The Community Foundation and United Way, working with other nonprofit groups, offers grants from the fund in phases to address immediate needs and short-term and longer-term impacts of the outbreak.
During Phase One, priority will go to nonprofits that assist individuals feeling the impacts of COVID-19. Such assistance may include food and hygiene supplies, housing, childcare, or health services. All grants in Phase One relate to increased demand due to COVID-19. The first priority is emergency relief and support. We will consider more requests with time as funds become available.
Phase One includes identifying grant recipients and using input and research from groups and others in the community to make grant decisions. In order to move resources quickly and relieve nonprofit organizations, there will not be a formal application process for Phase One. Agencies providing immediate basic needs may email Candice Lane at candice@oshkoshunitedway.org so they can be considered during the grant process.