The Schenectady County is accepting applications for the County Initiative Program (CIP) to provide significant benefit to Schenectady County residents and visitors, and enhances Schenectady County’s visibility and quality of life.
Donor Name: Schenectady County
State: New York
County: Schenectady County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/04/2022
Grant Size: $5,000
Details:
By resolution of the Schenectady County Legislature, dedicated funds from the County’s Hotel/Motel Bed Tax will be distributed to local organizations in support of activities in the performing, literary and visual arts, County tourism, and/or historic preservation. The projects supported by the CIP grant funding should provide significant benefit to Schenectady County residents and visitors, and should enhance Schenectady County’s visibility and quality of life.
Applications will be judged on the following criteria:
- Existing community support for the organization including membership, subscribers, program participation and volunteers and financial support for proposed program.
- Additional private or other funds to be generated in support of the proposed program.
- Collaboration with other Schenectady County nonprofit organizations.
- Estimated community participation in or attendance at the proposed program.
- The extent to which the proposed program is likely to enhance the visibility and/or attractiveness of Schenectady County and increase visitors from outside of Schenectady County.
- Proposed activity represents a project involving historic preservation, or the performing/visual/literary arts.
- The effective use of the County Initiative Program award for the proposed program with respect to quality, soundness of program administration, adequacy and appropriateness of cost involved and need for the funds to ensure program success
- Projects that received funding in past years will also be judged on growth (new challenges, changes in programming, greater organizational professionalism, funding growth, or audience reach.)
- Projects that have not received funding in past years will be judged on sustainability and the potential to grow larger and attract more participants in future years.
- Additional consideration will be given to projects that are proposed as part of existing or proposed 2022 Schenectady County Special Events. Please call Jason Lecuyer, Director of Special Events, to discuss your proposal prior to submitting your application.
Funding Information
Average grant award ranges from $500 – $3,000. Maximum request is $5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for a grant from The Schenectady County Initiative Program, an organization must meet each of the following criteria:
- The organization must be an established association or institution whose earnings do not benefit any individual. Evidence of this status must be presented in the form of ONE of the following:
- IRS letter of tax-exempt not-for-profit status (501(c)(3) organizations)
- Charter issued by the Board of Regents under Section 216 Education Law
- Letter on official letterhead, signed by the appropriate county, city, town or village executive or departmental official, verifying the organization’s status as an official agency or entity thereof
- The organization must be up-to-date with all required filings with the New York State Attorney General Charities Bureau and the IRS (if applicable).
- The organization must be located in or have a physical presence/office in Schenectady County and the program services for which funding is being requested must be provided within Schenectady County.
- The organization may not exclude persons because of disabilities, religious preference, age, gender, ethnic background or other practices prohibited by provision of the 1991 American with Disabilities Act, Fair Labor
- Standards, and Affirmative Action Policies set by the US Government.
- Programs/Projects must take place within Schenectady County and must increase tourism and/or involve historic preservation and/or the performing/visual/literary arts.
For more information, visit Schenectady County.
