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The application process for relief, recovery, and restoration efforts is now closed.
Monthly disbursements from the Fund will be made until the final allocation round on September 1, 2021.
Committed funding partners across Southwestern Indiana established a community-wide COVID-19 Response Fund of the Greater Evansville Region, primarily Gibson, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick Counties. This response is designed to serve the community through the Relief, Recovery and Restoration phases typical of large-scale crises and to catalyze hope in a time that perpetuates hopelessness and isolation. This fund, which was launched on March 27, 2020, continues to serve as the primary and strategic vehicle designed to meet our community’s needs in the short, mid, and long term. Philanthropic activities across the five-county region will be used to support communities, individuals and families as we continue together with Relief, Recovery and Restoration efforts. United Way of Southwestern Indiana serves as the Fiscal Sponsor, and the Fund Advisory and Allocation Committees include cross-sector representation across the region.
Relief – meet immediate need, a temporary fix for now
Recovery – a transitional foothold, for a ‘new normal”
Restoration – a transformational foundation, for what’s next
Applicants must be a 501(c)(3) approved organization in good standing with the Internal Revenue Service. Funding must serve at least one of the primarily identified regional counties of Gibson, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick.
Organizations could submit more than one request but were limited to one request per 30-day period. There was no minimum or maximum dollar amount that can be requested in one application, and there was also no limitation on the total dollar amount one organization may receive.
The application window is now closed. If your organization is awarded funds, there will be a reporting requirement. Your organization will be asked to track details about funded activities(s). If any information was missing, your application will not be considered for funding.
Final requests are being reviewed and scored by a broad-based allocations committee. Notification of funding decisions will be communicated via email. If funds are awarded, the instructions for reporting along with reporting timelines will be provided via email with an award letter and grant agreement that includes a request for financial information to establish an ACH electronic payment. After the signed grant agreement acknowledging the grant requirements is returned to the United Way of Southwestern Indiana and ACH payment information has been obtained, awarded funds will be issued in a single payment (unless other arrangements have been made).
Grantees are required to complete progress reports. Click here for a document outlining the monthly reporting requirements for grantees.
Click here to review important funding criteria and Regional Communities Resilience Framework (RCRF) information. Proposals must demonstrate alignment with objectives to be considered for funding.
For questions you may contact: COVID19@unitedwayswi.org
United Way of Southwestern Indiana
318 Main Street, Suite 504
Evansville, IN 47708
Phone: 812-422-4100
EIN: 35-0868069
MORNING FLIGHT GOLFERS: We are still on for this morning. The ECC and UWSWI staff will monitor the weather for lightning and will make a call as soon as possible. We may have a delay.