Program to Aid Citizens Enterprise (PACE)

"to strengthen the community-based nonprofit organizations that potentially or demonstrably can assist African American and economically disadvantaged communities to identify their needs and take effective action'.

Grant-making and capacity building 1. Newly revamped grants program utilizing United Way funds to build the capacity of community-based nonprofits that support African American and disadvantaged communities. Steps include: Development and management of orientation, determination of eligibility (United Way partner agencies are not eligible), application, interview, and notification process for applicantsOrientation of panelists, including members not serving on the PACE Commission, and management of the panel processManagement of organizational assessments, training, consulting, grant requests, check processing, evaluation and reportingManaging the PACE application process with United Way, including self-assessments, reports, site visits and ancillary United Way agency activities such as Partner Agency meetings, chairing voluntary review teams of other partner agencies and other committee assignments