The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo is seeking grant applications that maximize impact across the eight counties of Western New York in alignment with its four Community Goals.
Donor Name: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
State: New York
County: Allegany County (NY), Cattaraugus County (NY), Chautauqua County (NY), Erie County (NY), Genesee County (NY), Niagara County (NY), Orleans County (NY), Wyoming County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/06/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Community Foundation’s competitive grants will align with one of the four following Community Goals and the Solutions detailed below:
- Achieve racial/ethnic equity. Requests must address the following Solutions:
- Promote civic engagement and leadership.
- Promote economic mobility through educational achievement, workforce readiness and access to family sustaining jobs for residents living in low-income households. Requests must address one of the following Solutions:
- Improve school readiness, academic achievement, and postsecondary completion of students living in low-income households.
- Promote civic engagement and leadership.
- Steward significant environmental resources in context of climate resilience. Requests must address one of the following Solutions:
- For the purposes of this application, climate resilience is defined as: The ability to prepare for, recover from, and adapt to climate impacts. Resilience efforts must be executed at the asset, neighborhood, or individual level. Requests must address one of the following Solutions:
- Solutions
- Protect and restore the region’s waterways
- Strengthen environmental organizations and collaboratives to support climate resilience and sustainability with a preference for addressing the needs of vulnerable communities and climate education
- Promote civic engagement and leadership
Funding Information
The average grant through this process over the past decade is $18,000 TO $20,000. The maximum award is $50,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Grants are awarded only to organizations that have current Section 501(c)(3) status as determined by the Internal Revenue Service.
- Applicants must be located in or serving one of the eight counties of Western New York: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming
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