COVID-19 Emergency Grants
Funding Amount
$65,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Other requirements
- Temporary housing
- Rental assistance
- Food and hygiene products
- Medications
Overview
Partnership between United Way of South Mississippi and Gulf Coast Community Foundation to provide emergency grants to nonprofits addressing direct needs caused by COVID-19 disruptions.
Geographic Scope: Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River, and Stone Counties (UWSM service area)
Focus Areas:
- Emergency assistance for job losses and service disruptions
- Essential needs support for individuals and families facing financial difficulties
- Rapid response solutions for service gaps
Eligible Services:
- Temporary housing
- Rental assistance
- Food and hygiene products
- Medications
- Other essential needs
Award Information: $65,000 awarded to four agencies in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Grant Recipients:
- Catholic Charities
- Manna Ministries
- St. Vincent de Paul Community Pharmacy
- Hancock Resource Center
Partner Organization: Gulf Coast Community Foundation (serves Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River, Jackson, George and Stone Counties)
What United Way of South Mississippi actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 14
- Total given
- $650K
- Median grant
- $17K
- Range
- $5,116–$402K
- By dollars: Mississippi 95%, Tennessee 5%. Top recipient cities: Biloxi, MS; Bay St Louis, MS; Gulfport, MS.
- 71% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 8% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Catholic Charities of South MS · Biloxi, MS
Utility assistance for low income members of the community
$402K
CASA of South Mississippi · Bay St Louis, MS
Education advocacy & support, general assistance
$43K
Dollywood Foundationdolly Parton's Imagination Library · Pigeon Forge, TN
Books for children 0 - 5 yrs old
$35K
Hancock Resource Center · Bay St Louis, MS
Family advocacy collaborative, general assistance
$25K
Moore Community House · Biloxi, MS
Early head start program, general assistance
$25K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Hardship
- Housing
- Food security
- Disaster relief
- Community services
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