A $35,000 unrestricted grant can cover more than six months of living expenses so Fellows can focus full-time on their careers.
Fellowship Benefits;
- Weekly conversations with leading showrunners, writers, producers and creative executives help Fellows get bespoke advice and build new connections.
- Ongoing writing workshops and check-ins with the Inevitable team allow Fellows to sharpen their writing and pitching skills.
- Our personalized Concierge service links Fellows with Showrunners and Creative Executives for development and staffing opportunities.
- Connecting with other disabled screenwriters both inside and outside of the Fellowship program will build a supportive community that will stay with Fellows as they grow.
Deadline: Rolling
Arts Partners for Learning is an initiative managed by Arts for Learning that seeks to expand access to arts education for children in Western New York and improve the capacity of cultural organizations to provide creative learning programs. Schools are eligible for funding if they are a public or charter school, have a student population where at least 30% of students qualify for a free or reduced lunch, or lack regular visual arts, music instruction, or arts enrichment opportunities. Programs must occur during the school day. There must be a dedicated, private work space available for students.
Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, but previous applicants and early applicants are given priority.
The Authors League Fund is an emergency fund providing non-taxable charitable support in times of urgent need, when a writer cannot afford to pay for necessities. Common circumstances include:
- Illness, or supporting a dependent family member in ill health.
- Overwhelming medical or dental bills.
- Imminent eviction and other forms of housing insecurity.
- Struggling after a natural disaster.
- Major income loss, including due to COVID-19.
They help writers at all stage of life, though priority is given to sick and/or older writers, and to mid- and late-career writers. There are limited funds for younger and/or emerging writers whose emergency is solely related to insufficient income.
The Authors League Fund helps authors, dramatists, journalists, critics, short story writers, and poets. They do accept applications from indie authors with a record of financial or critical success.
The Fund cannot assist writers whose sole credits are self-published or released by a press that charges for publication. The Fund does not help TV/film writers or lyricists and cannot help writers whose sole credits are from copywriting, blogging, public relations, technical writing, and writing for corporate clients.
Support cannot be used for professional expenses, e.g., time to write, computer purchase, book publicity, hiring an editor, airline tickets to a residency, book tour costs, theater production costs, starting a business.
Deadline: Continuous aid opportunity
Launched in April 2017, Awesome Disability is an independent chapter of the Awesome Foundation, a global community that provides micro-grants with no strings attached. The trustees of Awesome Disability are people with disabilities that want to support ideas and projects in our community. Awards are based on need – valuing up to $1,000 per month. There’s no limit to the number of grants and other sources you can apply to. Amount $1,000.
Deadline: Application periods are from the 1st to the 15th of every month
AXS Film Fund was founded to support documentary filmmakers and non-fiction new media creators of color with disabilities. 2020 very clearly brought about the need for compassion and serious change. Between violence targeted at people of color, a fearful divided nation, and the global pandemic, it is more important now than ever to raise and support a body of more culturally diverse voices.
OUR MISSION
AXS Film fund strives to support independent documentary filmmakers and nonfiction new media creators of color living with disabilities in their endeavors to tell stories, make films, and create content.
OUR VALUES
We highly value accessibility and inclusivity for all. Filmmakers of color have fought hard to win equality and move beyond the racial barriers of a historically white industry. Meanwhile, people of color living with disabilities are rarely seen in media and film
Deadline: July 31, 2024
The Buffalo Music Hall of Fame, in collaboration with the Lucille and Jack Yellen Foundation, have been awarding young songwriters opportunities to work with Buffalo Music Hall of Fame Inductees since 2013. Our Hall of Fame musicians mentor and guide young songwriters to explore creative ideas and consider additional musical options that offer inventive choices for developing young individual’s musical potential.
Deadline: August 31, 2024
SMALL THINGS ARE IN. Microbrewing, microdosing, microcomputing — so we’re giving out microgrants. Artists and curators are frequently asked to donate their time, labor, and money to make exhibitions or performances happen. We hope this grant will help offset some of that.
What it is:
- A $300 good-faith grant for artists and curators who are realizing a project in the greater Buffalo area. This is no-strings-attached money that an artist or curator can use in whatever way they feel it’s needed.
What we fund:
- Exhibitions, performances, or other projects that contribute to the visual arts in Buffalo.
