UWSN Community Impact Grants

Applications must be submitted online through our application platform here.

In order to successfully apply for funding from United Way of Southern Nevada, your organization and program must meet the following eligibility criteria:  

• Must provide services in Southern Nevada (Clark, Nye, Esmerelda, Lincoln Counties)  
• Must demonstrate clear impact on UWSN funding priorities and objectives (see below)  
• Must be a nonprofit organization, public charity, or supporting organization (501c3, 509a1, 509a2, 509a3)  
• Must be licensed and in good standing in the State of Nevada
• Must include an organizational language access plan (either drafted or finalized)
• Must provide a complete and correct application  
• Applicants must also provide financial statements from their organization. These do not need to be audited financial statements, but please provide the audited financials if your organization has secured them in the past 3 years

Funding will be available to support agencies offering evidence-based programs in four key areas:    

• Youth Opportunity, with a focus on early education, K-12 support, and college and early career  
• Financial Security, with a focus on job training and workforce credentials, financial education and coaching, and access to public benefits
• Healthy Community, with a focus on health services, nutritious food access, physical activity programs, and community safety initiatives
• Community Resiliency, with a focus on crisis support, access, and inclusion 

Proposal application packages must be submitted online via our online application platform. The application will request an organization contact form, a narrative describing the program you are requesting funding for, a program logic model, and a program budget. Templates for the logic model and budget are available via a link in the application.  

The program narrative will include a program summary, details of your program’s past performance, a description of how your program aligns with UWSN’s goals for community impact, considerations for inclusion and equity, and your plans for long-term program sustainability. 

The complete application package will also include a series of attachments confirming eligibility. Please review the application submission webpage for more information. 

Applications will be screened for eligibility and referred to the UWSN Funding Review Committee, a community-based group of volunteers who will score each proposal with a standard rubric. Each application and related reviewer scores will be discussed by the Committee, which will make a formal recommendation.

Please note that there are many determining factors that may result in a funding recommendation, including rubric scores, Committee deliberations, application quality, financial statements, program performance, etc. The UWSN Board of Directors will review funding recommendations and provide final approval of Community Impact Grants.    

Your work is important and we want to learn more about what you are doing. Please plan to submit your proposal by Friday, February 13, 2026 at 5pm (Pacific).  Visit uwsn.smapply.org/prog/CIG2026 to access the application platform.