2019 Competitive Grant Materials and Guidelines
- Click here for our 2019 Grant Guidelines
- Click here for our 2019 Grant Calendar
- Click here for instructions on our online application system
Please note:
- Our applications work best in the latest versions of: Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari. We do NOT recommend using the Chrome browser to complete applications.
- If you have questions or experience difficulty with online applications, please contact Shelly Connolly at the Foundation at (518) 446-9638 or sconnolly@cfgcr.org.
- Links to full applications are not posted online for funds requiring pre-applications. If your organization is invited to submit a full application, the link to the full application will be emailed to you.
- To return to an application you’ve already started, please click on the purple button. Do not click on the application links below to return to an application in progress… you’ll have to start over!
Ongoing Funding Opportunities
Linda G. Toohey Donor Advised Fund: Grants for training opportunities for nonprofit executive directors.
- No pre-application required; applications accepted on a rolling basis throughout 2019.
- Click to begin application
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.
- No pre-application required; applications accepted on a rolling basis throughout 2019.
- Click to begin application
Funding Opportunities for 2019
Bender Scientific Fund: Grants for research, bio-technology, lab medicine, forensic medicine, science, math, and/or youth programs.
- Click to begin pre-application
- Deadline: August 8, 2019
Arnold Cogswell Health Care Fund: Grants for health care-related programs and initiatives.
- Guidelines
- Click to begin full application
- Deadline: September 5, 2019
Albany County Convention and Visitors Bureau Fund: Grants for Albany County tourism-related activities.
- Click to begin full application
- Deadline: September 12, 2019
Times Union “Hope Fund”: Grants for after-school and summer programs for youth
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 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.
- BCCF Grant Guidelines.
- The deadline for this opportunity has passed.
Bender Family Foundation: Grants for arts, culture, education, history and/or environment.
- The deadline for this opportunity has passed.
- Click to visit the Bender Family Foundation webpage
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.
The deadline for this opportunity has passed.
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.
- Click to begin application
- Deadline: April 12, 2019
Barry Alan Gold Memorial Fund: Grants for healthcare, legal assistance, childcare/family services, and/or arts programs.
- Click to begin pre-application
- Deadline: May 2, 2019