Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C-Corning) is sending his “July Grants Action News Update” to residents, organizations and local governments regarding 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 underfunded 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,” Palmesano said.

All not-for-profit applicants must now prequalify on the NYS Grants Reform website at grantsreform.ny.gov/grantees in order to apply for certain New York state grant solicitations. Potential not-for-profit applicants are strongly encouraged to begin the process of registering and prequalifying immediately as this is a lengthy process.

The Grants Action News bulletin is updated at the beginning of each month with newly available grants and information on how to apply.

The update can be accessed here:
https://nyassembly.gov/gan/?sec=story&story=106305

State Grants:

NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Tributary Restoration and Resiliency

New York State will provide funding for projects that implement priorities of the Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda: to conserve, restore and revitalize the estuary and its ecosystem. The projects must conserve and restore aquatic habitat connectivity for river herring and/or American eel found in the tributary streams of the estuary watershed. Projects that do not conserve and restore aquatic habitat connectivity for river herring or eel will not be deemed eligible.

Eligible Applicants: Not-for-profit entities, governmental entities, tribal organizations
Deadline: July 12, 2023, 3 PM ET
Minimum Award: $10,000
Maximum Award: $150,000
Contact Email: HREPgrants@dec.ny.gov
Link to Additional Information: https://grantsgateway.ny.gov/IntelliGrants_NYSGG/ filenetdocretrieval.aspx?docid={2a449d4f-8ba4-4390-b2a2-8f9e41d56244}

NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants

Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants are available to community-based organizations for projects that address exposure of communities to multiple environmental harms and risks.

Eligible Applicants: Not-for-profit entities
Deadline: July 26, 2023, 3 PM EST
Total Funding Available: $5.9 million
Maximum Award: $100,000
Contact: Jordan Gougler
Contact Email: justice@dec.ny.gov
Link to Additional Information: https:// grantsgateway.ny.gov/IntelliGrants_NYSGG/ filenetdocretrieval.aspx?docid={c4974676-6aad-4974- ba0f-b84c1edbd2b7}

NYS Dept. of Economic Development, Regional Economic Development Councils Funding

These grants are available to advance the priorities of the Regional Economic Development Councils (REDC). Fifteen programs are available for funding through eight state agencies, including Empire State Development; NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets; NYS Canal Corporation; NYS Energy Research and Development Authority; Homes and Community Renewal; New York Power Authority; Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; and Department of State. See the link below to obtain additional details.

Eligible Applicants: Not-for-profit entities, for-profit entities, governmental entities, tribal organizations, individuals
Deadline: July 28, 2023, 4 PM ET
Contact: For more information or questions regarding the CFA, please contact the appropriate Empire State Development Regional Office covering the
project area: https://esd.ny.gov/regions
Link to Additional Information: https:// grantsgateway.ny.gov/intelligrants_NYSGG/ filenetdocretrieval.aspx?docid={732ed0ef-a11f-4fd9- b307-f169d5708b97}

Federal Grants:

Aviation Administration (FAA), Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Funding

AIP provides grants to public agencies and, in some cases, to private owners and entities, for the planning and development of public-use airports that are included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). A sponsor must be proposing a project for a public-use airport included in the current NPIAS.

Eligible Applicants: City or township governments, state governments, special district governments, county governments
Eligible Applicants Categories Include: Public agencies owning (leasing from other government entities) a public-use airport, private entities owning public-use airports, and Indian tribes owning or leasing a public-use airport. This is not an all-inclusive list; for additional eligibility categories and further details on each eligible applicant category, see AIP Handbook Table 2-1.
Deadline: July 14, 2023, 11:59 PM ET
Estimated Total Program Funding: $1.5 billion
Award Ceiling: $50 million
Award Floor: $25,000
Contact: Refer to the link below to locate the grantor contact information for your geographic location. Please contact your regional office or Airports District Office per this link: https://www.faa.gov/airports/regions/Link to Additional Information: NOFO for FY 2023 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants

US Dept. of Labor, Critical Sector Job Quality Grants

This funding will expand job quality in the care, climate resiliency and clean energy transition and hospitality sectors. The grants will support industry-led, worker-centered sector strategies built through labor-management partnerships aimed at improving job quality in key sectors for the benefit of historically marginalized populations and communities that have experienced barriers to employment. The partnerships will address equity, job quality and worker voice as they design training models and train workers for family-supporting jobs. High-quality jobs, for the purposes of this grant program, include those that offer family-sustaining wages and benefits, have predictable hours and schedules, are filled through transparent and nondiscriminatory hiring and promotion practices, offer clear paths for advancement, always prioritize worker health and safety and include workers’ voices in the workplace.

