Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) is sending his “March 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:

https://nyassembly.gov/write/upload/postings/2020/pdfs/20200303_0091191.pdf

State Grants

New York State Department of Health (DOH), Doctors Across New York (DANY)

The DANY Physician Loan Repayment (PLR) and Physician Practice Support (PPS) programs make funds available to help recruit physicians to and encourage them to remain in medically underserved areas of the state. Funding is provided in exchange for a physician’s commitment to work in an underserved area for a three year period (DANY service obligation period).

â–  Eligibility: Only physicians and health care facilities that meet the list of criteria on the DOH website are eligible to apply for DANY funding through this request for applications (RFA).

â–  Funding: $9 million is available for approximately 75 awards with a maximum of $120,000 per award.

â–  Deadline: April 2, 2020 by 4:00 p.m.

â–  Contact: Karolyn Garafalo

â– Email: DANY2018@health.gov

â– Website: www.health.ny.gov/professionals/doctors/graduate_medical_education/doctors_across_ny

New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL), Apprenticeship Expansion Grant (AEG-2)

NYSDOL seeks to expand the Registered Apprenticeship (RA) program by increasing employment opportunities for approximately 800 apprentices with a focus on underrepresented populations. These apprentices will enter into trades in high demand occupations, with a focus on the emerging fields of advanced manufacturing, health care and information technology.

â–  Eligibility: Not-for-profit, for profit, governmental entity, tribal organization and individuals

â–  Funding: NYSDOL is making up to $3.7 million available for bids to serve approximately 800 apprentices. Single award amounts will not exceed $300,000.

â–  Deadline: April 30, 2020

â–  Contact: Alan Gallagher

â– Phone: 518-474-2678

â– Email: alan.gallagher@labor.ny.gov

â– Website: www.labor.ny.gov/businessservices/funding.shtm

Federal Grants

National Endowment for the Arts, Challenge America 2021

Challenge America offers support to small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations. This includes those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics or disability.

â–  Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c) (3), U.S. organizations, units of state or local government or federally recognized tribal communities or tribes may apply. Applicants may be arts organizations, local arts agencies, arts service organizations, local education agencies (school districts) and other organizations that can help advance the goals of the National Endowment for the Arts.

â–  Funding: Grants of $10,000

â–  Deadline: April 9, 2020

â–  Contact: Challenge America Specialists

â–  Phone: 202-682-5700

â–  Email: challengeamerica@arts.gov

â–  Website: www.arts.gov/grants-organizations/challenge-america/grant-programdescription

Institute of Museum and Library Services, Native American Library Services: Basic Grants

The goal of the FY 2020 Basic Grants Program is to support existing library operations and maintain core library services.

â–  Eligibility: Indian tribes with an ability to document an existing library that meets at least the three basic criteria of regularly scheduled hours, staff and availability of materials for library users

â–  Funding: Anticipated funding is $2.2 million for 220 awards of $6-10,000 each

â–  Deadline: April 1, 2020

â–  Contact: Sarah Boonie

â– Phone: 202-653-4761

â– Email: sboonie@imls.gov

â– Website: www.imls.gov/grants/apply-grant/available-grants

USDA, Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grants

The DLT program helps rural communities use the unique capabilities of telecommunications to connect to each other and to the world, overcoming the effects of remoteness and low population density. Grant funds support the use of telecommunications-enabled information, audio and video equipment and related advanced technologies by students, teachers, medical professionals and rural residents. These grants are intended to increase rural access to education, training and health care resources that are otherwise unavailable or limited in scope.

â–  Eligibility: Private and public institutions of higher education, city, township, tribal and state governments, for profit organizations, nonprofits, small businesses and independent school districts

â–  Funding: $71.7 million for approximately 200 awards of $50,000 to $1 million.

