How to Apply

2023-2024 Community Care Fund

Agency Application

United Way of North Idaho is currently accepting Letters of Interest for the Community Care Fund.

The 2023-2024 Community Care Fund is open July 5 to September 30. In order to submit a full application, an organization must first complete and submit a Letter of Interest by July 30. This form should take about 10 minutes to complete and asks for basic program information so the Impact team can decide if the Community Care Fund is a good fit.

Step 1: Determine which impact area most closely aligns with the program for which you are seeking funding. Program examples can be viewed by clicking the icons of each impact area. Program examples are provided to help agencies identify which impact area a program will fit; these are common examples of programs but are by no means comprehensive. If you are unsure about which impact area to select for your program, please contact us for guidance.

Education: School Readiness

Helping youth and children achieve their potential. Children (birth through age 5) enter school ready to learn and succeed.

Education: Youth Success

Children do well in school, graduate on time, and are ready to succeed in post-secondary education and a career path.

Financial Stability

Individuals and families attain financial stability by lowering costs and accessing benefits; individuals attain family-sustaining jobs that offer the opportunity for advancement; individuals have adequate transportation.

Health & Wellness

Individuals and families lead healthy lives through access to quality medical services including physical, dental, and behavioral health; prevent and respond to family violence, child abuse and neglect, and suicide; encompasses efforts to create healthy systems and environments.

Step 2: Carefully review the reporting requirements in the Results Framework.

In addition to program-specific metrics, all funded agencies must be able to report:

Number of unduplicated individuals served by this grant (specifying population served--students/children/adults/seniors, etc)
County or counties served
Quantity of volunteers and volunteer hours engaged
Number of low-moderate income and ALICE households participating in or benefitting from the program (LMI= at or below 80% Area Median Income)

Impact Councils of local volunteers review and score applications to make funding recommendations to the United Way Board of Directors.