How much funding does Community Impact Fund provide?

Community Impact Fund provides $2.1 million (total 2020-21 awards) in funding.

When is the deadline for Community Impact Fund?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

Community Impact Fund

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Funding Amount

$2.1 million (total 2020-21 awards)

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Community Impact Fund

Status: Active annual grant program

Geographic Scope: Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance, and Valencia counties

Focus Areas:

Family stability and improving education

Building foundations for lifelong health, learning, and social-emotional wellbeing

Ensuring students are safe, curious, and achieve in school

Supporting young adults to engage in school regularly with solid career exploration

Helping adults find pathways to higher education

Funding Categories:

Mission: Families: $982,155 (programs supporting family stability)

Mission: Graduate: $626,429 (education-focused programs)

Basic Needs: $412,744 (food, medical, and housing insecurity including emergency needs)

Capacity Building: $73,671 (staff development, professional training, data systems, convening/collaborative support, community organizing)

Award Details:

2020-21: 52 grants totaling $2.1 million

Awards to health and human service agencies

Informed by community volunteers reviewing agency financials and program applications

Processed by UWCNM's Community Investment Team and volunteers

Ratified by UWCNM's Board

Eligibility:

501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations

Health and human service agencies

Agencies with aligned purposes supporting community vision

Contact: Community Investment Team at UWCNM

How to Apply

Application Process

Applications are reviewed by community volunteers through the following process:

1. Volunteer Review Panel Formation
- Approximately 100 volunteers participate in grant review panels
- No subject matter expertise required; objectivity, commitment to process, and empathy to vulnerable populations needed

2. Mandatory Training
- All volunteers (new and returning) attend mandatory two-hour training
- Training includes cultural sensitivity and poverty awareness
- Multiple session times available

3. Application Review
- Volunteer panels review agency applications
- Panels listen to agency presentations
- Sessions typically scheduled for four-hour blocks
- Review period typically March 28 - April 15 (annual timeline)

4. Scoring and Recommendations
- Panels compare scores
- Make funding recommendations based on agency applications and presentations
- Final recommendations due by April 17

5. Board Ratification
- Grant awards ratified by UWCNM's Board

Required Materials:

Agency financials

Program grant applications

Agency presentations (live presentations to review panels)

Contact: Melissa Fox, UWCNM Grants Manager

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