Competitive Grant Materials and Guidelines
Our grant applications are managed through Grants Lifecycle Manager. Click here for written and video tutorials on setting up your account and submitting an application. Please note – if you have not applied for grants since 2023, your previous username and password is NOT valid in our new system. You will need to set up a new account for your organization to access our online applications. If you have questions or experience difficulty with account setup or submission of your online application, please email grants@cfgcr.org.
Links to full applications are not posted online for funds requiring a Letter of Inquiry (LOI), formerly referred to as pre-applications. If your organization is invited to submit a full application, the link to the full application will be emailed to you.
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. Applicants may apply for up to $2,000 in funding. Click here to apply.
Nonprofit Training and Advancement Fund: One-time $1,000 grants for leadership development, succession planning, performance management, and frontline training support. Click here to apply.
Funding Opportunities for 2025
Community Foundation Impact Grants: Grants for homelessness, disabilities, land conservation/preservation for the protection of wildlife, programs serving new Americans, and/or programs benefiting the residents of Amsterdam, NY. Click here to apply.
Deadline: 2/21/2025
Albany County Convention and Visitors Bureau Fund: Grants for Albany County tourism-related activities. Click here to apply.
Deadline: 3/5/2025
Bender Family Foundation: Grants for arts, culture, education, history and/or environment. Preference is given to projects in (1) the city of Albany; (2) the county of Albany; however, the area within a radius of no more than 30 miles measured from the site of the present New York State Capitol Building (State Street, Albany) will also be considered. Click here to apply.
Preapplication deadline: 3/12/2025
Bender Scientific Fund: Grants for research, bio-technology, lab medicine, forensic medicine, science, math, and/or youth programs. Click here to apply.
Deadline: 4/16/2025
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.
TBD
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. Applicants may apply for up to $10,000 in funding. Click here to apply.
Deadline: 4/16/2025