Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) is sending his “December Grants Action News Update” to residents, organizations and local governments about a series of grants available from the state, federal government and private entities. Each month, the Assembly provides an updated list of grants for a variety of categories.

“During a time of economic recovery, grants can play an integral part in helping our local communities complete needed infrastructure repairs or support under-funded projects,” said Palmesano. “Many people don’t realize the scope of available opportunities because they aren’t sure where to look. The ‘Grants Action News’ bulletin makes finding these grants much easier by consolidating the information and making it available to everyone. I hope residents, organizations and local governments throughout the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions will be able to use this resource to find much-needed support to strengthen communities in our rural area.”

The Grants Action News bulletin is updated at the beginning of each month with newly-available grants and information on how to apply. Continuing his monthly updates, Palmesano will be providing regular updates on his Assembly website at: http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Philip-A-Palmesano, as well as posts to his Facebook page – just like “Assemblyman Phil Palmesano” to stay up-to-date on new grant information.

The update can be accessed here:

https://nyassembly.gov/write/upload/postings/2019/pdfs/20191204_0089984.pdf

State Grants

NYS Department of Labor The state Department of Labor has set aside funding for participant outreach, career development and follow-up services for individuals who are unemployed or underemployed, migrated to New York from Puerto Rico after being dislocated and/or have otherwise had their employment impacted due to Hurricane Maria.

â–  Eligibility: Eligible applicants must be not-for-profit community-based organizations or governmental entities that have two or more paid employees (not including principals of corporations, board members and owners) or the equivalent of two full-time employees; are headquartered or have at least one site located in NYS; are in good standing with regard to UI, WARN, Public Work, Labor Standards, Safety and Health, NYS Department of State Division of Corporations, Workers’ Compensation Insurance, and Disability Insurance; and have experience in outreach and service provision to the target population.

â–  Funding: Up to $100,000 per individual award. Applicants who’ve received an initial award and accrued expenditures of at least 70% of the award amount as well as maintaining compliance with the terms and conditions may reapply for an additional $100,000 award, if sufficient funding and time remain.

â–  Deadline: Jan. 10, 2020

â–  Contact: Christopher Myers

â–  Phone: 518-402-4624

â–  Email: Christopher.Myers@labor.ny.gov

â– Website: www.labor.ny.gov/businessservices/PDFs/NDWG-HM/NDWG_HM_ RFA.pdf

New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Companion Animal Capital Fund

This fund was created by the governor and the Legislature to enable eligible organizations to upgrade their facilities to promote better animal care and health and to encourage pet adoption. Grants can be used to construct, renovate, rehab or acquire buildings and equipment needed to house, treat and care for sheltered dogs and cats.

â–  Eligibility: Municipal and incorporated not-for-profit shelters, humane societies, and societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals are eligible applicants.

â–  Funding: $5 million

â–  Deadline: Jan. 21, 2020, by 4 p.m.

â–  Contact: Makayla Fowler

â– Phone: 518-457-3502

â– Email: Makayla.Fowler@agriculture.ny.gov

â– Website: www.agriculture.ny.gov/animals/rfp0221-companion-animal-capital-projects-fundround-3

Federal Grants

U.S. Department of Health, National Institutes of Health

The U.S. Department of Health is seeking applications for its Addressing the Etiology of Health Disparities and Health Advantages Among Immigrant Populations initiative to support research into the biological, behavioral, sociocultural and environmental factors that influence or contribute to health disparities and advantages among immigrant populations in the United States.

â–  Eligibility: Eligible applicants include small businesses, public and private institutions of higher education; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); city, township, county, special district and state governments; Native American tribal governments and Native American tribal organizations; independent school districts; nonprofit organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; for profit organizations; Alaska Native- and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs); qualifying federal agencies; faith-based or community-based organizations; Hispanic-serving institutions and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs).

â–  Funding: Not limited

â–  Deadline: Jan. 7, 2020

â–  Contact: Nicolette Van Hoesen

â– Phone: 518-473-1124

â– Email: Nicolette.vanhoesen@health.ny.gov

â– Website: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/ PA-17-041.html

U.S. Department of Health, National Institutes of Health

The U.S. Department of Health is accepting applications for funding to support the discovery and development of medications to prevent and treat opioid use disorders (OUDs) and overdoses. The awards involve two phases: the first phase, UG3, will be to establish milestones to achieve within a two-year period, and the second, UH3, will be to provide funding for three years to a project that successfully completed the milestones set forth in UG3. Projects that have met their UG3 benchmarks will be considered by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and prioritized for transition to the UH3 phase. Application may include preclinical or clinical research and preclinical models and may focus on the development of new chemical entities, new formulations of marketed medications available for other indications, or combinations of medications that hold promise for the treatment of OUDs and overdose. This funding aims to expedite the discovery and development of medications to prevent and treat OUDs or opioid overdose and to advance them in the FDA’s drug development approval pipeline.

