The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo is now accepting Letters of Intent (LOI) for the 2025 competitive grants cycle.
Donor Name: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
State: New York
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/03/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Details:
The Community Foundation’s competitive grants will align with one or more of the four following Community Goals and the Solutions detailed below:
- Achieve racial/ethnic equity. Requests must address one of the following Solutions:
- Increase interaction and bridge racial/ethnic divides between residents and organizations throughout WNY.
- Promote civic engagement and leadership in communities of color.
- Promote economic mobility through educational achievement for residents living in low-income households. Requests must address one of the following Solutions:
- Improve the school readiness of children (ages 5 and under) living in communities of poverty.
- Improve the academic achievement and postsecondary completion of students living in low-income households.
- Steward significant environmental resources. Requests must address one of the following Solutions:
- Protect and restore the region’s waterways.
- Strengthen individual environmental organizations and support a more racially inclusive and collaborative environmental community.
- Promote regional vibrancy through architecture, arts, and culture. Requests must address one of the following Solutions:
- Increase access to long term arts instruction for children and youth living in low-income households.
- Strengthen race equity through the arts.
- Restore and leverage significant historic buildings and architectural landmarks, with a preference for sites that promote cultural tourism. (Defining historic as official recognition by State/National Register of Historic Places or local preservation ordinance.)
Funding Information
The historical average for a competitive grant through this process is in the $18,000 to $20,000 range.
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 or delivering services in at least one of the eight counties of Western New York: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming.
For more information, visit CFGB.
