Grants

11/23/2022

𝙀𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙮 𝙁𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙙
$561,000 invested to make Schenectady more food secure

In this week with so much attention on gathering for a healthy meal, The Schenectady Foundation’s announcement of granting $561,000 to seven community organizations is especially appropriate.
“This second round of grants will build a healthier and more sustainable food system in our community,” said Robert Carreau, executive director of The Schenectady Foundation. “These grants bring our total investment in food security to $1.8 million since the start of the pandemic.”

This year’s grant recipients are:
• Cornell Cooperative Extension ~ $150,000 to support the second year of its Healthy Living 360 program, a collaborative project that brings together Schenectady Community Ministries, Schenectady ARC and the city school district to work directly with vulnerable families to get nutritious food into their homes.

• The Food Pantries for the Capital District ~ $100,000 to continue to operate its Food Access Referral Line program that facilitates grocery deliveries to vulnerable residents. As of August 2022, 2,699 home deliveries had been made in Schenectady County.

• Schenectady Community Ministries ~ $100,000 to support its “Access, Solidarity and Impact” project to collect data to better understand the impact its food access programs have on household stability and community health. Eventually this research will be used to develop long-term solutions in Schenectady.

• Free Food Fridge Albany ~ $75,000 to expand its Schenectady footprint and set up additional refrigerators filled […]

10/06/2022
𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙇𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙀𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙁𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙛 𝙀𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩
The goal of this funding program is to assist 501(c)(3) not-for-profits that provide emergency food relief in New York State. Approximately $500,000 million is available for Local Emergency Food Relief Equipment Grants.

𝘌𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘌𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵
The following types of equipment that assist local emergency food relief organizations in providing food to those in need are eligible for funding under this grant program:

• Trucks, refrigerated vehicles and related equipment (trailers, insulated food storage containers, etc.) used in the transport of food; and
• cooling equipment (freezers, refrigerators, walk-in freezer or cold room, etc.) and related installation costs (electrical, delivery, etc.).

For more information: https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8798.html

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08/21/2022
Let the third round begin!

Residents have the opportunity to apply for a share of up to $250,000 in TNC grant funding to help bring their ideas to life.”. Go to our blog to see how many already have an idea – or at least the germ of one – of how they’d like to spend it.

The Schenectady Foundation will host information sessions through August. The first was Tuesday at Northside Village Community Room on Van Vranken Avenue.

More will be:
• Wednesday Aug. 24 @ 1 p.m. at the Phyllis Bornt Branch Library at 948 State St
• Thursday Aug. 25 @ 5:30 p.m. at the Mont Pleasant Branch Library at 1036 Crane St
• Sunday Aug. 28 @ 1 p.m. at the Karen B. Johnson Library at 99 Clinton St
• Wednesday Aug 31 @ 5:30 p.m. at the Karen B. Johnson Library at 99 Clinton St

We hope to see you at any of them! Questions? Contact Kristi Milligan at kmilligan@schenectadyfoundation.org or (518) 393-9500.

The brainstorming began at the Electric City Barn when The Schenectady Foundation announced the third round of the Thriving Neighborhoods Challenge, which encourages and empowers Schenectady residents to make the changes they want to see in their community.

Kristi Milligan, director of grants and community programs for the Foundation, was impressed with not just the number of people who came to the kickoff event, but with the quality of the ideas […]