Funding in New York

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

BJ’s Charitable Foundation
Funding for safety, security and well-being of children and families, education and health programs, community service opportunities, and hunger and disaster relief.
    Geographic Coverage: Connecticut, Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Maine, Delaware, Maryland, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia and New Hampshire.
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: BJ’s Charitable Foundation

New York State Health Foundation 2009 Special Projects Fund
Grants focus on three priority areas: expanding health insurance coverage, improving the management and prevention of diabetes, and encouraging the integration of substance use and mental health services.
    Geographic Coverage: New York
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: New York State Health Foundation

Inactive Funding in New York

The programs listed below have been funded in the past, but are not currently accepting applications. Information about these inactive funding programs is provided only for your convenience and does not indicate that the programs will be available in the future. To inquire about future availability of a particular program, please contact the funding agency or organization.

Appalachian Regional Commission Substance Abuse Grants
Grants to assist communities in building sustainable capacity to provide for improved community interventions and services addressing issues of illegal drugs and prescription drug abuse.
    Geographic Coverage: 410 counties comprising all of West Virginia and parts of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia
    Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2009
    Sponsor: Appalachian Regional Commission

Gannett Foundation Community Action Grants
Provides grants in communities where the Gannett Company has a presence.
    Geographic Coverage: Limited to certain areas of 35 states and U.S. territories, see sponsor's website for more details.
    Application Deadline: Aug 17, 2009

Laura Jane Musser Fund: Rural Initiative Program
Fund hopes to fund projects where citizens work together towards improving their rural communities.
    Geographic Coverage: Ohio, Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, New York, Wyoming
    Application Deadline: Nov 5, 2008

Senior Medicare Patrol Projects
Grants for model projects that demonstrate effective ways of utilizing retired persons as volunteer expert resources and educators in community efforts to combat health care error, fraud and abuse in the Medicare/Medicaid programs.
    Geographic Coverage: Refer to Eligibility for the 26 participating states and 1 territory.
    Letter of Intent (Optional): Mar 2, 2009
    Application Deadline: Mar 13, 2009
    Sponsor: Administration on Aging

Service Area Competition - Additional Areas (For Project Period Start Dates of May 1, 2010 and June 1, 2010)
The Service Area Competition-Additional Areas funding opportunity is a request for financial assistance to provide comprehensive primary health care services to an underserved area or population, for project period starting 5/1 /2010 & 6/1/2010.
    Geographic Coverage: New York, Alaska, New Jersey, and Mississippi
    Application Deadline: Sep 10, 2009
    Sponsor: Bureau of Primary Health Care

UnitedHealth HEROES Service Learning Grants
Funding to support youth-led projects that address childhood obesity.
    Geographic Coverage: 34 states and the District of Columbia
    Application Deadline: Oct 22, 2009
    Sponsor: Youth Service America