Your project must:
- Include at least one public event (an opening, a performance, etc)
- Take place within three months (in the past or forthcoming) from the application date. IE: You could apply with a project that took place up to three months ago or a project that will take place in up to three months.
Rolling Deadline: January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1
The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation’s Community Impact grants are intended to support programming, capital, and technology needs. Priority will be given to requests that indicate support from multiple funding sources, demonstrate plans for sustainability, indicate collaborative partnerships, and employ evidence-based approaches with measurable outcomes (where applicable).
Deadline: March 1 and September 1 every year
The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation annually awards over $1million through its competitive grant processes to charitable organizations working to make a difference across the region. General grants are offered bi-monthly and are intended to assist with emerging needs or one-time costs. Requests can be made up to $4,000. Organizations can only submit two requests per year.
Deadlines: Last Wednesday of February, April, June, August, October, and December (bi-monthly) by noon
2024 Deadlines: February 28th, April 24th, June 26th, August 28th, October 30th, & December 25th
The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation hosts two cycles per year, intending to fund larger initiatives with wide-reaching and longer term community impact. The process occurs in two stages for each cycle, beginning with submission of a Letter of Intent (LOI) and followed by an invitation to submit a full application. Priority given to requests that indicate support from multiple funding sources, demonstrate plans for sustainability, indicate collaborative partnerships and employ evidence-based approaches with measurable outcomes (where applicable).
Deadline: Letter of Intent due June 1 or December 1
The Garman Family Foundation is administered by the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo. The Garman Family Foundation offers two cycles per year with a focus on organizations addressing mental health, physical wellness, and education of individuals with a preference for women and children.
Eligibility
- 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.
- Grants are awarded only to organizations that have a current Section 501(c)(3) status as determined by the Internal Revenue Service.
- Organizations with a current open Garman Family Foundation grant are not eligible to apply for this cycle. Your final report must be submitted and all funds spent down prior to applying for another grant.
- On a very limited basis, the Garman Family Foundation will offer the opportunity for two-year support with second year support contingent upon outcomes from year one.
- The Garman Family Foundation will not consider funding for:
- Higher education scholarships
- Religious purposes
- Projects outside Western New York
- Schools not registered with the New York State Education Department
- Attendance at or sponsorship of fundraising events for organizations
- Annual events or festivals
- Any partisan political activity
- Projects and activities that have occurred
- Organizations that engage, participate, and/or are evidenced to
- participate in discriminatory practices
Timeline
- Application available online August 5, 2024
- Application due September 3, 2024 at 4 p.m. No exceptions
- Decisions announced early November 2024
In December 2021, the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation announced a gift to support arts and culture in the eight counties of Western New York, plus Monroe County, in recognition of the key role arts and culture organizations play in a thriving economy. Part of that announcement includes $500,000 in annual funding to be awarded primarily to support small to mid-sized arts and cultural 501(c)(3) organizations in the nine counties. The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo is managing and operating the endowment and grants program.
Since the inception of the Arts & Culture Initiative, the Community Foundation has prioritized community feedback in the creation of this annual funding opportunity. The 2022 and 2023 grant processes provided General Operating funding with 2023 highlighting the importance of community-led and community-centered arts organizations.
The result of this work are two funding opportunities for 2024:
- Combined Capacity-Building and General Operating Funds for organizations with at least one full-time (or one FTE) staff member to help organizations build the solid foundation necessary to pursue an ambitious mission and vision;
- General Operating Micro Grants for organizations with less than one full-time staff member to execute immediate programming.
It is highly recommended that potential applicants for the Capacity-Building and General Operating opportunity participate in one training session prior to completing the grant application. Applicants will have the opportunity to learn more about capacity-building and ask specific questions of the Arts & Culture Initiative Advisory Committee. Please refer to the Grant Training Sessions tab below for training dates, times, and locations.
The Arts & Culture Initiative commits to responding to the evolving needs of the arts sector; therefore, we are not currently in the position to anticipate what this application will look like beyond 2025. We will continue to hone the focus of this grant opportunity based on data, learnings, and community feedback.
Timeline
- Portal opens August 1, 2024
- Portal closes September 16, 2024 at 4 p.m. No exceptions.
