Deadline: 15-May-21
The Central New York Community Foundation (CNYCF) is pleased to launch the Pulaski Fund Grant Program.
Nonprofit organizations in Pulaski and the town of Richland are encouraged to apply for grants to fund innovative projects in the areas of: arts and culture, civic affairs, education, health, human services and the environment.
Types of Project
The Advisory Committee looks for innovative programs that address problems to be solved, or opportunities to be seized, in Pulaski or the Town of Richland. Priority is given to capacity-building activities and new projects within an organization rather than ongoing projects/programs. They invite proposals that:
- Suggest practical approaches to community problems.
- Promote cooperation among agencies without duplicating services.
- Generate community support, both professional and volunteer.
- Strengthen an agency’s effectiveness or stability.
- Address prevention as well as remediation.
Funding Information
- Grant requests should not exceed $10,000.
Projects Not Supported
They do not make grants for the following:
- Recurring grants to a program previously supported.
- Annual operating budgets, except when it is “seed” or “bridge” funding.
- Endowments.
- Religious purposes.
- Loans or assistance to individuals.
- Medical or academic research (except where requested by a donor).
- Activities that occurred before the Pulaski Fund’s decision date.
Eligibility Criteria
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organizations, publicly supported organizations such as schools and municipalities, and organizations using a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor
- Organizations serving residents of Pulaski and the Town of Richland
- Organizations that have completed any projects/programs previously funded by the Pulaski Fund
For more information, visit https://cnycf.org/our-affiliates/greater-pulaski-community-endowment-fund/apply-for-a-pulaski-fund-grant/