2026-27 Grant Application Cycle

If selected for funding, your organization has access to many benefits including:

Funding

During our workplace and funding campaigns, donors know that United Way of Weld County affiliates have been vetted as an Accredited Charity by the Better Business Bureau and that funded organizations have agreed to work collectively to meet the most pressing challenges of our community.

Volunteer Assistance

United Way of Weld County is a volunteer center where nonprofit organizations can post volunteer needs. UWWC can be used to bridge those agencies that need assistance with the community volunteers willing to provide help.

Employment Posting

United Way of Weld County provides a job board where nonprofit agencies can post employment opportunities.

Community Resource Linkage through 211

Access to community resources is available 24 hours per day, every day of the year. Services are available by telephone in over 150 languages by dialing 2-1-1, on the web at https://www.211colorado.org/ or on a mobile app.

Publicity and Awareness

United Way of Weld County is pleased to use various social media platforms to promote our community partners.

All agencies included in a collaborative application must become an “Accredited Charity” with the Better Business Bureau before any funding is released. Additionally, all collaborative applicants must meet the eligibility requirements and expectations outlined in the Program Investment Grant Application.

While only one agency or organization will submit the application, all participating agencies are expected to actively engage in Collective Impact Work.

United Way of Weld County welcomes all interested nonprofit agencies or governmental agencies serving Weld County residents with 501(c)(3) status to apply. Please review Eligibility Requirements carefully for a thorough understanding of our process.

All applicants must meet the following criteria to be considered for funding:

• Be a nonprofit organization as defined by the Internal Revenue Service 501(c)(3) code and have been in operation for at least six months
• Be an organization “in good standing” with Colorado Secretary of State
• Be an “Accredited Charity” with the Better Business Bureau or willing to become accredited
• Be an organization that is willing to actively participate as a Collective Impact partner
• Demonstrate local presence
• Demonstrate sufficient organizational capacity to provide the proposed services to Weld County residents
• Provide services without regard to race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, ancestry, marital status, disability or any other protected class.

• Agency is committed to the United Way mission.
• Agency will maintain an updated 211 profile.
• The United Way brand logo will be displayed on the agency website.
• Agency agrees to participate in the United Way of Weld County Collective Impact Partnership.
• Agency will participate in highlighting United Way funding, such as Partner Agency Presentations, site visits, etc., upon request.
• Agency will complete a minimum of one of the following activities annually: i.) Send an email to your agency contact list promoting UWWC. ii.) Post on social media, follow UWWC on X and LinkedIn, and like on Facebook. iii.) Willing to be interviewed for marketing materials (KFKA Radio or social media.)
• Share a success story with United Way of Weld County to be published in marketing materials.
• Agency will participate in the Annual United Way of Weld County Weld Project Connect outreach event either as a community vendor or volunteer.

What is Collective Impact?

A Collective Impact framework is grounded in the understanding that no single organization can solve our community’s most complex challenges alone. Moving beyond traditional partnerships or collaborations, Collective Impact requires a sustained commitment and deep investment from multiple stakeholders working toward a shared goal. Through this aligned effort, we can create meaningful, lasting change across the community. 

Collective Impact is most effective when we prioritize what is best for the people we serve, rather than the individual interests of our organizations. It calls on us to work together not as standalone agencies, but as a unified group committed to addressing the conditions and challenges impacting our community’s well-being and making measurable progress. 

In Collective Impact, success is measured by meaningful, lasting change. The goal isn’t to keep organizations busy; it’s to reduce the problems that make our work necessary in the first place. Ideally, our collective efforts lead to a future where fewer people need our services, signaling that systems are healthier and more equitable. True success means building solutions that endure, even as our roles evolve over time.

Cradle to Career

Every child and youth in our community has the support, skills, and opportunities to grow from early learning through adulthood, becoming capable and contributing citizens prepared for lifelong success. 

Household Stability

Every household in our community is safe, secure, and financially stable, with access to the resources and opportunities needed to thrive, ensuring that all households can maintain housing, meet basic needs, and plan for a sustainable future. 

Initial Screening

Only completed applications, submitted electronically, by the required deadline and with all required attachments, will be considered for funding. Funding is not guaranteed.

Grant Availability

Organizations must complete separate applications if requesting funding in more than one funding investment priority but not more than two applications in total.

Grant Review

Members of the community, United Way Staff and the Board of Directors will form a committee to review and score applications.

Grant Award

Grant awards are paid to organizations on a bi-annual basis (October & March) provided annual reports are submitted in a timely manner. Failure to submit an annual report and maintain your Accredited Charity status will result in an organization being ineligible to receive funding the following year.

Assistance

Questions regarding the application process or assistance may be submitted to Ty Lamm at tlamm@unitedway-weld.org.

The Program Investment Grant awards a minimum of $25,000 per grant, with a maximum total award of $50,000 per applying agency or organization. Funded programs must address a community-identified need using evidence-based or service-based strategies and commit to collecting and contributing data aligned with 2 community-wide measurable outcomes. 

Cradle to Career Application: United Way of Weld County 2026 – 2027 CI Program Investment Grant (Cradle to Career) – Fill out form 

• Fillable Word Doc (Not Application)

Household Stability Application: United Way of Weld County 2026 – 2027 CI Program Investment Grant (Household Stability) – Fill out form 

• Fillable Word Doc (Not Application)

The Partnership Investment Grant provides awards of $5,000 to agencies or organizations committed to advancing Collective Impact efforts. Applicants must actively participate in workgroups and demonstrate alignment with the shared goals of the Collective Impact area for which they are applying. Grantees will be required to submit an end-of-year report at the conclusion of the grant period. This report will collect information related to the selected impact area, including program outputs, participant demographics, and applicable regional demographic data.

Partnership Investment Grant Application: United Way of Weld County 2026 – 2027 Collective Impact Fund Partnership Investment Grant  – Fill out form 

• Fillable Word Doc (Not Application)