United Way of Northern Arizona
Grant Applications
UWNA Community Investment Application Process is closed
Check back in January 2025 for information on the Community Investment two year funding cycle application process.
UWNA Step up for Youth Focus Areas
Early Childhood Development (Ages 0-18)
This initiative will improve social-emotional development, cognitive language skills, early literacy, mathematics, and science learning while increasing support and knowledge for educators, nonprofits, parents and caregivers. This will help ensure that children meet developmental milestones that lead to success throughout their lives.
Impact Areas
- Kindergarten Readiness
- Early Literacy Supports
Positive Youth Development (Ages 0-18)
This initiative is based on the principles of the 6 C’s, which include confidence, character, connection, competence, caring and contribution. This positive framework will guide our community in organizing services, opportunities and support to assist our young people in reaching their full potential.
Impact Areas
- Social-Emotional Well-Being
- Positive, Supportive Relationships
- Youth Leadership Development
Safety and Security (Basic Needs)
Being able to meet basic needs like safe housing and adequate food enables families to move from day-to-day existence to planning for a positive future.
Impact Areas
- Safe Shelter
- Temporary Shelter
- Supportive/Transitional/Permanent Housing
- Rent and Mortgage Assistance
- Legal Eviction Assistance
- Utility Assistance
- Food Security
- Hot Meals
- Food Boxes
- Pounds of food distributed
- Child Care
- Child Care Centers
- Child Care Tuition Assistance
- Transportation/Resources/Referrals for basic needs
- Mass Transportation Vouchers for work/essential appointments (DES, Snap, Job interviews)
- Medication Assistance
- Medication Subsidies for Clients
Required Performance Measures
United Way of the Northern Arizona has required grant outcomes for both Impact Grants and Safety-net grants.
Impact Grants – All programs must choose at least one Strengthen Communities – Direct Supports and Services performance measure and at least one Change Lives – Client Outcomes performance measure for reporting purposes.