Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C-Corning) is sending his “April Grant 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.”

All not-for-profit applicants must now pre-qualify 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 Grant 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=109713

State Grants:

NYS Dept. of Veterans’ Services, Veterans’ Nonprofit Capital Program (VNCP)

VNCP funds may be used for capital projects including:

♦ construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or expansion of an eligible facility

♦ purchase of equipment for an eligible facility, provided the equipment has a useful life of 10 years or more

♦ certain construction soft costs, including architectural, engineering & design (see the request for grant application in the link below for more details)

■ Eligible Applicants: Not-for-profit entities

■ Deadline: April 19, 2024, 4 p.m. ET

■ Anticipated Total Funding Available: $2.4 million

■ Estimated Award Range: $25,000 - $75,000

■ Contact Email: vncp@dasny.org

■ Link to Additional Information:

http://grantsgateway.ny.gov/intelligrants_nysgg/filenetdocretrieval.aspx?docid={463006cd-4ef7-4868-8a59-1b8bd4644a10}

Federal Grants:

U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW); Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Program Funding

This funding will enhance the safety of rural victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and support projects uniquely designed to address and prevent these crimes in rural areas.

■ Eligible Applicants: County governments; nonprofit entities that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments); private institutions of higher education; state governments; city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; nonprofit entities having a 501(c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments (federally recognized); others

■ Deadline: April 12, 2024

■ Estimated Total Program Funding: $36.4 million

■ Award Ceiling: $950,000

■ Award Floor: $500,000

■ Expected Number of Awards: 55

■ Contact Email: ovw.rural@usdoj.gov

■ Links to Additional Information:

♦ https://www.grants.gov/search-resultsdetail/352350

♦ https://www.justice.gov/ovw/media/1338391/dl?inline

U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS), Tribal Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Grants

These funds will support five-year cooperative agreements between the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and federally recognized Indian tribes (or a consortium of Indian tribes), tribal organizations or urban Indian organizations interested in developing, implementing, sustaining, or expanding evidence-based home visiting programs serving expectant families and families with young children aged birth to kindergarten.

■ Eligible Applicants: Native American tribal governments (federally recognized); Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments); others

■ Deadline: April 18, 2024, 11:59 p.m. ET

■ Estimated Total Program Funding: $3 million

■ Award Ceiling: $1 million

■ Award Floor: $250,000

■ Expected Number of Awards: 6

■ Contact: Jesse LaSarte

■ Contact Email: TribalHV@acf.hhs.gov

■ Link to Additional Information: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/349791

U.S. Dept. of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Funding

This funding aims to support state, local, tribal or territorial law enforcement agencies seeking to implement new programs or enhance existing programs that offer training and services for officer emotional and mental health, peer mentoring, suicide prevention, stress reduction and support

services for officers and their families.

■ Eligible Applicants: State, local, tribal and territorial law enforcement agencies

■ Deadline: April 23, 2024

■ Estimated Total Program Funding: $9.8 million

■ Award Ceiling: $200,000

■ Expected Number of Awards: 47

■ Contact Email: AskCopsRC@usdoj.gov

■ Links to Additional Information:

♦ https://www.grants.gov/search-resultsdetail/352682

♦ https://cops.usdoj.gov/grants

♦ https://cops.usdoj.gov/lemhwa

U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS), Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Funding

This funding aims to strengthen the capability of state, tribal, local and territorial (STLT) public health systems to prepare for, respond to and recover from public health threats and emergencies.

■ Eligible Applicants: State governments, city or township governments, special district governments, others, county governments

■ Deadline: April 23, 2024, 11:59 p.m. ET

■ Estimated Total Program Funding: $3.2 billion

■ Award Ceiling: $50 million

■ Award Floor: $370,000

■ Expected Number of Awards: 62

■ Contact: James Diggs

■ Contact Email: vqh3@cdc.gov

■ Link to Additional Information: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/351873

U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS), Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)

This funding will help improve access to integrated and coordinated treatment and recovery services for substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD), in rural areas.

■ Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit entities having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; county governments; for-profit organizations other than small businesses; Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments); city or township governments; Native American tribal governments (federally recognized); public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; others; special district governments; independent school districts; state governments; nonprofit entities that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; small businesses

■ Deadline: May 6, 2024

■ Estimated Total Program Funding: $12 million

■ Award Ceiling: $750,000

■ Expected Number of Awards: 16

■ Contact: Sarah O’Donnell

■ Contact Email: sodonnell@hrsa.gov

■ Link to Additional Information: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/349409

Private Grants:

Gloria Barron Prizes for Young Heroes

These annual prizes celebrate and honor 25 diverse, inspiring and outstanding young leaders ages 8 to 18 who have made a significant positive impact on people, their communities and the environment.

■ Eligible Applicants Must Be:

♦ between the ages of 8 and 18

♦ permanent residents of and currently residing in the U.S.A. or Canada

♦ currently working on an inspiring service project or have done so within the past 12 months

♦ working as an individual to lead their service work

■ Deadline: April 15, 2024, 5 p.m. MT

■ Award Amount: $10,000

■ Number of Awards: 25

■ Contact Email: admin@barronprize.org

■ Links to Additional Information:

♦ https://barronprize.org/apply/

♦ https://barronprize.org/

Anonymous Was a Woman Environmental Art Grants (AWAW EAG)

These grants support environmental art projects led by women-identifying artists in the United States and U.S. Territories.

■ Eligible Applicants:

♦ must identify as a woman and/or female, including trans women and people of variable gender identities who were designated female at birth

♦ must be 18 years or older on or before March 5, 2024

♦ must be the project lead, but collaborative projects are eligible and encouraged

♦ must have residence in one of the 50 states, a tribal nation, a U.S. territory or the District of Columbia on the grant deadline

♦ must be a US citizen, permanent legal resident or O-1 visa holder

♦ cannot be enrolled in a degree-seeking program of any kind during the grant term (August 2024 to August 2025)

♦ can be past recipients of other NYFA and AWAW grant programs

■ Deadline: April 16, 2024, 5 p.m. ET

■ Estimated Total Funding: $300,000

■ Award Ceiling: Up to $20,000 per project

■ Contact Email: awaw@nyfa.org

■ Links to Additional Information:

♦ https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/anonymouswas-a-woman-environmental-art-grants/application-guidelines/

♦ https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/anonymouswas-a-woman-environmental-art-grants/faqs/

National Academy of Design, Abbey Mural Grants

These grants are available for creating or restoring public murals, especially those that promote accessibility and serve local audiences.

■ Eligibility Requirements:

♦ applications are open to all artists, architects, designers, as well as arts organizations, community-based organizations and nonprofits

♦ projects must be for public buildings or buildings owned by a charitable institution

♦ proposals must be for sites located within the United States, tribal nations or U.S. territories, including American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

♦ project leaders must be at least 18 years old

■ Deadline: April 22, 2024

■ Estimated Total Funding: Up to $125,000

■ Grants Range: $10,000 - $40,000

■ Contact Email: abbeymural@nationalacademy.org

■ Links to Additional Information:

♦ https://nationalacademyofdesign.submittable.com/submit/28361/2024-abbey-mural-prize

♦ https://nationalacademy.org/

Angel Flights East, Air Transportation for Qualified Patients for Medical Treatment

Air transportation is provided to help qualified patients and their families by arranging flights to distant medical facilities, delivering supplies to disaster areas and reuniting families during desperate times.

■ Eligible Applicants Must:

♦ be medically stable

♦ be ambulatory

♦ be cleared by a doctor to fly

♦ have a financial need

■ Deadline: Requires 5-7 days’ notice to schedule a flight

■ Contact Email: ewilliams@angelflighteast.org

■ Links to Additional Information:

♦ https://angelflighteast.org/what-we-do/request-aflight/request-a-flight.html

♦ https://angelflighteast.org/who-we-are/frequentlyasked-questions.html

Scholar Awards:

Dairy Shrine College Scholarships for Agricultural-Related Studies

These scholarships and student awards are for U.S. students attending schools, colleges or universities in the United States and majoring in dairy or other agricultural-related fields.

Eligible Applicants Must:

♦ be a United States student

♦ attend college or university in the U.S.