Cullen Foundation has established the following types of support for responsive grants in the education focus area:
- Program/project support
- Capital/physical infrastructure*
- Capacity building
*If/when a Cullen grant funds less than the total cost of a capital item or project, Cullen’s funds will not be released until the Grantee has in-hand all funds needed to purchase the equipment or complete the capital project.
Funding Range
An organization may apply for 1, 2 or 3 years of funding, ranging from $5,000 to $100,000 per year (for a $300,000 total maximum). Receiving the maximum $100,000/year request amount is rare and occurs only when the Foundation deems unique strategic alignment between Cullen Foundation’s mission and the program’s outcomes. Multi-year grants are made only when the Foundation believes the multi-year nature of the request is essential to the project’s success.
Key Deadlines
As part of our new strategic plan for Supplemental Academic Programs, the Summer 2024 grant cycle will focus on Education Capacity Building. Education grants will align with the ESSA tiers of evidence. Cullen staff will help you assess the stage in which your program currently fits and which grant round might be appropriate. For more information, please contact Nick Schifano at: [email protected].
- July 1, 2024: Application stage opens. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis between July 1st and July 26th. Cullen Foundation strongly encourages early submissions so that each request may receive adequate time for review.
- July 1, 2024 – July 19, 2024: All applicants must schedule a phone call with Cullen staff prior to submitting an application. This phone call will indicate your organization’s intent to apply and provide an overview of the program for which you are applying.
- August 2, 2024: Application phase closes at 5:00pm Eastern Time.
- September 2024: Cullen Foundation will notify applicants of grant decisions.
The responsive grant was designed to allow the Cullen Foundation to gain a better understanding of applicant organizations and learn about the needs of and benefits to the individuals they serve. Ultimately the process results in investments in strong performing arts organizations aligned with our stated mission and focus areas.
Cullen Foundation has established the following types of support for responsive grants in the performing arts focus area:
- Program support
- General operating support
- Capital (building or equipment)*
- Capacity building support
- *If/when a Cullen grant funds less than the total cost of a capital item or project, Cullen’s funds will not be released until the Grantee has in-hand all funds needed to purchase the equipment or complete the capital project.
Funding Range
An organization may apply for 1, 2 or 3 years of funding, ranging from $5,000 to $100,000 per year (for a $300,000 total maximum). Receiving the maximum $100,000/year request amount is rare and occurs only when the Foundation deems a unique strategic alignment between Cullen Foundation’s mission and the program’s outcomes. Multi-year grants are made only when the Foundation believes the multi-year nature of the request is essential to the project’s success.
Timeline
- July 1, 2024: Letter of Intent (LOI) stage opens. LOI’s are accepted on a rolling basis between July 1st and July 26th. Once an LOI is approved, the applicant may proceed to the Full Application phase. Cullen Foundation strongly encourages early submissions so that each request may receive adequate time for review.
- July 1, 2024 – July 12, 2024: All applicants must schedule a phone call with Cullen staff prior to submitting an LOI. This phone call will indicate your organization’s intent to apply and provide an overview of the program for which you are applying.
- July 26, 2024: LOI phase closes at 5:00pm Eastern Time. Applicants will be notified within 1 week whether they advance to the Full Application phase.
- August 23, 2024: Deadline for full applications at 5:00pm Eastern Time. Early submissions are strongly encouraged.
- October 2024: Cullen Foundation will notify applicants of grant decisions.
- December 2024: Payment will be distributed to grantees.
Exclusively offered to past Cullen performing arts grantees seeking less than $7,500 per year*, an expedited application option is available, the performing arts “Action Grant.” This is a streamlined, one-step application process (i.e. no LOI). Requests can be made for one to three years of funding for capacity building, general operating, program, or capital projects.
To be eligible for the Action Grant category, your organization must be a past Cullen performing arts grantee (since 2015) and not have an open grant with Cullen Foundation. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and processed within six (6) weeks of receipt.
All Cullen eligibility requirements and criteria must still be met when applying for an Action Grant, including submittal of reviewed or fully audited financial statements from the applicant’s most recently completed fiscal year. Visit Responsive Grants – Performing Arts to review the eligibility criteria.
