MANCHESTER, NH – Granite United Way volunteers across seven regions have completed the third round of responsive grant funding.
Aligning with its Strategic Plan, Granite United Way offers nonprofits an opportunity to access responsive funding multiple times per year with grants ranging from $1,000 – $10,000 each cycle.
“Our volunteer-led Community Impact Committees reviewed each of the applications and are proud to be infusing $300,000 immediately into community programs,” said Nichole Martin Reimer, President and CEO of Granite United Way. “During the three funding cycles this year our Community Impact Committees have been able to invest more than $1 million in responsive grants.”
In July, certified 501(c)3 organizations, or organizations with a fiscal sponsor, had a third opportunity to apply for funding in all 7 of the regions Granite United Way serves.
Highlights of the new funding model during this third cycle:
- Local Community Impact Committee (CIC) members – all volunteers – evaluated all applications and made funding recommendations to Granite United Way’s Board of Directors
- $300,000 will be distributed to local nonprofits
- Grant requests ranged from $1,000 – $10,000
“Across all of our regions we continue to see a real need to support issues that ranged from housing, transportation and access to early childhood initiatives,” said Tim Soucy, Community Impact Committee Chair for the Southern Region and Granite United Way Board Member. “In addition to programs we were familiar with, we were honored make awards to several organization who were applying for United Way funding for the first time.”
“This process has provided us with the opportunity to hear directly from the nonprofit partners working on these complex issues in our community,” said Betsey Rhynhart, Vice President of Population Health at Concord Hospital and Granite United Way Board Member.
Congratulations to the following organizations who received funding during the third cycle:
- 603 Legal Aid
- A Place for Us
- AHEAD
- Archways
- Best Buddies International
- Breakthrough Manchester College Bound
- Building Community in New Hampshire
- Capital Region Habitat for Humanity
- Carroll County Retired Senior Volunteer
- CASA of NH
- Children’s Center of the Upper Valley
- Circle Program
- City Year New Hampshire
- Community Action Partnership of Strafford County
- Connor’s Climb Foundation
- COVER Home Repair
- Dover Adult Learning Center
- Easterseals NH, Inc.
- Family Promise of Greater Concord
- Family Promise of Southern New Hampshire
- Finding Our Stride
- Friends of Veterans
- Good Neighbor Health Clinics
- Grafton County Senior Citizens Council
- Greater Derry Community Health Services
- Harvest Christian Fellowship
- HAVEN Violence Prevention and Support
- Jobs for America’s Graduates – New Hampshire
- Kingston Children’s Center
- Kingswood Youth Center
- Londonderry UMC Food Pantry
- Manchester Police Athletic League
- Media Power Youth
- New Beginnings Without Violence and Abuse
- New Hampshire Musculoskeletal Institute Safe Sports Network
- Office Of Public Guardian
- Pittsfield Youth Workshop
- Queen City Bike Collective
- Reach For The Top Therapy Services
- Riverbend Community Mental Health
- Rockingham Nutrition and Meals on Wheels
- Second Start
- Somersworth Ready Together
- Spartan Learning Commons
- Tapply-Thompson Community Center
- The Bridge Project
- The Family Resource Center of Northern New Hampshire
- The Friendly Kitchen
- The Littleton Winter Shelter
- The Mayhew Program
- The Upper Room, Family Resource Center
- Treehouse Children’s School
- Turning Point Recovery Center
- Upper Valley Haven
- Vital Communities
- Way Station
- West Central Behavioral Health
- Willing Hands Enterprises
- Zack’s Place Enrichment Center
- Zebra Crossings
Granite United Way will announce upcoming funding cycles on their website, www.graniteuw.org.