Topeka Funding Opportunity

United Way of Greater Topeka announces an upcoming release of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for 2014 Basic Needs funding.

The RFP process is open to eligible charitable organizations as designated by IRS code 170 that provide services in Shawnee and Jefferson counties (contact United Way for specific details).space

Basic Needs Funding Opportunities
Basic Needs assistance addresses people in crisis and includes the following funding categories:

• Food
• Shelter
• Rent & Utilities Assistance
• Access to Health Care
• Prescription Assistance
• Safety from Domestic Violence.

 

For more information about our work in Basic Needs, please click here: https://www.unitedwaytopeka.org/ci/basic/

Information Meetings

The Information Meeting will be held on Monday, September 23, 2013. from 2:00 to 3:00pm at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 Southwest 10th Avenue, Topeka, in the Marvin Auditorium.  The meeting will detail the RFP specifics and offer applicants the opportunity to ask questions and learn about the online application process called e-C Impact.  Please RSVP to attend the information meeting to Mary Howell at mary.howell@unitedwaytopeka.org.

               Schedule:  2:00 – 2:30   Basic Needs RFP Specifics

                                 2:30 – 3:30   e-C Impact Training

Online Proposal Process

The Requests for Proposals will be available to organizations via an online community investment management system at the end of the day on Monday, September 23, 2013. 

For New Applicants:  You will need to sign-up for an account in our online community investment system called e-C Impact.  To set up an account, go to https://agency.e-cimpact.com/login.aspx?org=18530F  and click on the "Click here to create a new account" green button and follow the steps from there.  It is highly recommended that new applicants attend the Information Meeting mentioned above.

For Existing/Previous Applicants:

If you have saved or bookmarked the link to e-C Impact, please note that we launched a new Web site last month and that link will probably no longer work for you. The launch page for e-C Impact on our new Web site is: https://www.unitedwaytopeka.org/work/e-cimpact/. From here you will be able to click on the link for the agency log-in and you can save that new link in your favorites.

 

Please be sure to check your agency contact information and to update the staff contacts in your profile. As an agency you are responsible for keeping this information up to date. This is the system that we will use to send you notifications about reporting being open, deadlines and anything else relative to our community investment grants.  It is a great time to make sure that you have deleted the accounts of any staff who are no longer with your organization and have added accounts for the appropriate staff who need access to the reporting or who may be completing the reporting. Also, make sure you have the right staff person identified as the primary contact and the right contact information for your agency in general.

 

For questions about the 2014 Basic Needs RFP or application process, please contact:

Abel Frederic

Abel.frederic@unitedwaytopeka.org

785-273-4804