Requests for the following will NOT be considered:
- Arts education programs
- Art therapy programs
- Sponsorships including galas, fundraising events, conferences, and travel opportunities
- Programs and events with a performing arts component that are hosted by organizations that are not members of the performing arts sector
- Activities of organizations serving primarily their own membership
- Programs and events that will occur less than 100 days from the date the application is fully submitted to our portal
- * The recommended request size is up to $5,000 from organizations with revenues under $75K; and up to $7,500 from organizations with revenues over $75K.
Deadline: Rolling
Dance/USA Fellowships to Artists (DFA) supports dance and movement-based artists from across the U.S. and its territories who work at the intersection of social and embodied practices. DFA recognizes the wide variety of ways in which people engage in social transformation through dance, which often do not fit into established models of arts funding. This includes community-building and culture-bearing practices, healing and storytelling practices, activism and representational justice practices, and more.
Now in its third iteration, DFA remains one of only a few programs which support independent U.S. dance artists with an unrestricted financial award. Fellowship awards of $31,000 will be given to at least 25 individual artists, to be used at their own discretion.
As part of their Fellowship experience, the Artist Fellows will have the option to participate in an emergent programming process that honors the Fellows’ choices around connection, rest, and desire. The facilitated process will be self-directed by artists and administratively supported by Dance/USA.
Deadline: August 15, 2024
The Regional Development Corporation (RDC), is the lending arm of the Erie County Industrial Development Agency (ECIDA). The RDC Loan Program enhances the competitiveness of local businesses, promotes local ownership of firms employing local residents, and assists with the formation of new companies, including the technology sector and businesses in designated economic development zones.
The RDC Business Loan program supports underserved markets, including borrowers with little to no credit history, low income borrowers, and minority and women entrepreneurs in distressed rural and urban areas, who may not qualify for more conventional loans. M/WBE businesses may qualify for special loan terms.
The RDC offers business loans from $50,000 to $2,000,000 to businesses operating in Erie County, NY.
RDC Loans may be used for:
- permanent working capital
- machinery and equipment purchases
- property acquisition
- pollution control improvements
- loans to effect changes is local ownership when the employment base of the company would otherwise be in jeopardy
Deadline: Rolling
Empire State Development announced the launch of the NY Entertainment Workforce Diversity Grant Program, which will provide over $1 million annually in matching funds to support diversity and inclusivity in job creation and training programs in New York’s film and television industries. The grant program is funded through the Empire State Entertainment Diversity Job Training Development Fund which, at the suggestion of industry leaders, is financed by an allocated percentage from New York State’s film tax credit program. Grants from $25,000 to $500,000 will be available for job creation and training programs that support efforts to: recruit, hire, promote, retain, develop, and train a diverse and inclusive workforce for New York’s motion picture and television production and post-production industries.
Founded in 1985, Career Transition For Dancers enables dancers to define their career possibilities and develop the skills necessary to excel in a variety of disciplines outside of dance.
Professional Development Scholarship: The Professional Development Scholarship provides a one-time award of up to $1,000 for occupational skills training in a certification or licensure program in a field outside of dance, to initiate a post-dance career.
Deadline: The 12th of every month
Undergraduate Studies Scholarship: The Undergraduate Studies Scholarship assists current and former dancers in meeting the substantial financial commitments that come with the pursuit of a college-level degree. A limited number of scholarships in amounts up to $2,000 will be awarded to eligible applicants towards their tuition.
Deadline: October 15 and June 15, annually
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Created in 1993 to further FCA’s mission to encourage, sponsor, and promote work of a contemporary, experimental nature, Emergency Grants provide urgent funding for visual and performing artists who:
- Have sudden, unanticipated opportunities to present their work to the public when there is insufficient time to seek other sources of funding
- Incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates
Emergency Grants is the only active, multi-disciplinary program that offers immediate, project-based assistance of this kind to artists living and working anywhere in the United States, for projects occurring in the U.S. and abroad.
Each month FCA receives an average of 100 Emergency Grant applications and makes approximately 12-21 grants. Grants range in amount from $500 to $3,000, and the average grant is now $1,900.
