Thank you for your interest in our Mini Grants! The 2026 application is now closed. Please check back next year for the 2027 application.
Explore the information below to learn more about our Mini Grant program.
United Way of Lee County (UWLC) Mini-Grants are available to 501c3 organizations in Lee County to promote wider impacts that increase our capacity to care for one another. The grants are based around prevalent pillars of need in our community and are as follows:
-Healthy Community - Improving the well-being for all and equitable health access through a broader array of interventions, including nutrition, food security, mental health support and more.
-Youth Opportunity - Helping to prepare you people to realize their potential from cradle to career.
-Financial Security - Supporting programs focused not only on income (which may not be a livable wage) or financial stability, but on creating pathways to a stronger, more sustainable financial future.
-Community Resilience - Addressing urgent community needs while contributing to long-term, systemic community strengthening.
Grant applications will be reviewed by a committee of local business professionals. The number of grants available and the amounts offered are determined each year by our United Way Campaign and Allocation cycles. United Way of Lee County reserves the right to withhold grants if funds are insufficient for the amounts requested, if programs do not meet United Way guidelines and pillars, or if applications are incomplete.
All Mini-Grants are intended for use by Lee County based non-profits and for clients in Lee County. Additionally, applicants must have an IRS 501(c)3 status that is at least two years old or more. Funds awarded by Mini-Grants are not eligible for sales tax exemption, and grant recipients are not to be considered United Way agencies.
What can be funded:
-Existing or new programs
-Operating costs
-Salaries
What cannot be funded:
-Match funds
-Lobbying
-Reimbursements
-Training costs