Eligible Applicants: Labor unions and organizations; labor-management partnerships, worker centers and organizations; workforce intermediaries; state and local workforce development boards; Native American tribal governments; Native American training program entities; education/training provider(s); industry-based intermediaries; industry associations; national or community-based nonprofit organizations; state, county, and local governments; state registered apprenticeship agencies (if the geographic scope includes part of a state that is a state apprenticeship agency (SAA) state)
Deadline: July 17, 2023
Estimated Total Program Funding: $15 million
Award Ceiling: $3 million
Contact: Anu Mathew
Contact Email: DOL-ETA-DWG@dol.gov
Link to Additional Information: https:// www.grants.gov/custom/viewOppDetails. jsp?oppId=347671#relatedDocumentsTab

US Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health (OMH), Healthy Families Community-Based Perinatal Health Initiatives (COPHI)

Funded projects will develop innovative models for integrating community-based maternal support services (COMSS) into perinatal systems of care. COMSS are social and supportive services that address social determinants of health (SDOH) such as: health literacy; pregnancy, childbirth and parenting education; cultural pregnancy, childbirth and parenting education; cultural and linguistic diversity; exposure to trauma; housing; food and transportation. These services are provided during pregnancy, labor and delivery and after delivery by trained individuals, such as doulas and community health workers. Integrating COMSS into perinatal systems of care will ultimately improve pregnant and post-partum people’s health outcomes and reduce racial and ethnic disparities.

Eligible Applicants: County governments; nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments); state governments; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; special district governments; nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments (federally recognized); city or township governments; independent school districts
Deadline: July 18, 2023, 6 PM ET
Estimated Total Funding: $10 million
Award Ceiling: $10 million
Award Floor: $975,000
Contact: Paul Rodriguez
Contact Email: paul.rodriguez@hhs.gov
Link to Additional Information: https:// www.grants.gov/custom/viewOppDetails. jsp?oppId=342764#relatedDocumentsTab

US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA), Local Meat Capacity Grants (Local MCAP)

Local MCAP grants will fund increasing processing capacity and promoting more competition in the meat and poultry supply chain to expand processing capacity for small- and midsized-meat and poultry processors. These funds will provide producers opportunities to have ownership in processing facilities; create stable, well-paying jobs in rural regions; improve worker health, safety, training and wages for meatpacking jobs; spur collaboration among producers and workers; prompt state, tribal and private co-investment; and provide consumers with more choices.

Eligible Applicants: County governments; Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments); state governments; small businesses; city or township governments; nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; for-profit organizations other than small businesses
Deadline: July 19, 2023, 11:59 PM ET
Estimated Total Program Funding: $75 million
Award Ceiling: $5 million
Award Floor: $10,000
Contact Email: LocalMCap@usda.gov
Link to Additional Information: https://www.ams. usda.gov/services/grants/localmcap

US Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS), American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Funding

To learn and heal from the past, the National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) promotes the preservation and interpretation of these important places. These grants will help modernize and enhance battlefield interpretation and education.

Eligible Applicants: County governments; Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments); state governments; small businesses; city or township governments; nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; for profit organizations other than small businesses
Deadline: August 9, 2023, 11:59 PM ET
Estimated Total Program Funding: $1 million
Award Ceiling: $200,000
Award Floor: $20,000
Contact: James E. Modrick
Contact Email: james_modrick@nps.gov
Link to Additional Information: https://www.nps.gov/ orgs/2287/index.htm

Private Grants:

Mary Bowman Arts in Activism Awards

These awards support arts and culture programs that engage and inspire individuals and communities in the fight against HIV/AIDS and recognize the power of culture to break down stigma and isolation. Recipients of the Mary Bowman Arts in Activism Awards use their art and activism to raise greater awareness about bigotry, stigma and social justice around the issue of HIV/AIDS and/or health and social inequities that fuel the spread of the disease.

Eligible Applicants: Activists age 27 years or younger, who exemplify Mary’s passion for the arts as the vehicle for their own HIV/AIDS and/or health and social justice community activism and expression
Deadline: July 15, 2023
Award Amount: $5,000
Contact: Steve Sagaser
Contact Email: ssagaser@aidsmemorial.org
Links to Additional Information: 1) https://www.aidsmemorial.org/mary-bowman-arts-in-activism-award 2) https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX- 1vQTjzwVakkO3agHz8EeGQ0kvaKu1dQYZSK4mlVS gi_MFFu68ppYnoFiLfYNCOfXWCcpVPWyuTXgp8PI/ pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000#slide=id.p

National Eczema Association, Eczema Champion Research Grants

Eczema Champion Research Grants will support experienced researchers working on the following research priorities: cutting-edge basic and translational science; eczema heterogeneity; novel insights; innovations in clinical practice and care; alleviation of disease burden and/or eczema prevention.

