Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C-Corning) is sending his “July Grant Action News Update” to residents, organizations and local governments regarding a series of grants available from the state, federal government and private entities. Each month, the Assembly provides an updated list of grants for a variety of categories.

“During a time of economic recovery, grants can play an integral part in helping our local communities complete needed infrastructure repairs or support underfunded projects,” said Palmesano. “Many people don’t realize the scope of available opportunities because they aren’t sure where to look. The ‘Grants Action News’ bulletin makes finding these grants much easier by consolidating the information and making it available to everyone. I hope residents, organizations and local governments throughout the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions will be able to use this resource to find much-needed support to strengthen communities in our rural area.”

All not-for-profit applicants must now pre-qualify on the NYS Grants Reform website at grantsreform.ny.gov/grantees (https://grantsmanagement.ny.gov/resources-grant-applicants?utm_medium=301&utm_source=grantsreform.ny.gov) in order to apply for certain New York state grant solicitations. Potential not-for-profit applicants are strongly encouraged to begin the process of registering and pre-qualifying immediately as this is a lengthy process.

The Grant Action News bulletin is updated at the beginning of each month with newly available grants and information on how to apply.

The update can be accessed here: https://nyassembly.gov/gan/?sec=story&story=114543

State Grants:

NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), Transformative Youth Justice Hubs

Funding is available to create the first ever Transformative Youth Justice Hubs in New York state. Approximately four Hubs will be funded and designed to support youth justice prevention efforts in rural or urban areas in New York state. Hubs are not intended to provide programs or services, rather, they will develop policies, strategies and solutions that align tools, resources and messages to support youth in reaching their full potential.

■ Deadline: July 30, 2025, 12 p.m.

■ Eligible Applicants: Governmental entities, not-for-profit entities

■ Total Funding Available: $4 million

■ Contact: Maura Gagan

■ Email: Maura.Gagan@dcjs.ny.gov

■ Links to Additional Information:

♦ https://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/ofpa/index.htm

♦ https://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/ofpa/Transformative%20Youth%20Justice%20Hubs%20RFA.pdf (https://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/ofpa/Transformative%20Youth%20Justice%20Hubs%20RFA.pdf)

NYS Dept. of Economic Development, Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) Initiative, Consolidated Funding Application (CFA)

REDC has been the cornerstone of a bottom-up approach to economic development that allows the state’s 10 Regional Councils to support projects that advance strategic regional and statewide priorities. Funding is available to support high-impact transformational regional initiatives.

■ Deadline: July 31, 2025, 4 p.m.

■ Eligible Applicants: For-profit entities, not-for-profit entities, governmental entities, tribal organizations

■ Total Funding Available: Approximately $460 million

■ Email: CFA-Programs@ny.gov

■ Links to Additional Information:

♦ https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-launch-2025-regional-economic-developmentcouncil-initiative

♦ https://regionalcouncils.ny.gov/#main-nav

♦ https://apps.cio.ny.gov/apps/cfa/ (https://apps.cio.ny.gov/apps/cfa/)

NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Hudson River Education (HRE)

These grants support projects to enhance education about the estuary along the tidal waters of the Hudson and make opportunities to learn about the Hudson River Estuary more accessible for a wide range of people, especially communities underrepresented in science careers.

■ Deadline: August 7, 2025, 3 p.m.

■ Eligible Applicants: Governmental entities, not-for-profit entities, tribal organizations

■ Total Funding Available: $300,000

■ Award Ceiling: $100,000

■ Award Floor: $20,000

■ Contact: Susan Pepe

■ Email: HREPGrants@dec.ny.gov

■ Links to Additional Information:

♦ https://dec.ny.gov/nature/waterbodies/oceans-estuaries/hudson-river-estuary-program/grants-fundingopportunities

♦ https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/hreprivereducation.pdf

♦ https://data.gis.ny.gov/maps/385d9cc6311946ac84425734327f6f6a

♦ https://dec.ny.gov/media/9201 (https://dec.ny.gov/media/9201)

NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Community Impact Grants

These grants support and empower communities as they develop and implement solutions that significantly address environmental issues, harms and health hazards, build community consensus, set priorities and improve public outreach and education.

■ Deadline: August 13, 2025, 3 p.m.

