City of Cincinnati Human Services Fund

The new Human Services Fund Grant Cycle will open in early 2025.

Organizations providing services to residents of the City of Cincinnati are invited to submit proposals seeking financial support from the Fiscal Year 2024 City of Cincinnati Human Services Fund.  

The City of Cincinnati established the Human Services Fund to invest in services for residents based on priorities set by Cincinnati City Council. The investments are meant to complement but not duplicate City services.  

United Way of Greater Cincinnati is facilitating the request for proposals and proposal reviews. The City-appointed Human Services Advisory Committee will review proposals and recommend organizations and programs for funding to City Council. City Council makes final decisions on which programs will be funded under the City’s budget process.  

There are two Requests for Proposals within the Human Services Fund this year:  Service Categories and the Impact Award.

With the Impact Award, City Council seeks to fund one collaborative project between multiple organizations and the City to address Cincinnati’s eviction and housing crisis.

The project should work to reduce evictions and stabilize housing by tracking eviction trends; using predictive analysis; funding immediate costs; and providing access to legal services.  

Watch the first in a series of webinars for the City of Cincinnati FY24 Human Services Fund RFP process recorded on Feb. 15, 2023. Download a copy of the presentation below.

For Service Categories:

Applicants will be notified of funding decisions in July 2023.

Selected organizations will be provided funding through contracts with United Way. Contracts for Service category awards will run from September 1, 2023, until August 31, 2024. 

For Impact Award:

Applicants will be notified of funding decisions in July 2023.

Funding under the Impact Award is for a one-time grant, to begin on September 1, 2023, and provides support for a planning period of up to six months and an implementation period of up to 30 months. The funding must be expended by August 31, 2026.

The collaborative funded under this award will enter into a subcontract with United Way of Greater Cincinnati. 

• Proposals must be submitted using United Way’s e-CImpact data collection system.
• e-CImpact Tutorials:
  • e-CImpact Tutorial for Service Categories: e-CImpact Tutorial for Service Categories (.pdf)
  • e-CImpact Tutorial for Impact Category: e-CImpact Tutorial for Impact Award (.pdf)
• Required and Sample templates for each RFP can be found in the Additional Resources section below.

• United Way will use this web page for updates and Frequently Asked Questions.

For questions about this funding, email [email protected] or refer to the Additional Resources section above.