Community Impact Grants

Community Impact Grants

Funder: United Way of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County

Status: Application process is currently CLOSED. United Way will not be accepting grant applications in 2025.

Funding Period: Two-year cycle from May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2026

Award Amount: $90,000 distributed to multiple organizations per cycle

Geographic Scope: Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, Virginia

Focus Areas:

Services for ALICE Households (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed)

Child care and early learning

Domestic violence services

Senior services

Working households getting to work and staying at work

Eligible Organizations:
Non-profit organizations serving ALICE Households whose work aligns with United Way's Strategic Plan 2023-2026

Recent Grant Recipients (2024-2026):

Connections Early Learning Center

First Step: A Response to Domestic Violence

Generations Crossing

Harrisonburg Rockingham Child Day Care Center

Plains Area Daycare Center

Second Home Learning Center

Selection Criteria:
Organizations are carefully chosen by a Community Impact Committee for advancing key initiatives in United Way's focus areas

Contact Information:

Address: 100 S. Mason Street, Suite A, Harrisonburg, VA 22801

Mailing: PO Box 326, Harrisonburg, VA 22803-0326

Phone: 540-434-6639

Website: uwhr.org

Additional Notes: Grants converted to unrestricted funding during 2020-2021 cycle to allow organizations flexibility in response to community crises. Next application cycle date unknown.