Emerging Needs Grants

United Way of Paducah-McCracken County supports 14 core partner agencies, but we also provide Emerging Needs Grant to many non-profits in the community that are not partner agencies.  Any 501(c)3 nonprofit agency providing health and human services can apply for this funding.


The goal of the Emerging Needs Grant is to provide funds for an agency who wishes to address a new or emerging need that they are seeing within their clients or within the community.


The grants can be applied for on three separate dates through-out the year.  The August round is a collaborative grant that requires that at least two agencies collaborating on the request. The May and November rounds do not have this requirement.


Apply by:         
May 31
August 30 (Collaborative) 
November 30  

Notice of Decision:
June 15
September 15
December 15

Click here for a complete list of Emerging Needs Guidelines

Click here to for an Emerging Needs Application (Word doc)

May 31st Emerging Needs Recipients
KIDS Company 1 Family Resource Center
Rehab Associates Foundation, Inc.
Ladies Living Free, Inc.