2025 Community INVESTMENTS

Grants and project funding amounts are awarded based upon the number of applications received that align with United Way of Lebanon County's areas of focus described above and funds sought.

United Way of Lebanon County welcomes creative and strategic solutions that seek to address the source of the complex challenges facing Lebanon County residents. 

Eligibility Requirements & Guidelines:

• United Way of Lebanon County's Funding Eligibility Requirements.
• Eligible projects must serve individuals in Lebanon County.
• Applicants must either be a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization or a nonprofit organization as recognized by the IRS as such.
• This grant opportunity is open to singular or collective nonprofit organizations whose proposals will serve residents of Lebanon County.
• The minimum and maximum grant request amount in 2026 will be $1,000 - $25,000. 
• United Way of Lebanon County will promote and accept grants both for existing programs/projects (those funded previously by UWLC grants and those that have not) AND new programs/projects for which the grant request is for startup or early-stage / scaling funding.
• Grant applications from small, mid-size and larger nonprofits will be accepted. 
• There will not be a maximum number of years that a nonprofit can request sustaining grant funding for the same program / project.  However, the United Way's intent is to not fund the same program / project in perpetuity and the United Way Community Investment Committee will evaluate most favorably grant applications for sustaining or expansion funding with requested funds that represent a decreasing percentage of the operating budget for the requested grant investment for those projects / programs.
• United Way of Lebanon County will not accept multi-year funding requests in the 2026 Grant cycle.
• In the 2026 grant cycle, the grantee reporting requirement has been changed to an 8-month report (Feb) due by March 5th. The same reporting form and format will be used as in previous grant cycles. 
• As a grant reporting requirement, grantees will be asked to provide client testimonials / stories (impact stories) with their 8-month and 12-month reports. If grantees do not submit the 8-month grant report by March 5th (or have a reason why you did not that’s acceptable to the Community Impact Committee) that grantee is ineligible for the next cycle of grants.
• There will be in-person group meetings for potential applicants on November 10, 2025, from 8:00am-12:00pm and November 12, 2025, from 1:00pm-3:00pm in the United Way of Lebanon County Conference Room, 604 Cumberland Street, Lebanon.

instructions

Watch a short instructional video on creating an account and saving drafts.

All applicants are required to have or create an account to complete and submit your application.  Keep your user name and password handy so that you can "save a draft" and return to complete your submission.  Also this username and password will continue to be used for agency reporting and future applications.

• LOGIN HERE (If you applied last year you already have a user name and password)
• CREATE AN ACCOUNT (New users only - Recommend using your Agency Name as your User Name - watch for an email to set your password, check spam)
• RESET YOUR PASSWORD (if your email has been used previously, you can reset your password)
• LOGOUT (Be sure to log out once you have saved your draft or submitted your application)

Incomplete applications will not be accepted.  Do not leave any blanks; enter N/A if not applicable.

Be sure to click "SAVE DRAFT" frequently, you will be able to return and work on the application as time permits. Be sure to click "SUBMIT" when completed, you will not be able to access completed submission, but you will be sent a copy of your submission.

Questions please Contact

the United Way of Lebanon County  

admin@Unitedwaylebco.org

 (717)-273-8144