â–  Eligibility: Eligible applicants include small businesses, public and private institutions of higher education; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); city, township, county, special district and state governments; Native American tribal governments and Native American tribal organizations; independent school districts; nonprofit organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; forprofit organizations; Alaska Native- and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs); qualifying federal agencies; faith-based or community-based organizations; Hispanic-serving institutions and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs).

â–  Funding: $3 million

â–  Deadline: Jan. 1, 2020

â–  Contact: Nicolette Van Hoesen

â– Phone: 518-473-1124

â– Email: Nicolette.vanhoesen@health.ny.gov

â– Website: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/rfa-da-19-002.html

Private Grants

The Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood

The Caplan Foundation is an incubator for research and development projects to improve the welfare of young children, from infancy through 7 years old, in the United States. The foundation aims to fund projects focusing on early childhood welfare; early childhood education and play and parenting education that can have national impact.

â–  Eligibility: The foundation will not fund: existing programs; the purchase or renovation of capital equipment; the staging of single events; works of art or literature; individuals or for-profit entities, political or religious organizations; religious content; programs outside of the United States; or medical research applicable to both adults and children.

â–  Funding: Recent awards have ranged from $23,000 to $100,000.

â–  Deadline: Jan. 31, 2020, to submit a letter of intent.

â–  Contact: Amanda R. Oechler, CPA

â– Phone: 570-484-5155

â– Email: info@earlychildhoodfoundation.org

â– Website: earlychildhoodfoundation.org

Public Welfare Foundation

The Public Welfare Foundation awards grants to nonprofits that are working to further the foundation’s mission to promote racial equity, economic well-being and equality for all. The foundation looks for strategic points where its funds can make a significant difference to advance an alternative vision of justice through criminal justice and youth justice reforms that result in transformative change.

â–  Eligibility: Organizations that currently hold a 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service working in the United States can apply for grants. Organizations that do not have this status can apply with a fiscal sponsor. Individuals, scholarships, direct services or international projects are ineligible.

â–  Funding: Recent awards have ranged from $25,000 to $600,000.

â–  Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

â–  Phone: 202-965-1800

â– Email: info@publicwelfare.org

â– Website: www.publicwelfare.org/grants/applyfor-a-grant

Scholar Awards

Russell Sage Foundation

The Russell Sage Foundation is accepting applications for small grants in Behavioral Economics. The grants fund innovative, high quality research and aim to encourage young scholars and researchers to delve further into these fields. This funding is designed to lend insight into psychology, economics, sociology, political science and social sciences to better understand social conditions in the United States and improve these conditions and the lives of residents.

â–  Eligibility: Doctoral students at the dissertation stage, post-doctoral fellows and non-tenured junior faculty members who are no more than two years beyond the receipt of their Ph.D. Projects must explicitly use psychological concepts in both the research design and the preparation of the results. Experimental projects that do not have substantial behavioral content or substantial economic content will not be considered for funding.

â–  Funding: $8,500 lifetime limit

â–  Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

â–  Contact: James Wilson, Program Director

â– Email: programs@rsage.org

â– Website: www.russellsage.org/how-to-apply/ small-grants

American Meteorological Society

The American Meteorological Society (AMS) invites outstanding students looking to pursue graduate education in the atmospheric or related sciences to apply for AMS Graduate Fellowships. The program supports first year graduate students as they learn about the unique challenges facing our planet and environment so that they’re equipped to tackle these issues upon graduating. Fellowships not only include financial support, but also the opportunity to attend the AMS Annual Meeting and ongoing academic and career support from AMS.

â–  Eligibility: Eligible applicants must: be entering their first year of graduate school in the fall of 2020, be pursuing a degree in the atmospheric or related sciences at an accredited institution in the United States, have a minimum grade point average of 3.25 on a 4.0-point scale and hold either U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status. No age restriction exists. Women, minorities, and students with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

â–  Funding: $25,000 per recipient for a nine month period in the academic year. Partial travel support to attend the AMS Annual Meeting will also be provided to each fellowship recipient.

â–  Deadline: Jan. 1, 2020

â–  Contact: Donna Fernandez AMS Development and Student Program Manager

â– Phone: 617-227-2426 ext. 3907

â– Email: dfernandez@ametsoc.org

Grant Writing

Candid offers a variety of free trainings in its center in New York City, partner locations and online:

Introduction to Foundation Directory Online

This class provides learning opportunities designed to develop skills, practices and behaviors that best prepare people working in the social sector for success.

Introduction to Finding Grants:

This class will provide an introduction for finding grants for nonprofits, including what funders are looking for and a hands-on guided online research session.

Introduction to Proposal Writing: This class provides a standard overview of how to write a proposal for a foundation grant and includes a hands-on personalized session in developing a proposal outline.

Introduction to Project Budgets: This class will provide step-by-step instructions on how to generate a standard project budget for a foundation proposal. Prior attendance to Introduction to Proposal Writing is strongly recommended.

In addition: Classes are held at Candid, located at: 32 Old Slip, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10005 www.candid.org/contact-us

For a schedule of classes, visit www.grantspace.org/training/search/ format/live/location/new-york. Space is limited, so register as soon as possible.

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