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The Community Impact Grant application deadline has been moved to Friday, April 10, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. All applications must be submitted online and extensions will not be granted. Applications that do not align, are late and/or incomplete will not be considered for UWSWMN funding. All grant applications will be reviewed by a team of trained community volunteers who will make recommendations on funding to the UWSWMN board of directors. Grant funding comes from donations given to UWSWMN during its recent fundraising campaign.
United Way fights for the health, education and financial stability of every person in every community. In southwest Minnesota, we focus on health, education, financial stability, hunger and safety & well-being. 2020 Community Impact Grants are now open and must address at least one of United Way of Southwest Minnesota’s (UWSWMN) priority areas. Programs must be delivered in our service area which includes Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Yellow Medicine and portions of Cottonwood, Lac qui Parle, Nobles and Redwood counties. To see the detailed list of communities and zip codes covered by UWSWMN, determine eligibility and access the online grant platform; please visit www.unitedwayswmn.org (Our Impact tab—Community Impact Grants section).
Applicants must attend a free UWSWMN grant workshop in order to apply. The final workshop offered will be held virtually via Zoom on Thursday, March 19th from 2:45-4:00. RSVPs are required for planning purposes to unitedway@unitedwayswmn.org or by calling 507-929-2273.