Upcoming Grant Deadlines

2021 Competitive Grant Materials and Guidelines

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Ongoing Funding Opportunities

Niskayuna Community Foundation Mini-Grants: Grants for programs and/or services benefiting residents of the town or school district of Niskayuna, NY; includes health and human services, arts and culture, community development, conservation, and historic preservation and recreation.

The Hortense and Louis Rubin Community Health Fund

For more information, visit Rubin Community Health Fund.

Funding Opportunities for 2021

Bender Scientific Fund: Grants for research, bio-technology, lab medicine, forensic medicine, science, math, and/or youth programs.

Arnold Cogswell Health Care Fund: Grants for healthcare-related programs and initiatives.

Albany County Convention and Visitors Bureau Fund: Grants for Albany County tourism-related activities.

The deadline for this opportunity has passed.

Community Foundation Impact Grants: Grants for disabilities, classical music programs, and/or programs benefiting the residents of Amsterdam, NY. Please see the guidelines for more information.

The deadline for this opportunity has passed

Bethlehem Central Community Foundation Classroom Innovation Grants: Grants for innovative classroom or building-wide initiatives, materials or curriculum.

Bender Family Foundation: Grants for arts, culture, education, history and/or environment.

The deadline for this opportunity has passed.

B’nai B’rith Gideon Foundation: Grants for rental housing and/or related social and recreational facilities for low-income elderly individuals, persons with disabilities, and families of low-income residents.

Niskayuna Community Foundation: Grants for programs and/or services benefiting residents of the town or school district of Niskayuna, NY; includes health and human services, arts and culture, community development, conservation, and historic preservation and recreation.

Barry Alan Gold Memorial Fund: Grants for healthcare, legal assistance, childcare/family services, and/or arts programs.

Nonprofit Training and Advancement Fund:  One-time $500 grants for front-line human services workers to support essential training needs. This unique opportunity, created and funded by the Community Foundation, is also generously sponsored by MVP Health Care.

Carl E. Touhey Foundation: Grants for local organizations and entities that have a core mission promoting social and economic fairness for the underserved and underrepresented in Carl Touhey’s hometown of Albany, NY.

*Specific due dates are indicated on the funding application.

+Due to uncertainty caused by the pandemic, these deadlines have yet to be determined.