Why Partner?
United Way of Wayne and Holmes Counties is a community resource and partner to other area non-profits. United Way’s mission is to mobilize community resources to help people measurably improve their lives. United Way does this through an Allocations Process each and every year, where grants are given out through an application process, to support community programs that are run by area agencies.
How To Become A Partner?
In part with their mission, United Way has chosen to invest in quality programs in Wayne and Holmes Counties that seek to improve the lives of low-income families. The four areas of focus that UWWH has carefully considered are; Health/Mental Health, Safety Net, Workforce Development and Youth Development.
To receive funding you must apply at the
appropriate time and meet the following criteria:
- Must be a registered 501 (c) 3 registered with the Ohio Secretary of State Office or a public education institution, voluntary association or faith based organization.
- Provide services to low-income residents in Wayne and/or Holmes Counties
2020 Request for Proposal Schedule
| October 17, 2019 | RFP Open |
| November 14, 2019 | RFP Q&A Sessions (10 AM and 2 PM) |
| December 31, 2019 | RFP Deadline |
| February 3-7, 2020 | Clarification Meetings |
| February 28, 2020 | Award Announcements |
| By March 31, 2020 | First Distribution |
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RFP Process
The Allocations Volunteer Committee: One of the most important aspects of what we do at United Way of Wayne and Holmes Counties. This committee ensures that United Way funds are allocated and invested in a manner consistent with United Way’s mission of mobilizing community resources to measurably improve the lives of those living in the communities we serve. The Allocations Volunteers are donors and have a vested interest in the programs that United Way supports. They invest many hours reviewing the applications submitted for Grant funding to United Way.
Learn More About Our Allocations CommitteeQuestions & Answers
November 14, 2019 will be the Question and Answer session for the 2020 RFP. Any additional questions must be submitted in writing to: Carrolyn Salazar via email at: carrolyn@uwwh.org .
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Brand new programs shall apply for a Venture Grant.” Since, this will be our first time applying, are we not eligible for the United Way Partnership Grant opportunity?
The Venture Grant is for organizations that have a pilot program that has never been run before, brand new. Programs that have been running prior to requesting funding from United Way can apply through the regular funding cycle.
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Do the youth programs have an age limit?
Early Childhood programs are 0-PreK and all others are through high school age.
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When will venture grant dollars open?
January – Probably not until January or a little later.
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What is considered a new program?
A new program that will be considered for the venture grant dollars is a program that has never been run before. A program that has been run in the past, but through other funding sources would not be considered for venture grant dollars, it would need to go through the regular process.
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Is there only one of each grant amount available?
No, we are not restricting how many of each is available this year. We are giving away a total of $750,000 dollars total, the requests will be what determines how many of each we reward.
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Does my budget for Safety Net need to include the items that are now not covered by United Way, such as staff salaries?
No it does not.
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For question #7 on the cover sheet, does this question include the entire organizational budget or just the program budget?
Consider your entire organizational budget when answering this question.
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What is the ideal percentage of a budget will United Way cover?
There is no specific percent that UWWH has set. It is on a case by case basis. Our Allocation volunteers like to have this information.
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Will UWWH fund programs in Smithville?
Yes.
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What areas in Wayne County does UWWH not fund.
Orrville, Dalton and Marshallville.
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For the Safety Net application, items not funded are salaries, occupancy, technology, and training. What can be covered with this funding?
The costs that are associated with the direct assistance to the client, such as cost to run the shelter, rent for the building, electric, heat, blankets, beds- just a few examples. We want to see more dollars funneled to rent, security deposits, mortgage payments and utilities.
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Safety Net Housing Application- How can staffing and other costs by covered by this funding as these costs are necessary in order to be able to manage the direct assistance funding?
We are willing to pay a portion of expenses if they are tied directly to the service. However, we want to see more dollars funneled to rent, security deposits, mortgage payments and utilities.
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For collaborative programs between non-profits: For the Summer and Other programming under Youth Development we will be partnering with two separate organizations, should those be two separate applications under Summer and Other? The programming and objectives will be the same at each site.
No, these can be one application under each area, even with three organizations involved in the application.
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Will United Way only award grants in the amounts listed in the RFP?
Yes, that is the intent. However, we are allowing ourselves some flexibility if needed. We want to make a big impact in our community and are expecting organizations to enter into a partnership with us, therefore we have eliminated grant amounts that are below $10,000.00 in most categories.
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If an applicant's safety net program is to provide a service to clients as opposed to something tangible such as rent assistance, shelter, or utility assistance, then what expenses, if any, could be included in the budget.
Priority will be given to programs that provide a direct service to the clients. Legal assistance is a direct service. Therefore, in your budget, tell us how much 1 hour of service costs you and project the number of hours you will provide in order to provide this direct service to the client. When the direct service requires specialized personnel, that should be included in the over all expense of the service.
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Is the budget referenced in the checklist, just for the money being requested.
This is the program budget as a whole.
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Is a signature needed on the RFP submission?
No. Only when funds are awarded is a signature needed on the agreement.
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