â–  Deadline: April 10, 2020

â–  Contact: Shawn Arner

â– Phone: 202-720-0800

â– Email: dltinfo@usda.gov

â– Website: www.rd.usda.gov/programsservices/distance-learning-telemedicinegrants

Private Grants

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards

These awards support projects that encourage active integration of patients, caregivers, clinicians and other health care stakeholders into the research process. They are for research support rather than a research opportunity. The goal is to support projects that will build communities better able to participate in patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) and comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER), and serve as channels to disseminate study results. There are three types of projects being funded at different levels: Dissemination Initiative, Capacity Building and Stakeholder Convening Support.

â–  Eligibility: Private-sector organizations, nonprofit or for-profit organizations, public sector organizations including any university or college hospital or health care system, or any unit of local, state or federal government are eligible to apply.

â–  Funding: Depending on the proposed category of project, funding can range from up to $100,000 for one year and up to $250,000 for two years.

â–  Deadline: April 1, 2020

â–  Contact: Phone: 202-370-9312

â– Email: ea@pcori.org

â– Website: www.pcori.org//engagement/eugene-washington-pcori-engagementawards

Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT) Foundation

The mission of APDT is to provide funding for applied scientific research on dog training and behavior and to further increase the knowledge base of the dog training profession. Applications for undergraduate, graduate and faculty academic research are welcomed in fields related to applied dog training and behavior. Preference will be given to proposals that will have practical application for professional dog trainers and behavior consultants, as well as proposals that include collaboration with companion dog trainers who work with dog owners. Proposals that create canine science outreach and education opportunities are also welcomed.

â–  Eligibility: Proposing institutions must be either an accredited degree-granting college or university with non-profit status and awarding degrees at the baccalaureate level or above or a research institution with nonprofit status.

â–  Funding: Five grants of up to $1,500 will be awarded through this program.

â–  Deadline: April 20, 2020

â–  Contact:

â– Phone: 800-738-3647

â– Email: info@apdtfoundation.org

â– Website: www.apdtfoundation.org/grants

Scholar Awards

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, BRAIN Initiative Fellows Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) is aimed at revolutionizing our understanding of the human brain. Through the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, promising postdoctoral students, early in their postdoctoral training period, who have the potential to become productive investigators in research areas that will advance the goals of the BRAIN initiative, will be awarded fellowships. The acceleration of the development and application of innovative technologies will lead to new ways to treat and prevent brain disorders.

â–  Eligibility: Higher education institutions, nonprofits other than institutions of higher education, for-profit organizations and governments are eligible to apply.

â–  Funding: $1.3 million per year is available to fund an estimated 20 awards per year. Awards include stipends, tuition and fees and an institutional allowance.

â–  Deadline: April 7, 2020

â–  Contact: Ashlee Van’t Veer

â– Phone: 301-443-3107

â– Email: Brain.Initiative.Training@nih.gov

â– Website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-18-510.html

International Foundation for Ethical Research (IFER)

The IFER seeks to replace the use of animals in research, testing and education by awarding research grants to scientists who are developing alternatives to animal models and testing protocols and by awarding fellowships to graduate students.

â–  Eligibility: Candidates must be enrolled in master’s and Ph.D. programs in the sciences whose proposals show the greatest potential to reduce, refine or replace the use of animals in research testing and/or education.

â–  Funding: $12,500 annually in stipendiary support and supplies per year, renewable annually for up to three years

â–  Deadline: April 30, 2020

â–  Contact: Phone: 312-427-6025

â– Email: ifer@ifer.org

â– Website: www.ifer.org

Grant Writing

Candid offers a variety of free trainings in its center in New York City, partner locations and online:

Introduction to Foundation Directory Online

This class provides learning opportunities designed to develop skills, practices and behaviors that best prepare people working in the social sector for success.

Introduction to Finding Grants:

This class will provide an introduction for finding grants for nonprofits, including what funders are looking for and a hands-on guided online research session.

Introduction to Proposal Writing: This class provides a standard overview of how to write a proposal for a foundation grant and includes a hands-on personalized session in developing a proposal outline.

Introduction to Project Budgets: This class will provide 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.

In addition: Classes are held at Candid, located at: 32 Old Slip, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10005 www.candid.org/contact-us

For a schedule of classes, visit www.grantspace.org/training/search/ format/live/location/new-york. Space is limited, so register as soon as possible.

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