Neighborhood Funding Stream

Posted by on March 19, 2007

The Neighborhood Funding Stream 2007-08 at the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania

Now Accepting Proposals from Organizations that serve Children and Youth who reside in the American Street Empowerment Zone and/or North Central Empowerment Zone communities.

United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania (UWSEPA) is now accepting grant applications from eligible nonprofit organizations serving the American Street Empowerment Zone or North Central Empowerment Zone communities. The deadline for submitting a grant application is Friday, April 20, 2007 at 5:00 p.m.

In 2004, the City of Philadelphia Empowerment Zone (EZ) and United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania (UWSEPA) announced their partnership in a signature project called the Neighborhood Funding Stream (NFS). Established by the members of the local Community Trust Boards in the American Street, North Central, and West Philadelphia Empowerment Zones, the NFS will award grants in the amount of up to $15,000 to programs that occur between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008.

There are two Requests for Proposals (RFP): one for programs that benefit the American Street Empowerment Zone community and one for programs that benefit the North Central Empowerment Zone community. Applications must indicate which community the proposed program will benefit. Organizations responding to both the American Street and North Central RFPs must submit two separate proposals.

Eligible organizations can apply for a grant in one of these four programmatic areas:

1. Innovative programs for children and youth.

2. Mentoring programs that foster caring relationships between adults and youth.

3. Programs that help youth who are not in school to acquire necessary skills and education to begin a career.

4. Other approaches that address Youth Violence and Public Safety.

The Neighborhood Funding Stream will ONLY consider funding those organizations that clearly and convincingly identify how residents from the above-mentioned communities will be served with the grant. The attached RFPs include funding guidelines, eligibility requirements, applications, and information about the targeted geographic areas (including a listing of addresses and a map of each Empowerment Zone).

The RFPs are available at <a href="http://www.uwsepa.org/nfs">http://www.uwsepa.org/nfs</a>.

Please direct inquiries to Andrea Bretting at 215-665-2621 or abretting@uwsepa.org.

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