A strong community has a system of quality partners that are available to help people
We’re proud to partner with more than 30 organizations to address community challenges and deliver programs throughout the Wabash Valley. We are here to help provide funding opportunities and resources that can make progress on our bold goal and create a stronger community.
Available Grants
To support new parents, UWWV SB6 is introducing the Successful Parents Initiative. The goal of this initiative is to connect parents to community resources that will help them gain the knowledge and skills they need to promote the optimal early development, learning and health of their children. Qualified applicants may request funds to support creative initiatives that will increase parent knowledge of early childhood development and improve parenting practices, including language, cognitive, social-emotional and motor domains; provide early detection of developmental delays and health issues; and increase children’s school readiness and school success.
The UWWV SB6 Impact Council is making available a total of $30,000 to be provided over 18 months from grant start date. Applicants may apply for up to $10,000 for investment in 2025-26; however, awards exceeding $10,000 will be considered for truly innovative proposals.
On July 30th at 5:00pm there will be an introductory meeting to learn about the investment and the application process. Attendance is strongly encouraged for application submission. Please RSVP to Dorothy Chambers at phone 812.235.6287 or by email [email protected]. The online application can be accessed on United Way of the Wabash’s Valley’s website and will close on September 30th at 4:00pm.
The UWWV Financial Management Impact Council is soliciting proposals to expand financial literacy by providing funds for programs and services that offer individuals practical skills and knowledge about financial management, including topics such as earning, budgeting, taxes, credit, debt, saving, and
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investing. The initiative must expand all participants’ ability to understand and properly apply financial management skills. UWWV is seeking proposals from qualified applicants to coordinate, manage, and monitor programs and services that will identify and attract members of the ALICE population to participate in the financial literacy program or service and facilitate their attendance at the program or service.
Examples of possible program and service ideas:
• Financial Management skills for individuals of any age.
• Financial Management programs and services that train others to teach Financial Literacy to others (train the trainer).
• Financial Management skills that are conducted through a partnership between a nonprofit and a business.
The UWWV Financial Management Impact Council is making available $90,000 in funding to be provided over two years from the grant start date. The maximum award will be $30,000; however, we will consider additional funding that exceeds $30,000 for truly innovative proposals.
United Way will be hosting a LOI/Stewardship Package Meeting on Thursday June 27th at 12 noon. Organizations interested in submitting an LOI package are strongly encouraged to attend. Please RSVP to Michele Bennett @ 812.235.6287 or [email protected] .
Deadline for LOI/Stewardship Package is August 15, 2024 by 4 pm ET.
Please contact Michele Bennett for more information or with questions at 812-235-6287 or [email protected].
The City of Terre Haute Small Business Grant Program was developed to provide financial support for small businesses in the City of Terre Haute to respond to the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and to increase the economic health of the area. Understanding many small businesses and nonprofits are still healing economically from the pandemic, or growth was stalled due to the pandemic, the city wants to positively impact their ability to stabilize and ultimately grow. The program also focuses on multiple pillars of the See You In Terre Haute Community Plan, including economic development, quality of life, and talent attraction and retention. These grants are intended to help small businesses grow, support business recovery, and increase the overall resiliency of local businesses in the City of Terre Haute.
Grant awards will be made up to a maximum of $100,000 and a minimum of $10,000. Grant amounts will be based on supporting the applicant’s goal in their application. Awardees will have 24 months to complete projects.
Project Qualification Survey
As the first step, each applicant will complete a Project Qualification Survey outlining their basic funding request and business basics and provide Business Eligibility documents. This entry will be done in an open survey utilizing Survey Monkey as an easy way for businesses to apply.
Review of these documents will determine whether or not a business is eligible to apply for funding. The answers to these questions will not be evaluated based on their response, but rather to ensure that answers align with the goals of the funding and that the business qualifies to fully apply. This will help potential applicants avoid developing lengthy proposals which are not competitive. It will also potentially reduce the number of applicants submitting full proposals to a manageable size for thorough review.
If the Project Qualification Survey doesn’t align with eligible funding opportunities, varies significantly from the grant purpose and outcomes, or if any of the requested Business Eligibility documents are not available and submitted, the applying business will not be allowed to submit a full application and will be removed from the process and notified of the decision.
There will be two rounds of review for Project Qualification and Business Eligibility. EARLY DEADLINE IS MAY 16, 2024 AT 5:00 PM WITH THE FINAL DEADLINE OF JUNE 27, 2024 AT 5:00 PM. All businesses only need to apply once by the final deadline. Those that are deemed ineligible after the first review are able to resubmit by the final deadline if their project can be revised or they can remedy disqualification issues.
The Success By 6 Council, supported by the Natalie Pugh Memorial Professional Development fund, is looking to help fulfill the need for trained early childhood education teachers with the development of their Early Childhood Education Credential Assistance Program (CAP). This program has made $30,000 available to provide an incentive award payment for qualified applicants to help them attain their Childhood Development Associate (CDA) Credential, Associate or Bachelor’s degree in ECE or a related field. Additionally, United Way will offer an incentive payment to ECE programs supporting their employees as they attain their education.
This United Way funding will be provided to eligible qualifying applicants and their employers according to their level of credential attainment. This program supports individuals as an additional direct monetary incentive to complete their education and as an incentive payment to assist the individual’s early childhood education program employer as they support their employees to help them attain their educational goals. The incentive funding will range from $500 – $2,000 based on the credential or degree type.
Students must apply before their last semester of schooling. Check out the full details and application below for more information.
The Professional Development Grant Program, supported by the Natalie Pugh Memorial Professional Development fund, gives financial aid for attendance at continuing education programs for child care providers/early education professionals that work with children ages 0-6.
For access to E-CImpact in order to upload your application please contact Mark Johnson at [email protected] or 812-235-6287.
