Future of Manufacturing Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Geographic Scope: Greater Cincinnati region (nine-county service area)
United Way of Greater Cincinnati offers a Future of Manufacturing Fund grant program to support manufacturing sector workforce development and economic opportunities.
Focus Areas:
- Manufacturing industry support
- Workforce development
- Economic opportunity in manufacturing
Contact Information:
- Website: uwgc.org/manufacturing-fund
- For more information: refer to RFP overview page
Available Materials:
- Grant Program Request for Proposals (RFP)
- Webinar with program overview
- Presentation slides: future_of-manufacturing_fund-rfp_overview.pdf
How to Apply
Application Process
Submission: Request for Proposals (RFP) process
Available Resources:
- Full RFP document available on uwgc.org/manufacturing-fund
- Grant Program Overview webinar
- Presentation slides: future_of-manufacturing_fund-rfp_overview.pdf
Contact for Details:
- Visit uwgc.org/manufacturing-fund for complete application requirements and timeline
What United Way of Greater Cincinnati actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 224
- Total given
- $33.13M
- Median grant
- $65K
- Range
- $6,000–$1.55M
- By dollars: Ohio 73%, Kentucky 22%, New York 3%. Top recipient cities: Cincinnati, OH; Covington, KY; Florence, KY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 33% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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$1.1M
Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services · Cincinnati, OH
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$1.05M
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Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Workforce development
- Community development
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