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Assemblymember

Philip A. Palmesano

Assembly District 132

Palmesano April ‘Grants Action News’ Update

April 10, 2018

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) is sending his “April 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: http://nyassembly.gov/write/upload/pdfs/20180401_80531.pdf

State Grants

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. Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, Child Passenger Safety Grants (CPS) 2019 The CPS grant program will continue to support the educational activities of child passenger safety programs through the four different initiatives: fitting stations, awareness training programs, child passenger safety check events and car seat distribution programs for low-income families.
  • Eligibility: Local governments, tribal organizations and not-for-profit organizations are eligible.
  • Funding: Applicants may request up to the maximum grant amount of $40,000.
  • Deadline: May 1, 2018.
  • Contact: Phone: 518-474-5111
    Email: safeny@dmv.ny.gov
    Website: www.safeny.ny.gov/egrants/default.html
Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, Highway Safety Grants 2019 Program areas considered for the state’s Highway Safety Grant funding include: occupant protection, traffic enforcement, motorcycle safety, traffic records, community programs, programs that impact younger drivers or older drivers, pedestrian safety, roadway safety and impaired driving.
  • Eligibility: Local governments, tribal organizations and not-for-profit organizations are eligible.
  • Funding: It is anticipated that available federal
  • funding will not increase over last year.
  • Deadline: May 1, 2018.
  • Contact: Phone: 518-474-5111
    Email: safeny@dmv.ny.gov
    Website: www.safeny.ny.gov/egrants/default.html
NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, Operational Support for AIDS Housing (OSAH) The intent of OSAH is to help establish and maintain a continuum of residential opportunities for previously homeless persons with HIV/AIDS and their families living in supportive housing created through or renovated with the Homeless Housing and Assistance Program (HHAP). Many applicants for housing for persons with HIV/AIDS find it difficult to secure adequate funding both to maintain the physical residence and meet the support services needs of residents. OSAH funds help provide the necessary operational support to assist HHAP-funded AIDS housing programs in meeting the support services needs of their residents and covering maintenance and operating expenses.
  • Eligibility: Government entities, not-forprofit and tribal organizations that either exclusively service individuals and/or families with HIV/AIDS, or are contractually obligated to set aside a specific number of units for individuals and/or families living with HIV/AIDS may apply. HHAP funds must have been used to construct or rehabilitate the specific AIDS housing units for which OSAH funding is requested.
  • Funding: $982,000 is available.
  • Deadline: Applications are due by 2 p.m. on May 4, 2018.
  • Contact: Sandra Ayers
    Phone: 518-486-5161
    Email: Sandra.ayers@otda.ny.gov
    Website: http://otda.ny.gov/contracts/2018/OSAH/18-OSAH-RFP.pdf

Federal Grants

AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), North Central Region AmeriCorps NCCC is a federal team-based national service program for men and women between the ages of 18 and 24. Corps members serve a full-time, ten-month term, working on projects to meet community needs in five main service areas: disaster services, energy conservation, environment, infrastructure improvement and urban and rural development.
  • Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, government entities, educational institutions, community-based organizations, neighborhood associations, Native American Tribal Councils and faith-based organizations are able to apply.
  • Funding: Funding consists of providing a team of eight to 12 young adults for six to eight weeks this summer to work on community projects. They are insured and supervised by AmeriCorps and are trained in leadership, team building, diversity service-learning and disaster response. NCCC provides meals, transportation and basic personal protective equipment. Agencies receiving an AmeriCorps NCCC team will be asked to provide housing, a kitchen to prepare meals, materials to complete the project and technical direction.
  • Deadline: A concept form is due May 22, 2018, in order to have a team serve Sept. 12 to Nov. 1, 2018.
  • Contact: Jody Burns
    Phone: 202-409-6556
    Email: jburns@cns.gov
    Website: www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps/americorps-nccc
National Institute of Justice (NIJ) NIJ is seeking applications for rigorous program evaluation of specific services for victims of crime, including housing, legal assistance and technology-based services. In partnership with the Office for Victims of Crime they seek a phased evaluation approach in three areas of victim services: technology-based victim services, housing and shelter models and legal assistance models.
  • Eligibility: States, units of local government, federally-recognized Indian tribal governments, nonprofit and for-profit organizations and institutions of higher education are eligible to apply for this funding.
  • Funding: Multiple awards, with an estimated total amount awarded of up to $3 million, are available.
  • Deadline: May 4, 2018.
  • Contact: National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center
    Phone: 1-800-851-3420; via TTY at 301- 240-6310 (hearing impaired only)
    Email: grants@ncjrs.gov
    Website: https://nij.gov/funding/Documents/solicitations/NIJ-2018-14060.pdf
Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAA), Human Studies to Evaluate Promising Medications to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder The objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage applications that use human laboratory paradigms and/or clinical trials to evaluate the safety and efficacy of novel or repurposed compounds, that bind to new targets, for treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD) or AUD with a comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder.
  • Eligibility: Applications must include clinical trials. Public or private institutions of higher education, nonprofits, forprofit organizations and state and local governments may apply.
  • Funding: The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.
  • Deadline: May 8, 2018.
  • Contact: Raye Litten, Ph.D.
    Phone: 301-443-0636
    Email: rlitten@mail.nih.gov
    Website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-18-192.html#_Section_I._%20Funding
RedRover, Safe Housing Off-Site Grants RedRover’s Safe Housing grants offer multiple solutions to help domestic violence shelters aid families in escaping with their animals. Often, people will not leave an abusive situation if they know they will have to leave an animal behind. These grants can help to build pet housing at the domestic violence shelter, or help domestic violence shelters work with partners in the community to offer other pet housing options. RedRover Relief Safe Housing grants for off-site building enable domestic violence shelters to partner with another local organization, such as an animal shelter or rescue sanctuary, to build housing at their facility specifically for animals whose owners are staying at the domestic violence shelter.
  • Eligibility: Applicants must be a 501(c) (3), have a primary mission of sheltering victims of domestic violence and partner with a licensed animal care facility.
  • Funding: Up to $20,000 may be requested to pay for building materials and supplies to create dedicated housing for the pets of people staying at a domestic violence shelter where pets aren’t allowed.
  • Deadline: May 15, 2018.
  • Contact: Sheri Madsen
    Phone: 916-429-2457
    Email: smadsen@redrover.org
    Website: www.redrover.org/dv-safe-housing-grants

Scholar Awards

Against The Grain Productions, Artistic Scholarship, Groundbreaker Leadership Scholarship, #LiveLikeLyly Memorial Scholarship and the Lily Pabilona Emerging Entrepreneur Scholarship Against The Grain Productions supports future Asian-American artists and leaders who are shining examples of what it means to go against the grain. They also support aspiring fashion and graphic design students, as well as students pursuing a major or concentration in entrepreneurship.

The Foundation Center

The Foundation Center has scheduled the following free training classes: Introduction to Proposal Writing: May 1, 2018 This newly-revised class will provide attendees with an overview of how to write a standard project proposal to a foundation. Introduction to Project Budgets: May 1, 2018 This class will provide you with 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. Proposal Writing Boot Camp: May 2, 2018 Three-day course starting May 2, 2018. This three-day immersion course focuses on the essential knowledge and skills fundraisers need to become effective proposal writers: using a program/project logic model to craft the proposal narrative, researching foundation funding sources, planning your approach to institutional grant makers, understanding the components of a project budget, and writing sections of the proposal and letter of inquiry.