of our grants, join us for a v irtual Q&A session on May 10, 2024 at 11:30 a.m. EST (or dial (402) 726-1045, PIN: 471 144 494). There will be no mandatory forum this year.

2024 Final Report

(for 2023 Grant Year)

2023 Community Impact Grants – Final Report online form

- - Please note: You must complete and submit the entire online form in one session (you cannot save a partially completed form to finish at a later time).
  - The online form allows you to upload spreadsheets, documents, or other files as a simple option for completion.

2023 Community Impact Grants – Final Report for downloading

2024 Grant Cycle Documents & Timeline

Grant requests of more than $3000:

2024 Full Application Grant Packet online form
2024 Full Application Grant Packet for downloading

Grant requests of $3000 or less:

2024 Mini Application Grant Packet online form
2024 Mini Application Grant Packet for downloading

*Bennington County agencies are only eligible for requests of $3,000 or less

Timeline for the 2024 Community Impact Grants Cycle

Application Timeline

May 10, 2024 Q&A zoom meeting (not required but encouraged for new applicants)
- Time TBD
May 14, 2024 Deadline to submit Letter of Intent
May 15, 2024 Agencies invited to submit Proposals will be contacted by 5pm EST
June 7, 2024 Deadline to submit Proposal Application
June 8 – June 26 2024 Proposal application review meetings by Community Impact Committee. Agencies may be invited to discuss proposals as needed
Week of July 8, 2024 UWRC Board of Directors reviews recommendations from Community Impact Committee and votes to award grants
July 15, 2024 Grant Awards Announced

Funding and Reporting Timeline

July 1, 2024 2024 grant cycle program year begins
August 31, 2024 Distribution deadline for first 50% of grant award funds*
December 31, 2024 Distribution deadline for second 50% of grant award funds**
March 30, 2025 Deadline to submit final report***
June 30, 2025 grant cycle program year ends

*agencies of Bennington County are only eligible for Mini grants (<$3,000)
**funding distribution deadlines are approximate and cannot be guaranteed
***agencies should report results to date and if they anticipate any concerns meeting the program goals by June 31 based on those results

2023 Grantees/Community Grant Partners

Learn more about our Community Grant Partners.