Deadline: Ongoing
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The strategic focus of the Gebbie Foundation is to revitalize downtown Jamestown through economic development initiatives in order to make it an attractive place to work, live, shop and visit. This shall be done by leveraging financial and human resources through collaboration, cooperation and partnership. To this end, continued support for recommendations made in the Jamestown Urban Design Plan (UDP), UDP 2.0 and AECOM Downtown Jamestown Economic Development Strategy, via selected contributions and commitment of staff time. Organizations and entities whose mission supports implementation of these plans shall be prioritized.
Deadline: August 1, 2024
The International Documentary Association (IDA) supports the vital work of documentary storytellers and champions a thriving and inclusive documentary culture. They have compiled a directory of all grants supporting documentary efforts at the link below.
The foundation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for charitable purposes and its principal purpose shall be to make grants to charitable organizations, institutions, or foundations. In carrying out the above purpose, the foundation shall make distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations; some, but not exclusive emphasis shall be given to those organizations benefitting the southwestern New York State area.
Primary Funding Areas:
- Program Interests – Arts, education, health care, youth, economic development, and the environment
- Types of Support – Program funding and capital project grants for non-profit organizations in Western New York
Deadline: July 22, 2024
Requests for Support
KeyBank Foundation typically reviews and decides upon grant and sponsorship requests each quarter through committees of officers within an organization. Applications for KeyBank Foundation grants must be submitted by July 31 to be considered in the current year. Separate from grants, charitable sponsorship request applications must be submitted by October 31 to be considered in the current year.
KeyBank and KeyBank Foundation value organizations that embrace inclusion. KeyBank and KeyBank Foundation do not make grants or charitable sponsorships to organizations that discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition, we generally do not make the following types of grants:
- Grants outside the counties in which we have retail operations. NYS Counties of operation include: Albany, Bronx, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Dutchess, Erie, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, New York, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, St. Lawrence, Sullivan, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Wayne, Westchester, & Wyoming.
- Grants to individuals.
- Grants for memberships, lobbying, or political activities, advertisements, athletic teams, booster clubs, and organizations outside the United States; organizations that are inconsistent with U.S. equal opportunity policies; and selected organizations with Internal Revenue Code Section 509(a)(3) status.
Deadline: July 31, 2024
Microsoft Tech for Social Impact is dedicated to providing affordable and accessible technology and tools to help nonprofits of all sizes achieve their missions. That’s why we offer grants and discounts of our products and services to eligible nonprofits around the world, including cloud solutions like Azure, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft 365, as well as solutions custom-built for nonprofits like Fundraising and Engagement for Dynamics 365 Sales.
Microsoft 365 with Microsoft Teams can help your nonprofit improve cybersecurity, reduce costs and empower staff and volunteers to work from anywhere.
Deadline: Rolling
The National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowships program offers $25,000 grants in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) and poetry to published creative writers that enable the recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement.
This program operates on a two-year cycle with fellowships in prose and poetry available in alternating years. In 2024, we will be accepting applications in poetry.
Deadline: Rolling Annually, rotating poetry vs. prose focus
Deadline: July 16, 2024
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), in partnership with the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, offer two grant programs for artists in emergency situations: the Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants and Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants program.
Grant cycles for July 2023-June 2024 are listed on each program’s page. These national emergency grant programs reflect Robert Rauschenberg’s concern for the well-being of fellow creative practitioners and were created in the tradition of Change, Inc., a non-profit foundation established in 1970 by Robert Rauschenberg to assist professional artists of all disciplines in need.
Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants
- Provides one-time grants of up to $3,000 to professional dancers in need who have a dire financial emergency as a result of a loss or lack of current live performance work, because of circumstances beyond your control.
- Provides up to three months of essential expenses.
- You must demonstrate an urgent and critical need for emergency support in order to apply.
- Click here to learn more.
Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants
- Provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies.
- Open to artists in financial need who are practicing in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography.
- Period covered: Related, eligible expenses incurred for up to 12 months from the date of the emergency.
- Click here to learn more.
Deadline: Rolling, quarterly application cycle (check unique grant links)
General information available here.
The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) offers a streamlined and flexible funding opportunity for applicants. Now you may request support where you most need it.
NYSCA Support for Organizations is limited to one request per organization and may be awarded as a multi-year grant.
Organizations may submit only one application for their own entity to NYSCA Support for Organizations. However, they may also serve as fiscal sponsors for other unincorporated organizations. Additionally, universities or other nonprofits that apply on behalf of a public facing organization must apply as fiscal sponsors.
