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Community Impact Grants

Community Impact Grant Applications for funding of programs from July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014 are now available! Completed grant applications must be submitted no later than Monday, April 1, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. to the United Way of Southwest Minnesota office. Delivery of the application is the responsibility of the applicant organization(s). Extensions will not be granted. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered for United Way funding.

Please be certain to review all documents included here prior to filling out your grant application and submitting it. These documents are provided to assist you in your ability to most accurately and successfully fill out the grant application.

1. Community Impact Guidelines (includes new information on financial reporting requirements, frequently asked questions, and other helpful information)

2. Goals for the Common Good (read in detail before selecting your "Program Focus Area" on page 3 of the Community Impact Grant Application)

3. Community Impact Grant Timeline

4. Community Impact Grant Application (can be downloaded and saved as a word document - NOTE: This is a large file and may take a bit to load, please be patient.)

There will be a workshop offered at two different times to help applicants with any questions that they might have regarding the Community Impact Grant Application process. Both workshops will be held at the United Way of Southwest Minnesota office located at 109 South Fifth Street, Suite 300, Marshall, MN. This is a great opportunity to get your questions answered! The two workshops will be held:

Friday, March 8 beginning at 1:00 p.m.

Monday, March 11 beginning at 4:00 p.m.

No pre-registration is required for either of these workshops.