United Way of Douglas & Pope Counties funds only those programs that are most effective in delivering results that positively impact our community through: education, income and health - the building blocks for a better life.

Learn more about our 34 partner agencies and the resources they offer which affect positive change in our community:

 Agency Funding Applications

  2009-10 Partner Agency Funding  Application deadline January 16,    

 2009. 
 

United Way of Douglas & Pope Counties requires that all applicants follow the specifications outlined in the

Admission Policy (.doc)

Download the Allocation Application Forms:

Allocations Timeline (.doc)

Allocations Instructions/Checklist (.doc)

Application Cover Sheet (.doc)

Proposal Narrative (.doc)

Attachments A-H (.doc)

Glossary of Selected Outcome Measurement Terms (.doc)

Summary of Program Outcome Model (.doc)

Funding recommendations will be presented to the United Way of Douglas & Pope Counties Board of Directors in May.  Funding decisions will be communicated to agencies in June and funding will begin on July 1, 2009.

2009 Citizen Review Panels

United Way invites businesses and their employees to participate in the important decision-making process as panel members on the Citizen Review Panels.  Following are forms you can download and post in your place of business to make it easier for your employees to participate.

You can help decide how United Way donations will be distributed for the funding cycle of July 2009 through June 2010.  Each year, panels consisting of up to 15 local residents listen to the presentations of agencies requesting funding.  Panelists receive copies of the requests in advance.

Citizen Review Panels will meet with agencies throughout April.  Dates are to be determined.

As an active participant in this process, your eyes will be opened to the needs in our community as well as the services available. Recommendations by the Citizen Review Panels are the basis for Board of Directors' funding decisions.

If you are would like to serve on a Citizen Review Panel, please PRINT FORM and mail or drop off at our office, 115 3rd Ave West, Suite 4, Alexandria, MN  56308. You may also fax it to 763-4840.

 United Way Grants

United Way recognizes that we have a key role in assisting our member agencies and the community in times of emergency. United Way agencies provide vital services to people in need and most resources are allocated to existing services. It is necessary to provide an alternative for developing new and innovative programs, a method to meet new and emerging needs and the capability to assist the community in times of natural disasters.

United Way of Douglas & Pope Counties has a grant program to fund agencies with new or unexpected needs.  There are two categories of grants:

Special Grants

Provide one-time funding for innovative programs outside of the allocation process

Emergency Grants

Provide emergency funding for agency emergencies and local natural disasters.

Grant Application Forms (.doc)

Grants Timeline (.pdf)

To access the "Youth As Resources (YAR) Grant Application" click here

Special Grant requests will be reviewed by the Grant Committee of the board quarterly and emergency grants will be reviewed as received.

Final approval or denial to come from the Board of Directors.

We allow two options for submission:

1.  Option 1 (preferred)
     a. Mail the signed copy of your proposal  

         to United Way.
     b. E-mail the proposal to

         unitedw@rea-alp.com

2.  Option 2

      (only for those who do not have email)
     a. Mail the signed copy of your proposal

         to United Way.
     b. Include an additional 5 copies

If you have any questions about the grant process or application, please do not hesitate to us or call us at 320-763-4840.