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 Security, Housing, Wellness, and Youth Opportunity. 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: Friday, January 17, 2025
LAST DAY TO SUBMIT APPLICATION: Friday, March 28, 2025
- Download grant application packet (includes grant criteria, key dates, and staff contacts)
- Upload completed application and required documents to grant portal on Middlesexunitedway.org
- Attend required informational session via zoom
All applicants will be required to attend one of the virtual informational sessions:
Session #1: Currently Funded Partners
February 12, 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Session #2: New Applicants
February 12, 2025, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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 support 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 Opportunity, Wellness, Housing, Financial Security, and Racial Equity & Inclusion.
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