Grants | United Way of Marathon County

Grants

United Way of Marathon County has established a Bold Goal to lift 10,000 community members to financial stability by 2033. As such, our funding priorities will focus on accomplishing that goal. As always, grants will be awarded through a competitive application process. Applications will be evaluated by a dedicated group of United Way volunteers otherwise known as our Investment Team. Final grant decisions will be made by the United Way Board of Directors.

Our 2026-2027 RFP is currently viewable to the public and it can be viewed here.

The application will open for submissions on Monday, February 3 and close on March 15.

If you have any questions please reach out to Ben Lee, Director of Community Impact at blee@unitedwaymc.org

TIMELINE

January 6 - RFP is publicly viewable.
February 3: RFP is open for application submission.
March 15, 5pm: Applications are due, RFP closes. - This is a hard deadline. The system will automatically close, and applications will be unable to be submitted after 5pm.
April, May, June 2025: Applications reviewed by Investment Team, which may include follow-up questions for programs and/or site visits.
August 2025: Funding decisions presented to United Way Board of Directors.
August, September 2025: Award letters sent with Partner Agency Agreements.
January 2026: Funding begins.