Applications will be evaluated according to the following three criteria: Creativity, Public Service, and Managerial & Financial.
Funding Amounts: Awards will be between $10,000-$49,500. Grant amounts cannot represent more than 50% of an organization’s operating expenses in its most recently completed fiscal year. Consequently, only organizations with operating budgets (for the fiscal year ending in 2023) of more than $20,000 are eligible to apply. Organizations with operating budgets of less than $20,000, are encouraged to contact their local arts council for regrant funding options.
Deadline: July 17, 2024
The Niagara Arts and Cultural Center (NACC) is proud to announce the launch of the NACC Rehearsal Space Program, made possible by a generous grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). This initiative aims to provide affordable rehearsal spaces to performing artists in the local community to foster a more vibrant artistic landscape.
- Sign-Up Begins: April 2, 2024, starting at 10 am
- Cost: $5.00 per hour for any rehearsal space, on a first-come, first-served basis
- Availability: 5 spaces available, 7 days a week from 10 am to 9pm
- Who Can Apply? Any and All Performers (Musicians, Actors, Dancers, Mimes, Marching Bands, Singers, etc.)
The NACC Rehearsal Space Program is designed to address the financial challenges faced by performing artists with limited resources. By offering subsidized rehearsal spaces, the program aims to support both established groups and emerging talent. It aims to foster creativity, nurture artistic excellence, and cultivate a vibrant and inclusive cultural landscape.
For more information, to view spaces, and to sign up for subsidized rehearsal spaces, please visit https://thenacc.org/rentals/, or contact Dana Tyrrell, NACC Gallery Co-Director and Rental Coordinator, [email protected] / 716-282-7530 x 117.
The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation’s Community Grant proposals must efficiently and effectively address identified community needs or encourage new opportunities. Grant proposals must benefit the northern Chautauqua community. NCCF competitive grants range from $500 to $15,000. On a limited basis, we will consider grant support for two (2) years. In such instances, second-year funding will be contingent upon successful program outcomes from the previous year.
Deadline: Letters of Interest are due September 1 by 4:00 pm, annually
The Oishei Foundation provides support to nonprofits that align with their five focus areas: Strengthen the P-20 education continuum, Enhance options for self-sufficiency, Build livable, stable neighborhoods; Promote health and improve systems of care; and Expand the role of arts, culture and heritage in regional development. They encourage all applicants to discuss applications with their program officers before submitting a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) and throughout the application process.
Support is primarily focused on activities in Erie and Niagara counties (NY), however, we will consider requests from other WNY counties including Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Orleans, and Wyoming.
Deadline: Letters of Interest are accepted on a rolling basis
Podfund provides startup and growth capital, resources, and expertise to help podcast businesses and audio ventures accelerate success.
Podfund typically provides funding between $25,000–$150,000 to podcast studios and high-potential creators based on stage, track record, evidence of traction, revenue, and intended use of the funds. In some cases, we may provide a larger initial check and/or follow-on funding. We review applications on a continuous basis and are actively seeking new investment opportunities in audio-driven companies.
The Sheldon Foundation devotes financial assistance to advance the physical, educational and cultural well-being of the people of the southerly portion of Chautauqua County, New York; and honors the memory of its founder, Isabella M. Sheldon and her husband, Ralph C. Sheldon.
Program interests include: Charitable, Health Care, Education, Youth, Arts and Humanities, and Environment
Types of Support: general/operating, capital campaigns, building/renovation, equipment, matching/challenge support
Range of Grant Award: $100 – $2,000,000
Deadline: Rolling; March 1, August 1, and December 1
Springboard is an innovative rapid prize competition designed to incentivize a new wave of participants, energy, and entrepreneurial activity and strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Buffalo, Rochester and Southern Tier regions. Springboard supports events, initiatives, and programs that connect entrepreneurs with resources, information, and other organizations. Springboard supports diverse populations, addresses unmet needs of existing entrepreneurs, creates storytelling opportunities, and generates positive momentum and goodwill across the broader ecosystem.
