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2008 one-time grant topics
Due date: May 16, 2008 - Click to download the application for the grants below
Topic area
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Geographic area
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Examples (grants are not limited to the listed examples)
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Grant size
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Grant pool
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# of grants
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Tangible Items for Domestic Violence Shelters
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MO Counties: St. Louis City, St. Louis, Jefferson, Lincoln, St. Charles, Warren
IL Counties: Calhoun, Clinton, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair
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Kitchen appliances, new bedding, new towels, furniture, shelving, rehab a room
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$2,500
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$15,000
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Increase the Capacity of Food Pantries
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MO Counties: St. Louis City, St. Louis, Jefferson, Lincoln, St. Charles, Warren
IL Counties: Clinton, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair
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Purchases to increase the long-term capacity of a food pantry, such as additional refrigerators or freezers, increase shelving, upgrade the facility, tracking software, vehicle purchase or repair. Ineligible: food.
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$3,000
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$30,000
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Due date: July 8 or 11, 2008 - Click to download the application for the grants below (except as noted below)
Topic area
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Geographic area
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Examples (grants are not limited to the listed examples)
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Grant size
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Grant pool
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# of grants
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Inner City Youth
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St. Louis City United Way member agencies
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Any program that serves inner city youth
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$2,500
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balance(7,500 + interest)
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dependent upon balance
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Indigent Elderly
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St. Louis City, St. Louis, Jefferson, Lincoln, St. Charles, Warren
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Any program that serves indigent elderly
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$2,500
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balance($5,500 + interest)
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dependent upon balance
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Peer Harassment
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MO Counties: St. Louis City, St. Louis, Jefferson, Lincoln, St. Charles, Warren
IL Counties: Clinton, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair
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Educator training, prevention and/or intervention of bullying, cyber-bullying, dating violence
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$2,500
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$25,000
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Start-up and seed grants for women's programming*
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MO Counties: St. Louis City, St. Louis, Jefferson, Lincoln, St. Charles, Warren
IL Counties: Calhoun, Clinton, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair
United Way member agencies
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Start-up funding for new programs targeting women and young girls.
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$30,000
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$90,000
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*Application due July 8: download here
Grant applications must be received by the United Way by 5:00 p.m. on the deadline Applications may be submitted by mail or in person to 910 North 11th Street, St. Louis, MO 63101 Only one application per grant topic will be accepted from each applying organization Late applications will not be considered Applications must be completed in the space provided. Additional pages will not be accepted. - Applications that are incomplete, missing attachments, or exceed four (4) pages (not counting the requested attachments) will not be reviewed
Additional Information
- Unless otherwise specified, all grants are open to any organization that qualifies for tax-exempt status in the states of Missouri or Illinois
- Recipients of grants will be notified within eight weeks of application
- The award period is the 12 month period following grant notification
- Reporting of programmatic and financial information will be required of each grant recipient
- A volunteer review committee will consider each application
- Although the United Way values each submission, not every applicant will receive a grant
Questions? E-mail Vanessa Wayne, Director, Community Investment
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