Venture and Special Assistance Grant

Grants ranging from $2,500 to $25,000 to Broome County, New York nonprofits for programs in the areas of education, income and health. A grant workshop will be held February 11, and the deadline for questions is February 19. Pilot or demonstration programs are eligible and strongly encouraged to apply.

Programs must be in the areas of quality early child care, chemical dependency prevention, youth mental health, physical fitness and wellness, health access, and service access for seniors. Programs addressing other areas will be considered based on justification of community and financial need.

Types of grants available:

1. A Venture Grant provides funding to support program-related costs, both personnel and non-personnel costs, associated with start-up of a new program or the enhancement/expansion of an existing program.

2. A Special Assistance Grant provides funding to support a one-time, exclusively non-personnel cost, associated with the start-up of a new program or the enhancement/expansion of an existing program.