Agency Resources
Emergency Food & Shelter Program (2008)
United Way of Pueblo County administers the funds on behalf of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program. Phase 26 funds were awarded by FEMA Tuesday, February 26, 2008. Pueblo County was awarded $84,524 to help fight hunger and homelessness.
Under the terms of the grant from the National Board, local organizations chosen to receive funds must: 1) be private voluntary nonprofits or units of government with the capability to supplement and extend existing emergency food and shelter services, 2) have an accounting system and comply with program responsibilities and requirements, 3) practice nondiscrimination, 4) if they are a private voluntary organization, they must have a voluntary board. Qualifying organizations are urged to apply.
For further information please contact the United Way office or visit the Emergency Food and Shelter Program website at: www.efsp.unitedway.org.
Applications were due Wednesday, March 12, 2008 to the United Way office for phase 26 funding.
Find out how funds have be spent in Pueblo County, Click Here
2008 Application -- FEMA Phase 26 application.pdf (Application deadline: 3/12/2008)
Phase 26 - 2008 Award Recipients -- Click Here
United Way Community Impact Grant (2008-2009)
Special grant funds made available by United Way of Pueblo County Board of Trustees to any nonprofit in Pueblo County meeting a critical community need not currently funded by United Way. Programs that qualify should address a pressing, unmet human service need in Pueblo county. Grant(s) are intended as one-time only special program grants that help to launch a new program or venture, or that will substantially strengthen an existing program not currently funded by United Way. Grant(s) will be awarded to the program that can demonstrate a significant, measureable impact on the community. Both current United Way partner agencies and any nonprofit agency with a 501(c)3 IRS designation may apply. Grant is intended as a one-time special project grant only. Therefore, United Way funding is short term. $30,000 is available for the 2008 funding year.
For further information please contact the United Way office. Applications are now available and are due April 30, 2008.
2008 Application -- Community Impact Grant Application2008.pdf (Application Deadline: 4/30/2008)
2008 Community Impact Grant Award Recipients -- Click Here
El Pomar - Community Problem Solving Grant (2008 - 2009)
This endowment fund was established by the El Pomar Foundation to address critical and emergency needs for the homeless and indigent in Pueblo County. Funds are distributed annually to nonprofit, human service agencies that directly address the needs of the community in the following areas: direct service to the homeless population, direct assistance to the indigent including transportation, food, clothing, utility and rent assistance, medical prescriptions, and related supplies. Grant funds are strictly for direct service only.
For further information please contact the United Way office. 2008 applications are now available and are due April 9, 2008 at 12 noon.
2008 Application -- CPSApplication2008.pdf (Application Deadline: 4/9/2008)
2008 Requirements -- CPSRequirements2008.pdf
2008 CPS Award Recipients -- Click Here