Eligible Applicants: Associate professors and above that have or have had national-level funding as a principal investigator (or Co-PI) within the past five years on an R01 grant or its equivalent (e.g. VA Merit Award, NSF grant, NIH program project or cooperative grant)
Deadline: July 31, 2023, 5 PM PT
Expected Award Amount: Up to $100,000
Contact Email: grants@nationaleczema.org
Link to Additional Information: https:// nationaleczema.org/research/research-we-fund/for-researchers/eczema-champion-research-grant/

Farm Credit East AgEnhancement Program

This program awards grants to help organizations promote awareness of and strengthen agriculture, commercial fishing and forest products in eight states including New York. Programs that are intended to assist all-size farms, promote diversity and create opportunities for new entrants into agriculture are encouraged to apply

Eligible Applicants: Applicants that clearly demonstrate how a program, project, activity or event will have a long-term positive effect on the agriculture, forest products or the commercial fishing industries in the eight-state Northeast region are encouraged to seek funding. Statewide and regional projects are also eligible.
Deadline: August 1, 2023
Award Amount: Up to $10,000
Contact: Kyle Bell
Contact Email: AgEnhancement@FarmCreditEast.com
Link to Additional Information: https://www. farmcrediteast.com/AgEnhancement

Stochastic Labs Grants for Artists, Engineers, Scientists and Entrepreneurs in Residence

Stochastic Labs awards fully sponsored residencies to exceptional engineers, artists, scientists and entrepreneurs worldwide. Residencies are of variable length and include a private apartment at the mansion, co-working and/or dedicated workspace, shop access (laser cutter, 3D printer, etc.), a $1,000 monthly stipend and a budget for materials. Residents become part of Stochastic’s creative community, participating in weekly dinners and invitation events. Residents may apply as individuals or as teams. While applicants may be at any stage in their career, the selection is highly competitive.

Deadline: Rolling, through September 19, 2023
Contact Link: https://stochasticlabs.org/contact/
Links to Additional Information: http:// stochasticlabs.org/residencies/

Scholar Awards:

Pedro Zamora Young Leaders Scholarships

Pedro Zamora Young Leaders Scholarships support the academic efforts of young activists working in their communities today. Using the HIV/AIDS activism movement as an example, the scholarship program supports those taking up health and social justice work in its many forms and working at the intersection of these movements with their communities to drive progress.

Eligible Applicants: All current high school seniors, first-year college students, sophomores and juniors (ages 27 and younger), including those who are finishing their bachelor’s degree, are eligible. Scholars’ academic, extracurricular or career pursuits should be consistent with the goals of the scholarship program, demonstrate an active commitment to community justice work and take on public service and leadership roles
Deadline: July 15, 2023
Award Amount: $5,000
Contact: Steve Sagaser
Contact Email: ssagaser@aidsmemorial.org
Links to Additional Information:

• https://www.aidsmemorial.org/pedro-zamora-scholarship
• https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX- 1vRkTzVffHoRdyNwxVTxpIVxDeYeliwvYqn_O-oiyi7jh4eBXssjS-qO7vT58vtsY6hE0LAHNMcaE1KQ/ pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000
• https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX- 1vQ2274pCiXOrhMF0QlZA4IzSXel5mF1vaQU99k ve-Zi4Re--5M9ZHztZnF8QU7-x7REpyVEBNHDfFmg/ pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000#slide=id.p

AKC Humane Fund John D. Spurling Scholarships

These scholarships will provide financial aid for students who are pursuing educational programs that include responsible pet ownership in their curriculum. For example, individuals pursuing studies in veterinary medicine, veterinary technology, physical therapy, animal care, animal behavior, grooming and training may be eligible for these grants.

Eligible Applicants: Full-time students enrolled in a two-year college, four-year college or a vocational/ technical school who are pursuing educational programs that include responsible pet ownership in their curriculum
Deadline: July 31, 2023
Number of Awards: 5
Minimum Awards: $2,000
Contact Email: akchumanefund@akc.org
Links to Additional Information: https:// s3.amazonaws.com/cdn-origin-etr.akc.org/wp-content/ uploads/2023/03/13164736/AKC-Humane-Fund- Spurling-Scholarship-Application-2023.pdf