■ Eligible Applicants: Not-for-profit entities, tribal organizations

■ Total Funding Available: $5.9 million

■ Contact: Marilyn Moore

■ Email: EJGrants@dec.ny.gov

■ Links to Additional Information:

♦ https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/environmental-justice/grant-programs

♦ https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/ejcigfs.pdf

♦ https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2025-05/ciground12rfa.pdf(https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2025-05/ciground12rfa.pdf)

NYS Dept. of Health (DOH), Doctors Across New York (DANY)

These grants fund several programs collectively designed to help train and place physicians in a variety of settings and specialties to provide health care services to New York’s underserved, diverse population thereby increasing access to comprehensive, quality care consistent with the DOH’s mission to eliminate health disparities and promote health equity in the state. The DANY Physician Loan Repayment (PLR) and Physician Practice Support (PPS) programs make funds available to help recruit physicians and encourage them to remain in medically underserved areas of the state. Funding is provided in exchange for a physician’s commitment to practice medicine in an underserved area for a three-year period (DANY service obligation period).

■ Deadline: August 20, 2025, 4 p.m.

■ Eligible Applicants: For-profit entities, governmental entities, individuals, not-for-profit entities, tribal

organizations

■ Total Funding Available: $15.8 million

■ Contact: Steven Brooks

■ Email: DANYProgram@health.ny.gov

■ Links to Additional Information:

♦ https://www.health.ny.gov/professionals/doctors/graduate_medical_education/doctors_across_ny/

♦https://www.health.ny.gov/professionals/doctors/graduate_medical_education/doctors_across_ny/docs/dany_qa.pdf

Federal Grants:

US National Science Foundation (NSF), Research Traineeship (NRT) Program

This funding will help explore ways for graduate students in research-based master’s and doctoral degree programs to develop the skills, knowledge and competencies needed to pursue a range of STEM careers. The program is dedicated to effective training of STEM graduate students in high priority interdisciplinary or convergent research areas, through a comprehensive traineeship model that is innovative, evidence-based and aligned with changing workforce and research needs

■ Deadline: September 8, 2025

■ Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHEs) - two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Special instructions for international branch campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of subawards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus.

■ Estimated Total Program Funding: $3 million

■ Award Ceiling: $53 million

■ Award Floor: $2 million

■ Expected Number of Awards: 20

■ Email: grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov

■ Links to Additional Information:

♦ https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356119

♦ http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf24597(https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/us-national-science-foundation-research-traineeship-program/nsf24-597/solicitation)

US Dept. of Transportation (DOT), Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP)

Funds are available for projects that improve the safety, efficiency or reliability of the movement of goods through ports or intermodal connections to ports.

■ Deadline: September 10, 2025, 11:59 p.m.

■ Eligible Applicants: state governments, county governments, city or township governments, Native American tribal governments (federally recognized), special district governments

■ Estimated Total Program Funding: $500 million

■ Award Ceiling: $125 million

■ Award Floor: $1 million

■ Expected Number of Awards: 40

■ Email: PIDPgrants@dot.gov

■ Links to Additional Information:

♦ https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358404

♦ https://www.grantsolutions.gov/gs/preaward/previewPublicAnnouncement.do?id=114719 (https://www.grantsolutions.gov/gs/preaward/previewPublicAnnouncement.do?id=114719)

US Dept. of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Partners for Fish and Wildlife

This funding helps private landowners restore and protect habitats for fish and wildlife.

■ Deadline: September 30, 2025, 11:59 p.m.

■ Eligible Applicants: County governments; Native American tribal governments (federally recognized); public and state controlled institutions of higher education; individuals; private institutions of higher education; small businesses; state governments; nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; city or township governments; special district governments; nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Independent school districts; Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)

■ Estimated Total Program Funding: $15 million

■ Award Ceiling: $750,000

■ Contact: Andreas Moshogianis

■ Email: andreas_moshogianis@fws.gov

■ Links to Additional Information:

♦ https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358381

♦ https://www.fws.gov/program/partners-fish-and-wildlife(https://www.fws.gov/program/partners-fish-and-wildlife)

Private Grants:

Carequest Grants for Oral Health

These grants support organizations and activities that advance oral health policy, expanding coverage, aligning payments with health outcomes and shaping policies and practices based on the lived experiences of community partners and trusted representatives. Through this funding priority, we invite organizations to explore opportunities that:

♦ advance federal health and oral health policy, including, but not limited to, adding a comprehensive dental benefit in Medicare

♦ expand or maintain access to dental benefits in state Medicaid programs

♦ engage community-driven partners to inform and shape policies that impact their lives

■ Concept Submission Deadline: August 1, 2025

■ Eligible Applicants: Not-for-profit organizations in the US and US territories

■ Award Amounts: Vary

■ Email: grants@carequest.org

■ Links to Additional Information:

♦ https://www.carequest.org/grantmaking

♦ https://www.carequest.org/how-we-work/grantmaking/apply (https://www.carequest.org/how-we-work/grantmaking/apply)

Clif Family Foundation Grants

These grants support grassroots groups led by people with vision and commitment that support the below priorities:

