United Way of Southwest Louisiana will begin accepting Letters of Intent (LOI) from nonprofit organizations serving community members in Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jeff Davis Parishes from November 1 until December 3, 2021.
The online application will take a nonprofit organization through completing an online Letter of Intent (LOI). Once the LOI has been submitted and processed, all applicants who the requirements will be allowed to move into the entire grant process for United Way of Southwest Louisiana's Request For Proposal (RFP). Find the application online below.
To read the full press release, click here.
The application process begins with an online Letter of Intent (LOI).
Before applying for funding, please make sure your organization meets ALL of the below requirements:
Priority for funding is given to nonprofit organizations with a significant alignment with United Way of Southwest Louisiana's stated objectives including Diversity, Equity and Inclusion along with the overall stability of the program, the use of evidence-based programming and financial accountability/transparency.
Priority for funding is also given to programs who target the ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) population in Southwest Louisiana.
Mailed, faxed and emailed LOIs are not accepted. Applying organizations must possess a 501(c)(3) or related status with the Internal Revenue Service and be in good standing with the State of Louisiana. Each program requesting funding must fall into one of United Way of Southwest Louisiana's four focus areas: Education, Economic Mobility, Health or Basic Needs. Clients of nonprofit must be in one or more of Southwest Louisiana's parishes of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jeff Davis.
e-CImpact is United Way of Southwest Louisiana's
online community impact management system for agencies
and Community Impact Division volunteers.
Our mission is to unite Southwest Louisiana to address our human needs. In doing so, we will identify important issues while continuing to fund local organizations that improve community conditions. Creating lasting changes in community conditions is challenging and requires each community to work together to be successful.
The Community Impact Business Model includes United Way Initiatives:
HEALTH
United Against Child Hunger
833.TXT.TEEN
Crisis Online Chat
EDUCATION
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
WriteStart
Literacy Kits
ECONOMIC MOBILITY
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed (ALICE)
Calcasieu Prisoner Reentry Program
Matched Savings Program
BASIC NEEDS
211
Disaster Preparedness
Summer of Service
The Path Home
