Competitive Grant Opportunities
Hortense and Louis Rubin Community Health Fund – Deadline: Closed for 2025
Grants for programs that support healthy individuals, families, and communities with reduced incidence and prevalence of chronic kidney disease and related risk factors such as obesity, diabetes, and hypertension in the Greater Capital Region.
Visit cfgcr.org/rubin to learn more
Nonprofit Training and Advancement Fund – Deadline: Ongoing
One-time $1,000 grants for leadership development, succession planning, performance management, and frontline training support. Click here to apply.
Community Foundation Impact Grants – Deadline: Closed for 2025
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.
GRANT SIZE & DURATION
Community Foundation Impact Grants usually range from $1,000 to $15,000. Grant period will not exceed one year.
Albany County Convention and Visitors Bureau Fund – Deadline: Closed for 2025
Grants for Albany County tourism-related activities. Click here to apply.
GRANT SIZE & DURATION
Grants from this fund range between $1,000 and $5,000. Multi-year funding will be considered, but the grant period may not exceed three years.
Bender Family Foundation – Deadline: Closed for 2025
Preapplication/LOI required. 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.
GRANT SIZE & DURATION
Grants from this fund usually range from $5,000 to $15,000.
If your organization was awarded a grant in the previous year, you will NOT be eligible to apply for new Bender Family Foundation funding until next year.
Bender Scientific Fund – Deadline: April 16, 2025
Grants for research, bio-technology, lab medicine, forensic medicine, science, math, and/or youth programs. Click here to apply.
GRANT SIZE & DURATION
Grants from this fund usually range between $1,000 and $12,500. Grant period will not exceed one year.
Niskayuna Community Foundation – Deadline: April 16, 2025
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.
GRANT SIZE & DURATION
Grants made for the competitive grant program may not exceed $10,000. Grant requests at or below $2,000 may be considered under the mini-grant program. The grant period may not exceed one year in duration.
Niskayuna Community Foundation Mini-Grants – Deadline: Ongoing
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.
Ernest O. Reaugh Advised Fund for LGBTQIA+ Advocacy – Deadline: April 17, 2025
Grants for projects and programs that advocate for the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community. Click here to apply.
Grants from this fund usually range between $500 and $2,500. Grants period will not exceed one year.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know if my organization is eligible to apply?
The organization must qualify under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as a nonprofit organization OR operate under the fiscal sponsorship of a qualifying nonprofit organization.
Additionally, the program must serve residents and be located within the ten-county Capital Region of New York State (Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, and Washington Counties) unless otherwise indicated.
I am an individual looking for assistance. What can I do?
If you are a student interested in applying for a scholarship, you can visit our scholarships page to determine your eligibility for scholarships. Community Foundations are not able to make grants to individuals. If you personally need financial assistance and are located in the New York State’s Greater Capital Region you can visit : https://www.211.org/about-us/your-local-211
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