♦ Regenerative and Organic Farming

♦ accelerate the adoption of regenerative farming practices, including organic, climate-resilient, equitable and agroecological approaches

♦ Food Production Workers’ Health and Safety

♦ amplify efforts to secure healthy, safe, just and empowering working and living conditions for food production workers

♦ Climate Justice

♦ expand community-centered solutions to climate change that build resilience and empower those who have been historically marginalized

♦ Healthy Food Access

♦ advance food systems’ changes that make healthy and sustainably produced food accessible, affordable and culturally appropriate

♦ Inclusive Outdoor Access

♦ catalyze solutions that expand access to safe places to enable healthy physical activity and improve mental health

♦ Indoors and Outdoors Safe from Pollution

♦ promote preventative health approaches by identifying and eliminating toxics from our air, water, soil and human-made materials

■ Deadline: August 1, 2025, 11:59 p.m. PST

■ Eligibility Priority is Given to Applicants that:

♦ advance the strategic priorities and align with the foundation’s values

♦ focus their work primarily in the US and its unincorporated territories

♦ demonstrate strong community ties

♦ have operating budgets under $3 million

♦ operate at the grassroots level to implement change at the local, state or national stage

■ Award Amounts: Vary from $5,000-$50,000

■ Email: info@cliffamilyfoundation.org

■ Links to Additional Information:

♦ https://cliffamilyfoundation.org/about-us

♦ https://cliffamilyfoundation.org/grants-program

♦ https://cliffamilyfoundation.submittable.com/submit (https://cliffamilyfoundation.submittable.com/submit)

RedRover Safe Housing Grants for Domestic Violence and Animal Shelters

RedRover’s Safe Housing grants help survivors of domestic violence by removing a barrier to safety and allowing pets and people to escape abuse together. Flexibility in how to implement your pet program ensures that there is a solution for every community. Grants of up to $60,000 are offered to nonprofit domestic violence and animal organizations across the US. Funding may be used to build or renovate spaces dedicated to housing survivor’s pets, begin a foster program to care for survivor’s pets, pay for temporary boarding for survivor’s pets or a combination of services that will best serve your community. Grant funds may also be used for routine veterinary care, emergency veterinary care and pet deposits.

■ Deadline: September 1, 2025

■ Applicants Must:

♦ be registered as a nonprofit organization

♦ be either an established domestic violence organization or an established animal organization interested in expanding their services to help domestic violence survivors keep their pets

♦ have a partner organization. Domestic violence organizations must form a partnership with at least one animal organization with experience housing animals, animal organizations must form a partnership with at least one domestic violence organization. This is to ensure that domestic violence organizations have a partner who can help with animal care information and overflow boarding when needed and animal organizations have an active partner working with the survivors they’re trying to help

♦ applicants must be based in the US

■ Award Amounts: Up to $60,000

■ Email: info@redrover.org

■ Links to Additional Information:

♦ https://redrover.org/relief-dv/dv-safe-housing-grants/

♦ https://redrover.org/about-us/

♦ https://redrover.org/relief-dv/

♦ https://redrover.org/faq/#ewd-ufaq-faq-category-redrover-relief-safe-housing-grants/

♦ https://redrover.org/relief-dv/dv-safe-housing-grants/application-pdf-request/

J.W. Couch Foundation, Grants Focused on Education, Preservation & Wellness

These grants are dedicated to spreading good fortune in the world and empowering the human spirit through charitable programs focused on preservation, education and wellness.

■ Deadline: September 26, 2025

■ Eligible Applicants: a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization aligned with one of our three charitable programs: preservation, education or wellness:

♦ Preservation

♦ Historical Preservation

♦ Wildlife Conservation

♦ Food & Waste Management

♦ Animal Wellbeing (2025 Area of Focus)

♦ Education

♦ Early Childhood Education (2025 Area of Focus)

♦ 21st-Century Education

♦ Teachers (2025 Area of Focus)

♦ Wellness

♦ Mental Health

♦ Digital Wellbeing

♦ Get Outside (2025 Area of Focus)

■ Number of Awards: Vary

■ Award Amounts: Vary, from $250,000- $1.2 million

■ Contact Link: https://jwcouchfoundation.org/contact

■ Links to Additional Information:

♦ https://jwcouchfoundation.org/about (https://redrover.org/relief-dv/dv-safe-housing-grants/application-pdf-request/)

Scholar Awards:

Our Family Cares Post-Secondary School Scholarships

These scholarships are offered to Our Family shoppers who are pursuing post-secondary education throughout America’s Heartland.

