How much funding does United Way Community Response Grant provide?

United Way Community Response Grant provides Up to US $2,500 in funding.

When is the deadline for United Way Community Response Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Who is eligible for United Way Community Response Grant?

Geography: Operating in Beltrami, Hubbard, and/or Clearwater Counties. Required: 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.

How often is United Way Community Response Grant offered?

United Way Community Response Grant accepts applications on a rolling basis.

United Way Community Response Grant

United Way of Bemidji Area

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Funding Amount

Up to US $2,500

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle: Rolling — applications accepted year-round
Tracked since: April 2026

From the program guidelines: “Applications are accepted year-round, with a limit of one submission per calendar year.”

Can we apply?

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Geography

Operating in Beltrami, Hubbard, and/or Clearwater Counties

Required status

501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Other requirements

Alignment with at least one of United Way of Bemidji Area’s areas of focus:
Education - Helping children, youth, and adults achieve their full potential;
Income - Promoting financial stability and increasing self-sufficiency;
Health - Improving people's health, social well-being, and providing basic needs/emergency services.

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Athletic teams or events, school activities for which school credit is earned, political activities, proposals to fund prior year’s deficits, general operating expenses, one-time presenters or presentations, marketing expenses, previously purchased equipment or programs in progress,…

Overview

The United Way Community Response Grant aims to support non-profit organizations in Beltrami, Hubbard, and Clearwater Counties addressing urgent community needs. This grant provides essential funding for short-term projects that align with United Way's focus on education, income stability, and health improvements. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) organizations capable of demonstrating the potential for long-term sustainability beyond initial funding. Applications are accepted year-round, with a limit of one submission per calendar year.

NOTE: Grants may be submitted at any time and review of applications will begin the first Friday of each month.
The Community Response Grant is designed to respond swiftly in support of non-profit organizations that are serving the escalating needs of our communities by providing funds to help solve short-term emerging needs and programs.

Eligibility

Non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations operating in Beltrami, Hubbard, and/or Clearwater Counties.
Alignment with at least one of United Way of Bemidji Area’s areas of focus:

Education - Helping children, youth, and adults achieve their full potential;
Income - Promoting financial stability and increasing self-sufficiency;
Health - Improving people's health, social well-being, and providing basic needs/emergency services.

Potential for solving an emerging short-term need, as defined by the objectives of the project itself, and as indicated by the capabilities of the agency/organization.
Evidence of non-duplication if other services/programs are currently available to the target population in the identified geographic area of service.The ability of the agency or project to attract or develop funds to continue the project after funding through the Community Response Grant is exhausted, if appropriate.While there is no set grant cycle, agencies may only submit one grant application per calendar year and the application should address the timeframe that the funds will be expended.

Ineligibility

Athletic teams or events, school activities for which school credit is earned, political activities, proposals to fund prior year’s deficits, general operating expenses, one-time presenters or presentations, marketing expenses, previously purchased equipment or programs in progress, government-funded and/or for-profit organizations will not be funded.