The Adirondack Birth to Three Alliance at Adirondack Foundation has received a three-year $250,000 grant from the Pritzker Children’s Initiative, one of 10 grants awarded following a national, year-long competition to identify innovative community-based efforts to improve health and development outcomes for infants and toddlers. [Read more…] about Birth to Three Alliance Receives Major Grant
Grants
Champlain Pollution Reduction Proposals Sought
The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) is seeking proposals for projects that will reduce pollution from storm water runoff in the Lake Champlain watershed.
The LCBP will fund projects that install large-scale best management practices (BMPs) or provide planning and prioritization for future on-the-ground storm water treatment projects. As much as $500,000 in total is available to support projects through the Request for Proposals released this week. [Read more…] about Champlain Pollution Reduction Proposals Sought
Erie Canalway Grants Available for Native Nations
The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor is now accepting applications for its IMPACT! Grant program. The grants range from $2,500 to $12,000 and will be awarded to municipalities, not-for-profits with a 501(c)(3) designation, and federally-recognized Native American tribes within the boundaries of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. [Read more…] about Erie Canalway Grants Available for Native Nations
Grants for Historic Markers Celebrating Canals Available
The next grant round of the William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s Historic Transportation Canal Marker Grant Program is now open.
This roadside marker program commemorates the historical significance of transportation canals in the United States. Grants cover the entire cost of a cast aluminum marker, pole and shipping. [Read more…] about Grants for Historic Markers Celebrating Canals Available
Historic Preservation Funding Available
The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and Preservation League of New York State have announced that applications are now available to eligible municipalities and nonprofit organizations to compete for 2020 Technical Assistance Grants (TAG). [Read more…] about Historic Preservation Funding Available
Adirondack Foundation to #ToastADK on August 14
The Adirondack Foundation has announced their annual summer party will be held online this year. “Toast the Adirondacks: An Online Celebration of Community and Philanthropy” will stream live on Friday, August 14th starting at 4:30 pm. [Read more…] about Adirondack Foundation to #ToastADK on August 14
Grants Available for Upstate Historic Markers
The next grant round of the William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s New York State Historic Marker Grant Program officially opens today, Friday, July 31.
This roadside marker program commemorates historic people, places, things or events in New York State within the time frame of 1740-1920. Grants cover the entire cost of a cast aluminum marker, pole and shipping. [Read more…] about Grants Available for Upstate Historic Markers
Humanities New York Awards 41 Grants
Humanities New York (HNY) has announced $194,534 in awards to 41 grantees for innovative public humanities offerings. Awards were made to non-profits in every region of the state, from the North Country to Long Island. [Read more…] about Humanities New York Awards 41 Grants
New Projects to Preserve, Celebrate Champlain Valley Heritage
The Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership (CVNHP) and Lake Champlain Basin Program awarded more than $200,000 in grants to organizations in Vermont, New York and Québec for projects that promote and protect the region’s history in 2020 and 2021.
Smuggling, bootlegging, and moonshining are among the stories of the Champlain Valley’s past that will be highlighted. [Read more…] about New Projects to Preserve, Celebrate Champlain Valley Heritage
Green-Wood Cemetery Digitizing 1840-1937 Burial Registry
The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded The Green-Wood Historic Fund a prestigious Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant to create a digitized and searchable database of the hand-written records of all interments at Green-Wood in its first century of operation. [Read more…] about Green-Wood Cemetery Digitizing 1840-1937 Burial Registry