United Way of Metropolitan Dallas

How to Apply for United Way Funding

United Way of Metropolitan Dallas brings together the people and organizations who have the passion, expertise and resources to help achieve the United 2020 community goals by 2020. As part of that effort, United Way invites nonprofit organizations to learn more about applying to receive United Way funding.

Overview

To improve lives in our community, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas invests donors' gifts in the highest quality programs that make measurable progress toward the United 2020 community goals in Education, Income and Health:

  • Education — prepare 60 percent of high school graduates to succeed in education after high school
  • Income — move 250,000 more people out of poverty permanently
  • Health — improve community health through expanded access, preventive care and healthy behaviors

United Way invited service providers doing outstanding work in these areas to consider applying for United Way funding through the competitive Community Impact Grants process. Service providers apply for funding for programs that align with the United 2020 strategies and their applications are reviewed by United Way staff and volunteers. Ultimately, United Way volunteers make all funding decisions.

Additional information is available in the following materials:

Training opportunities

United Way of Metropolitan Dallas offers several types of assistance to applicants throughout the application period (August 22, 2011 – November 7, 2011):

  • One-on-one assistance — Service providers can discuss their applications, have their drafts reviewed and/or have their questions answered by calling, e-mailing or setting up an appointment to meet with a Community Impact staff person.
  • Stewardship training — sessions held on August 31, 2011 covered Stewardship packet contents, information on Stewardship requirements, financial ratios used by United Way and the new timeline. View the training presentation >
  • RFP training — To learn about all aspects of the RFP, the application process and the review process at a high level, training sessions were held on September 7 & 8, 2011. View the training presentation >
  • Application workshops — For more detailed help with outcomes and metrics, logic models and/or site visits. These workshops were held on September 22, 2011. View the workshop presentation >

Contact information

February 2012 Update

  • The vetting committee has met and notifications have been distributed. If you did not receive an email, that means your program has moved onto the initial panel for volunteer review.
  • Initial panel meetings run from February 6-16.
  • Site visit notifications will be emailed out by the end of February. You will receive notification about both receipt or denial of a site visit award for each program.
  • The United Way Board has postponed its May meeting by one day. This will therefore delay fund notifications until May 16 by the end of the day. Please do not look for any fund notification to arrive before this date.

2012-2013 RFP | Closed

The United Way of Metropolitan Dallas request for proposals is now closed for the 2012-2013 funding cycle. The RFP document details all eligibility requirements, application criteria and the funding process.  To learn more about the funding process and requirements, download the RFP.

Stewardship Deadline has passed

Please note that Stewardship packets for the 2012-2013 funding cycle were due on Monday, September 19, 2011. The timeline was changed in order to have the Stewardship decision letters out to agencies before the grant proposals are due on November 7th, 2011. Please contact Jessica Orsino, Director of Service Provider Resources, if you have any questions. 214-978-0095 or jorsino@unitedwaydallas.org.

RFP Deadline has passed

In order for proposals to be considered complete and on time this year, the complete electronic copy (via e-C Impact) had to be submitted by November 7, 2011 at 4 p.m. The hard copies were due to United Way of Metropolitan Dallas no later than November 11, 2011 at 4 p.m. More details are available in the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas request for proposals.

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