2025 Funding Opportunities
Upcoming 2025 UMF Grant Round Schedule:
April 1-30: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) (all applications to be submitted through the Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties). This grant round is now CLOSED.
June 1-30: Stronger Together Grant Round highlighting the following themes: Building Strong Families, Community Building, and Healthcare and Special Needs. See full guidelines below.
Apply for the Stronger Together Grant Round!
The UpMobility Foundation (UMF) is pleased to invite proposals for funding opportunities that help build communities and healthy families. Nonprofits are invited to apply for funding in the following thematic areas:
· Community Building – projects and programs that enhance social cohesion, economic development, and quality of life through programming, capacity building projects, and support for local initiatives
· Building Strong Families – support for mental health services, community resources, and collaborations that create resilient and well-supported families
· Healthcare and Helping Those with Special Needs – projects and programs that ensure access to essential medical and related services, especially for vulnerable populations
Important Deadlines
Submissions will be accepted beginning Monday, June 2, 2025, at 8:00am. The application portal will close on Monday, June 30, 2025, at 11:59pm.
Award notifications will be made within 60 days of the submission deadline. All applicants will be notified regardless of whether they receive funding.
Eligibility
· Applicants must be a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization, an organization with a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor, or a faith-based organization seeking support for projects/programs that address non-religious needs or issues, serving diverse constituencies without regard to religious affiliation.
· Applications are invited from organizations across the United States, especially those serving the Mohawk Valley (generally defined as Oneida and Herkimer Counties in New York State).
Opportunity Details
· UMF is primarily interested in making programmatic and/or project-related investments, including those for planning or exploration activities. Requests for capital expenses and general operating support will NOT be prioritized.
· All programs/projects should have identifiable and measurable outcomes with a definitive timeline for completion or outcomes to be achieved.
· New and existing programs/projects are eligible for funding based on the following:
New programs/projects must begin no earlier than August 2025.
Existing programs/projects can only apply for expenses for expenses incurred after August 2025 and applications MUST detail how the request would help the program scale up, fundamentally change the program to more directly address root causes of issues or problems, create or strengthen collaborations with other organizations, and/or enable organizational capacity building.
Organizations applying for one-year grants are encouraged to request between $25,000 and $50,000 in funding from UMF. Organizations that are able to substantively address one or more of the Priority Funding Areas listed below may apply for multi-year grants and request funding in excess of $50,000. Organizations interested in multi-year grants are strongly encouraged to reach out to UMF staff before submission as only a limited number of these awards will be considered.
· All funded organizations will be required to submit periodic progress reports at a cadence to be determined by the project timeline.
Priority Funding Areas
UMF will prioritize high-impact investments that help strengthen an organization’s core capacities and facilitate the development of solution-based approaches to systemic issues. Priority will be given to the applications that incorporate any or all the following:
Propose activities that use social innovation to address problems or issues.
Propose the establishment, development, or expansion of a social enterprise endeavor.
Propose activities that have the potential to scale up or be used as a model for other organizations.
Include substantive collaboration with other organizations.
To apply, please click the Stronger Together button at the header of this page.
Remaining 2025 Grant Rounds (subject to change)
September: Mohawk Valley Gives (held in collaboration with the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties). Make sure you register for Mohawk Valley Gives!
October 1-31: Advancing Education (all applications to be submitted through the Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties).
Additionally, grant opportunities related to Entrepreneurship, Strengthening Democracy, and Humanitarian Aid & International Development will be by invitation only.
