Granite United Way Opens Community Response Grant Opportunity on December 15, 2025

For more information, please contact: Karrie Eaton, Vice President of Marketing & Communications

603.560.5453 (c) karrie.eaton@graniteuw.org

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December 15, 2025

Granite United Way Opens Community Response Grant Opportunity on December 15, 2025

New Hampshire and Windsor County, Vermont – Granite United Way has opened a community response grant funding on December 15, 2025. Requests for Proposals are now being accepted.

Granite United Way offers nonprofits an opportunity to access responsive funding multiple times a year with grants ranging from $1,000 - $10,000 each cycle.

“Our responsive grantmaking model allows us to quickly direct funds to nonprofits with immediate needs across our communities,” said Nichole Martin Reimer, President and CEO of Granite United Way. “Our local Community Impact Committees review every application each funding cycle and consistently see the value of this approach. Many members have noted the clear and ongoing need to keep critical services and programs accessible during times of uncertainty.”

Certified 501(c)3 organizations, or organizations with a fiscal sponsor, can apply for funding in the regions Granite United Way serves. Since introducing this responsive funding model in the fall of 2024, Granite United Way has distributed over $1 million to meet immediate needs across its seven regions.

New this cycle, agencies will register for access to the funding portal, and when they login, see all the opportunities available through Granite United Way. This includes additional opportunities Granite United Way administers, including the Opioid Abatement Community Grants Program.

The timeline for the process:

December 15, 2025: Request for Proposals (RFP) for the funding cycle opens with a link to register for access to the portal on graniteuw.org. If an agency is already registered, they will receive their personalized login link via email this day.

January 9, 2026: Request for Proposals closes.

February 2026: Notification of awards will be made.

Those seeking additional information are encouraged to email rfp@graniteuw.org.

For comprehensive information on this process and how to apply, visit www.graniteuw.org.

Granite United Way

Granite United Way is an experienced and trusted organization dedicated to leveraging the resources of investors and volunteers to create lasting change by addressing the underlying causes of our community’s most pressing needs. United Way’s purpose is to convene public, private, and governmental leaders and resources to tackle the largest, most pressing issues facing our community. Granite United Way fights for the education, health and financial stability of everyone in every community.

Each year, 1 in 3 residents of New Hampshire and Windsor County, Vermont engages with Granite United Way as a donor, volunteer or beneficiary of a United Way-funded program. Granite United Way, the merger of 7 local United Ways, mobilizes the power of 22,000 donors and volunteers to provide more than $18 million in support to over 450,000 individuals and provides funding to more than 750 nonprofit programs. Granite United Way is rated a Platinum level participant by Candid (formerly GuideStar) and a Four-Star Rating by Charity Navigator.

Granite United Way serves the Central Region, Merrimack County, Greater Seacoast Region, North Country, Northern Region, Southern Region (Manchester / Derry / Salem) and Upper Valley Regions of New Hampshire as well as Windsor County, Vermont. For more information, visit www.graniteuw.org.