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Community Impact Grants

UNITED WAY OF SOUTH MISSISSIPPI

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Funding Amount

$448,000 total for 12 grants (2021-2023 cycle)

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Community Impact Grants

Overview: United Way of South Mississippi awards Community Impact Grants to nonprofits working in education, health, financial stability, and family services within their service area.

Geographic Scope: Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River, and Stone Counties, Mississippi

Focus Areas:

  • Education (academic success, school readiness, literacy programs)

  • Health and Wellness

  • Financial Stability

  • Family Services and Support

    • Eligibility: Area nonprofits serving the four-county region

    Award Information:

  • 2021-2023 cycle: $448,000 total distributed to 12 nonprofits

  • 2019-2021 cycle: $650,000 total distributed to 11 nonprofits

  • Funded programs include educational enhancement, advocacy, case management, and tutoring services

    • Selection Process: Extensive application and review process identifying initiatives with greatest overall community impact

    Recent Grant Recipients (2021-2023):

  • Boys & Girls Club of the Gulf Coast — Project Learn

  • CASA of Hancock County — Educational Advocacy & Child Well-Being Program

  • CASA of Harrison and Stone Counties — Educational Advocacy & Support Initiative

  • Catholic Charities of South Mississippi — Case Management Services

  • Disability Connection — Family Resource Guide

  • Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence — Children's Program

  • Hancock County Human Resource Agency — Early Childhood Program

  • Hancock Resource Center — Navigator Program

  • Manna Ministries — Head & Heart Program

  • Moore Community House — Early Head Start Program

  • The Nourishing Place — ENHANCE After School Tutoring Program

  • St. Vincent de Paul Community Pharmacy — Diabetic Care Program

    • Contact: United Way of South Mississippi, Knight Nonprofit Center, 11975 Seaway Road, Suite B170, Gulfport, MS 39503 | Phone: 228-896-2213

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    nonprofitseducationhealth-disparitiesfamily-servicesacademic-enrichmentliteracytutoringafter-school

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