Federal Project Grant Award Summary

United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley received a $190,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). The award, effective June 1, 2026, through June 1, 2029, funds the development of a data infrastructure system for United Way Community Schools in the Greater Lehigh Valley region. This initiative supports the organization's full-service community schools model by establishing the technological and analytical framework necessary to coordinate school and community-based services, track program outcomes, and enhance service delivery across the participating school network in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

The data infrastructure project aligns with the program's emphasis on full-service community schools, which integrate comprehensive academic, health, social, and other services to support student success in high-need areas. The funding enables United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley to build systems capacity that will strengthen its existing commitment to vulnerable populations, particularly youth, and support the coordination of multi-agency services within the community school framework.