The Community Impact Committee will be hard at work reviewing your applications for eligibility.
Community Impact Process Training Prequalification Phase Video & PowerPoint
Prequalification Phase Opens May 1 in the Areas of Education and Health!
JUMP START: April 1
Please click on the links below to get a jump start on making sure your organization is eligible to receive funding in this grant cycle!
- 2023 Community Impact Agency Timeline – Click HERE for a timeline showing the process for agencies at a glance.
- Prequalification Checklist – Click HERE for a comprehensive list of items that will be requested for upload during the prequalification phase (May 1-27). If you do not meet all of these requirements, your program cannot be considered for funding in this cycle.
- Education Metrics – Click HERE for a list of common goals, outcomes, and key performance indicators your organization must have the ability to track in order to apply for Education funding.
- Health Metrics – Click HERE for a list of common goals, outcomes, and key performance indicators your organization must have the ability to track in order to apply for Health funding.
PREQUALIFICATION PHASE: May 1-27
Organizations will have from May 1 until May 27 to complete the online prequalification phase. All applicants must attend a prequalification training. The training will provide an overview of United Way’s Community Impact process, go into detail about the various components required for upload, and show how to navigate the CommunityForce software that is used for the process. The first training session scheduled for May 10 will be recorded and uploaded to this webpage for your reference on May 20. Please know that viewing the training recording DOES NOT count as the mandatory training.
Trainings will take place via ZOOM on:
- Tuesday, May 10 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Thursday, May 19 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
You must attend one of these sessions, so please click HERE (doodle poll) to RSVP for your spot! (Training links will be emailed the day before trainings occur) Please be sure to put the name of the agency you are representing next to your name when you are filling in the doodle poll information.
THESE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE!
CommunityForce walk-through guide – Click HERE for a detailed step-by-step guide on how to access all of the features needed to submit the prequalification portion of your application.
Sample Grantee Memorandum of Agreement (GMOA) – If you are provided funding, we are entering into a partnership and all strong partnerships are based on a clear understanding of expectations. That is why we provide a sample GMOA HERE for you to share with your Board of Directors.
Access to the Online software: https://uwlowcountrygrants.communityforce.com/
(software will not become active until May 1, 2022)