■ Deadline: August 31, 2025

■ Eligible Applicants Must:

♦ be 18 years of age or older

♦ be a resident of Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

■ Award Amounts: $5,000

■ Number of Awards Available: 15

■ Contact Link: https://www.ourfamilyfoods.com/contact-us/

■ Links to Additional Information:

♦ https://ourfamilyfoods.com/scholarships/

♦ https://apply.mykaleidoscope.com/program/OurFamilyScholarship25(https://apply.mykaleidoscope.com/program/OurFamilyScholarship25)

CIA Undergraduate Stokes Scholarships

The Undergraduate Scholarship Program is a financial needs-based initiative that offers undergraduate students an unmatched experience. Undergraduate students, serving as scholarship recipients with CIA, attend an accredited college/university on a full-time basis and work during summer breaks at the agency. While working at the CIA, you will be exposed to real intelligence challenges while performing meaningful work that relates to your college major.

■ Deadline: September 1, 2025, 11:59 p.m.

■ Eligible Applicants Must:

♦ be 18 years of age at the time of application submission

♦ attend school full time

♦ have a high school diploma, GED, bachelor’s degree or be a current student

■ Stokes Scholars Must:

♦ exhibit financial need as demonstrated by the adjusted gross annual household income (AGI) ceiling up to $120,000; if the scholar has not been listed as a dependent for the previous tax year, the AGI ceiling is up to $50,000

♦ accept Stokes scholarship funds and sign a Continued Service Agreement that obligates you to work at the CIA 1.5 years for every year that you are in the Stokes Scholarship Program

♦ work a full-time schedule (40 hours/week) for a minimum of 12 weeks each summer in the WMA until graduation and onboard as full-time officer (there is no break in service post-graduation; non-local scholars receive relocation entitlements)

♦ maintain competitive GPA (minimum 3.0 on a 4.0 scale)

♦ remain in full-time status as a student while in the program (min. 12 credit hours for undergraduate programs and 9 credit hours for graduate programs)

♦ continue to major in the degree that aligns with the occupation for which you were admitted into the program

♦ provide transcripts within 30 days of each semester completion

♦ maintain a high standard of work performance, attendance and conduct at both school and work

♦ meet the minimum requirements for joining CIA, including U.S. citizenship and a background investigation

■ Award Amounts: $18,000- $25,000

■ Awards Available: 10

■ Contact Link: https://t.me/s/securelycontactingcia

■ Links to Additional Information:

♦ https://www.cia.gov/careers/student-programs/undergraduate-scholarship-program/

♦ https://www.cia.gov/careers/working-at-cia/ (https://www.cia.gov/careers/working-at-cia/)

The Gates Scholarships (TGS)

The scholarships are highly selective, last-dollar scholarships for outstanding high school seniors from low-income households. Scholars will receive funding for the full cost of attendance* that is not already covered by other financial aid and the Student Aid Index, as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the methodology used by a scholar’s college or university.

*Cost of attendance includes tuition, fees, books, housing and food and may include additional personal costs.

■ Deadline: September 15, 2025

■ Eligible Applicants Must:

♦ be a high school senior

♦ be Pell-eligible

♦ be a US citizen or permanent resident

♦ be in good academic standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent)

♦ plan to enroll full-time in a four-year degree program, at a US accredited, not-for-profit, private or public college or university

■ An Ideal Candidate Will Have:

♦ an outstanding academic record in high school (in the top 10% of his/her graduating class)

♦ demonstrated leadership ability (e.g., as shown through participation in community service, extracurricular or other activities)

♦ exceptional personal success skills (e.g., emotional maturity, motivation, perseverance, etc.)

■ Award Amount: Varies

■ Awards Available: 300

■ Contact Link: https://www.thegatesscholarship.org/contact-us

■ Link to Additional Information:

♦ https://www.thegatesscholarship.org/scholarship (https://www.thegatesscholarship.org/scholarship/)

Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation

These scholarships are achievement based and evaluated on leadership, academics and service.

■ Deadline: September 30, 2025, 5 p.m.

■ Eligible Applicants Must:

♦ be enrolled in high school/home-schooled students attending school in one of the U.S. 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico or select DoD schools who will graduate high school during the 2025-2026 academic school year

♦ be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S permanent residents, refugees, asylees, Cuban-Haitian entrants or humanitarian parolees – based on the guidelines utilized by the U.S. Department of Education

♦ expect to receive a high school diploma in the current academic year

♦ plan to pursue a degree at an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution

♦ be able to verify a minimum overall B/3.0 GPA in high school coursework

■ Award Amounts: $20,000

■ Awards Available: 150

■ Email: scholars@coca-cola.com

■ Links to Additional Information:

♦ https://www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org/apply/\

♦ https://www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org/about/faq(https://www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org/about/faq)