♦ major in an agricultural or dairy field of study

■ Deadline: April 15, 2024, 12 a.m. CST

■ Estimated Award Amounts: Vary, $1,000 - $3,000

■ Estimated Number of Scholarships: 30, based on availability of funding

■ Contact Link: https://dairyshrine.org/contact/

■ Links to Additional Information:

♦ https://dairyshrine.org/youth/#tab-1580b463-981a-5

♦ https://dairyshrine.org/about/

Patriot Legacy Fund Scholarships

These scholarships are dedicated to helping children of service-disabled veterans achieve their educational goals. Awards are based on financial need, past academic success and commitment to service within their community.

■ Eligible Applicants Must:

♦ be 23 or under as of April 30 of the current application year, unmarried and a dependent of a U.S. veteran with a VA service-connected disability rating of 10% or higher (children of current board members are ineligible)

♦ not be a member of the National Guard, Reserves or other military branch

♦ be enrolled, accepted or pending acceptance into an undergraduate program of an accredited postsecondary or vocational institution in the U.S.

♦ not be a student who has previously completed an undergraduate degree or attending a Service

Academy

♦ maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (mid-year documentation is required before qualifying for the second disbursement)

♦ not already be fully funded by other sources

■ Deadline: April 15, 2024

■ Scholarship Amounts: Vary

■ Contact Email: info@patriotlegacyfund.org

■ Link to Additional Information:

https://patriotlegacyfund.org/scholarships/

AMBUCS Graduate Scholarships for Therapists

These scholarships are available to graduate students pursuing degrees in physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology and audiology. Student awards are based on financial need, commitment to local community, character for compassion and integrity and career objectives.

■ Eligible Applicants Must: be U.S. citizens accepted in a graduate-level program that is accredited by the

appropriate therapy profession authority in physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology or audiology

■ Deadline: May 1, 2024

■ Scholarships Range from: $600 - $1,500

■ Contact Email: ambucs@ambucs.org

■ Link to Additional Information:

https://ambucs.org/scholarship-program/

Nurses Corps. Scholarships

These scholarships are provided to nursing students in exchange for a minimum two-year, full-time service commitment (or part-time equivalent) at an eligible health care facility with a critical shortage of nurses. A complete understanding of the commitment to serve at a critical shortage facility and the

financial, legal and other consequences of failing to perform the commitment is critical to successfully completing the mandatory service obligation associated with a Nurse Corps Scholarship award.

■ Eligible Applicants Must:

♦ be a U.S. citizen (born or naturalized), a national or a lawful permanent resident

♦ be an accepted or enrolled student in a nursing degree program at a United States accredited school of nursing

♦ begin classes no later than September 30

♦ not have any federal judgment liens

♦ not have an existing service commitment

♦ not be overdue on a federal debt

■ Deadline: May 2, 2024, 7:30 p.m. ET

■ Award Amount: $10,000

■ Number of Awards: 225

■ Contact Link: https://bhw.hrsa.gov/about-us/ask-question

■ Links to Additional Information:

♦ https://bhw.hrsa.gov/sites/default/files/bureau-healthworkforce/funding/nursecorps-sp-guidance.pdf

♦ https://bhw.hrsa.gov/funding/apply-scholarship/nurse-corps

Bryan Cameron Impact Scholarships

These undergraduate scholarships are four-year, full-tuition, impact-driven and are awarded annually to 10-15 exceptional high school students who have demonstrated excellence in leadership, community service, extracurricular activities and academics.

■ Eligible Applicants Must:

♦ maintain a minimum, cumulative, unweighted GPA of a 3.7/4.0 scale or equivalent in their high school

studies

♦ be a full citizen of the United States

♦ be in the high school graduating class of 2025, planning to enroll in a full-time course of study toward a degree at an accredited four-year U.S. college or university for the full academic year

following high school graduation

♦ show proven excellence in extracurricular activities, be motivated leaders with a strong work ethic, demonstrate active participation in community service and/or civic-minded arenas

♦ submit the following three components by the application deadline:

♦ an online application

♦ two required letters of recommendation (one must come from current school-affiliated personnel)

♦ a transcript certifying academic performance - unofficial copy is acceptable

■ Deadline: Early deadline May 22, 2024, 12 p.m. PT, and then rolling until 3,000 applications are submitted

■ Award Amount: full tuition for four years

■ Number of Awards: 10-15

■ Contact Email: admin@bryancameronef.org

■ Links to Additional Information:

♦ https://www.bryancameroneducationfoundation.org/scholarship

♦ https://www.bryancameroneducationfoundation.org/component/jsfsubmit/4