NORWICH – The United Way of Chenango County is calling on area non-profit organizations to submit an application for funding if seeking support in 2013.

Funding proposals are due by noon on Oct. 11. All applicants are required to attend an informational group session in order to submit a proposal. The last group session offered takes place at 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 24 at the Chenango United Way Conference Room, 27 West Main St., Norwich.

“We really want to make sure that the whole community knows that this is an open funding process,” said Chenango United Way Director Elizabeth Monaco. “There are a lot of organizations that apply every year ... I feel optimistic that we’ll be able to fund more than we have in the past few years,” she added.