What is a Community Impact Grant?
United Way of Rutland County raises funds on an annual cycle to invest into programs that help to address the most critical areas of need in our community. Our board and staff of UWRC work closely with local partners to make informed decisions relative to where funds can have the biggest impact, with an overall focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The Community Impact Grant application process is the main system for distributing these funds.
Rutland County nonprofit agencies are invited to submit proposals for projects or programs that will address issues within one or more of the Community Impact focus areas. Teams of community volunteers, Community Impact Committee members, and the UWRC board review the applications, and determine grant awards through a collaborative decision-making process. Once grants are awarded, UWRC staff collaborate with grantees to promote program success.
If you are a qualified 501c-3 nonprofit agency in Rutland County and you are interested in applying for one of our grants, join us for a virtual Q&A session on May 11, 2023 at 9:00 AM. There will be no mandatory forum this year.
2023 Final Report
2023 Community Impact Grants – Final Report online form
- Please note: You must complete and submit the entire online form in one session (you cannot save a partially completed form to finish at a later time).
- The online form allows you to upload spreadsheets, documents, or other files as a simple option for completion.
2023 Community Impact Grants – Final Report for downloading
2023 Grant Cycle Documents & Timeline
(Updated 2023/24 Grant Cycle docs and timeline coming soon)
Grant requests of more than $3000:
2023 Full Application Grant Packet
online form
2023 Full Application Grant Packet
for downloading
Grant requests of $3000 or less:
2023 Mini Application Grant Packet
online form
2023 Mini Application Grant Packet for downloading
Timeline for the 2023 Community Impact Grants Cycle
Application Timeline
- May 11, 2023 Q&A zoom meeting (not required but encouraged for new applicants)
- May 15, 2023 Deadline to submit Letter of Intent
- May 16, 2023 Agencies invited to submit Proposals will be contacted
- May 31, 2023 Deadline to submit Proposal Application
- June 1 – June 20 2023 Proposal application review meetings by Community Impact Committee. Agencies may be invited to discuss proposals as needed
- June 28, 2023 UWRC Board of Directors reviews recommendations from Community Impact Committee and votes to award grants
- July 15, 2023 2023 Grant Awards Announced
Funding and Reporting Timeline
- July 1, 2023 2023 grant cycle program year begins
- August 31, 2023 Distribution deadline for first 50% of grant award funds*
- December 31, 2023 Distribution deadline for second 50% of grant award funds*
- March 30, 2024 Deadline to submit final report**
- June 30, 2024 2023 grant cycle program year ends
*funding distribution deadlines are approximate and cannot be guaranteed
**agencies should report results to date and if they anticipate any concerns meeting the program goals by June 31 based on those results
2023 Grantees/Community Grant Partners
Learn more about our Community Grant Partners.