United Way of St Johns and Putnam Counties: Strategic Grant

The United Way of St. Johns and Putnam Counties offers a Strategic Grant Fund aimed at empowering smaller nonprofit organizations that are often overlooked for traditional funding. The goal is to support grassroots initiatives that create measurable impacts for residents, ensuring everyone has the opportunity to thrive in their communities.

Johns and Putnam Counties is dedicated to ensuring that every neighbor has the opportunity to thrive. The organization invests in people and communities by advancing education, promoting financial security, supporting healthy lives, and strengthening community resilience. Through partnerships, resource mobilization, advocacy, and direct programming, United Way works to create lasting change by helping children succeed in school, supporting family stability, expanding access to care, and aiding recovery in times of crisis. Guided by its four core pillars—Educational Opportunity, Financial Security, Healthy Community, and Community Resiliency—the organization focuses on building strong, resilient communities across St. Johns and Putnam Counties.
The Strategic Grant Fund provides financial support to smaller nonprofit organizations that lack access to United Way of St. Johns and Putnam Counties’ traditional Community Impact funding. This fund aims to strengthen grassroots organizations making measurable differences in the lives of residents across St. Johns and Putnam Counties.
Areas of Focus:

• Applications must align with at least one of the following United Way strategic focus areas:

Housing Stability – Programs that promote affordable housing, homelessness prevention, or supportive housing. Financial Security – Initiatives that increase economic mobility, workforce readiness, or financial literacy. Food Insecurity – Efforts that provide access to nutritious food or address hunger in vulnerable populations. Education – Programs that improve early learning, student success, or adult education outcomes.