NOT-FOR-PROFIT 501(c)3 ORGANIZATIONS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT

The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) will accept applications through April 17, 2009 for a community empowerment initiative to support the process of enabling people/communities to choose and develop their own supportive services or other improvements to enable older persons to "age in place" and stay in their own neighborhoods. NYSOFA will issue a Request for Applications (RFA) on or about February 23, 2009. Awards will be made on a competitive basis to nonprofit agencies or local governments for the development of community empowerment programs. For the purposes of this funding opportunity, an older person is defined as an individual age 60 or older.

The following is a description of this initiative:

♦ $245,000 in total funding is available.

♦ Up to eight awards will be made for either the planning or implementation of innovative programs and activities that enhance community empowerment and provide opportunities for community participation in creating livable, age friendly communities.

♦ Awards for planning grants will not exceed $30,000; implementation grants will not exceed $75,000.

♦ It is a goal of NYSOFA to fund programs in different geographic areas of the state, subject to the availability of funding, and the application process will be structured with the intent to fund at least two programs that can effectively address the unique challenges facing rural communities.

♦ Only nonprofit and local government agencies may apply. We encourage multiple community agencies to participate in program planning and development; however, the lead agency must be a not-for-profit or governmental agency.

♦ Funding is available for planning and/or implementation of new initiatives and funds may not be used to supplant any existing public or private funding that a program currently receives.

♦ Funds will be awarded through contracts for a one-year period anticipated to begin September 1, 2009.

For a copy of the RFA, contact: Donna DiCarlo, at the above address or call (518) 474-0441, or e-mail: [email protected]

For written requests for the RFA, include the following information: name of your organization, contact person and title, address and phone number.

The RFA will also be made available on the NYSOFA website at: http://www.aging.ny.gov/rfa

NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS OR MUNICIPALITIES

Applications will be accepted beginning 9:00 am Wednesday, March 4, 2009 through 4:30 pm Monday, May 4, 2009, or until funds are expended, for assistance under the Community Gardens Capacity Building Grant Program. Such funds are intended to support proposals to build capacity of existing community gardens in New York State. The projects must involve Outreach Materials, Organizational Planning, Community Programs, Leadership Development, and/or Fundraising Training. Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporations OR must be sponsored by a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation or municipality to act as a fiscal agent for the grant funding. The fiscal agent will contract for and administer the grant. There is a total of $50,000 available state-wide for the program. The program will be divided into the Upstate and Downstate Regions. A total of $25,000 will be available for each region. Each applicant may apply for and receive up to $5,000. There are no matching requirements. Projects for which funding is sought should be completed in 1 year or less.

For an application, contact: Ann McMahon at the above address or call (518) 457-7728, or e-mail: [email protected], or visit the "Funding Opportunities" section of the Department's website at www.agmkt.state.ny.us

GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH 501(c)3 STATUS IN NEW YORK STATE

Health Research Incorporated (HRI) and the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) announce the availability of up to $60,000 per year to develop partnerships with local groups, with a goal that all anglers and others who eat fish from the Hudson River know about and follow the Hudson River fish advisories. Maximum annual awards are $20,000. The Request for Application (RFA) is available online at the HRI website http://www.hrinet.org/funding/. For more information contact the Hudson River Fish Advisory Outreach Project at 518-402-7530 or visit http://www.health.state.ny.us/environmental/outdoors/fish/hudson_river/advisory_outreach_project/. Applications will be accepted until March 18, 2009.

Eligible applicants are government entities and non-profit organizations with 501(c)3 status in New York State who wish to promote outreach on the NYSDOH Hudson River fish advisory and may include community-based, environmental justice, tribal, angler or health organizations.

Your application must serve populations that eat fish from the Hudson River from Hudson Falls to the Battery in Manhattan in the counties of Albany, Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, New York, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Ulster, Washington, and/or Westchester in New York State.