Springboard is one of the most flexible funding programs in the region. Applicants need to have an Employee Identification Number (EIN) and be located in Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans or Wyoming county to apply. Eligible types of applicants include:
- Non-profit or for-profit entrepreneur support organizations;
- Local high schools, colleges, and universities who have programs that support up-and-coming entrepreneurs;
- Capital providers including seed-stage funders, angel groups, venture capital funds, and CDFIs;
- Any service provider that supports entrepreneurs;
- Organizations supporting diverse ownership or entrepreneurs from disadvantaged communities;
- Innovative businesses with less than $2,000,000 in gross revenue;
- Entrepreneurs with an existing company including sole proprietorships
Deadline: Three sets of winners—one set in June, another in August, and a third set in October.
April 26, 2024June 21, 2024- August 23, 2024
Have an idea for a project? Thinking about that video you’ve been meaning to shoot? Considering a new perspective on a familiar idea? Squeaky Wheel is offering Equipment Access Grants to those looking to create specific projects that require the tools and time sometimes difficult or unavailable in daily life. Recipients will receive up to $1000 worth of equipment usage and facilities time. Amount: $1000 in-kind equipment rentals
Founded in 2020, the Stenclik Family Charitable Fund promotes the advancement of Buffalo Niagara through philanthropic commitments to the area’s most promising educational, cultural, scientific, and community initiatives. The Fund seeks to strengthen the region’s existing assets while clearing new paths for innovation that promote prosperity and vitality in our neighborhoods. They want to support projects that improve the lives of people now and make a lasting difference.
Sugar City is setting aside $2,500 to be granted to independent creative projects and/or artistic events that align with the mission of Sugar City. Applicants should be individuals or non-incorporated groups. Applications will be reviewed by a committee of Sugar Citizens. The committee will be allowed discretion in which applications to approve and how to award the allotted funds. The committee may choose to grant up to $600 to any applicant, the amounts to be awarded depending on the nature of the applications received and the discretion of the committee.
Deadline: September 1, 2024
Town of Amherst’s Arts & Culture in Public Places Board now accepting applications from non-profit organizations for 2025 arts and culture grant funding.
Local arts and cultural organizations of all sizes that are primarily based in Amherst and provide services or memberships to include Amherst residents, are encouraged to apply for a grant for assistance or support.
The Arts & Culture in Public Places Board (ACPPB) is a community based, volunteer board established and appointed by the Amherst, NY Town Board to promote arts and culture, and to collaborate with individuals, groups and organizations in support of enhancing various forms of art and culture in the Town of Amherst. Projects include:
- Commission artist to creatively paint outdoor traffic boxes;
- Present the Let’s Do Lunch speaker series;
- Recommend grant awards to the Amherst Town Board that promote and expose art, entertainment and cultural organizations to town residents;
- Present or co-present all ages entertainment events, and
- Provide ArtStart – hands-on, children’s craft workshops during community events.
- Learn more HERE!
Deadline: August 15, 2024
TPP support early stage grassroots volunteers, many of whom may have just a glimmer of an idea. Often, these ideas are seen as too small or too risky to attract other support.
The Daily Grant program makes $1000 micro grants 365 days a year. These grants are designed to kick start an organization or individual’s work and give them the lift they need to thrive and grow. accept applications from individuals, groups and startup not-for-profit organizations based anywhere in the world. To be considered, all applications must meet the following criteria:
- Your group/organization’s annual budget must be $50,000 or less.
- The total budget for your project must be less than $10,000. You can request up to $1,000 in seed funding from TPP.
- Individual, group and/or organization (including co-leaders and project team members) must not have received previous funding from TPP.
- Your group/organization must not have paid staff.
The Resilience & Recovery Fund (RRF) Grant exists to support projects designed by volunteers in the immediate aftermath of emergencies such as natural disaster, civil unrest, pandemic, or other unforeseen events. The RRF Grant provides expeditious, one-time funding of up to $1,000 to projects responding to an emergency.
Through the Travel, Tourism & Outdoor Recreation program, EDA is focused on accelerating the recovery of communities that rely on the travel, tourism and outdoor recreation sectors. $750 million of EDA’s American Rescue Plan funds are allocated to support the following efforts:
State Tourism Grants: $510 million in non-competitive awards to help states quickly invest in marketing, infrastructure, workforce and other projects to rejuvenate safe leisure, business and international travel.
Competitive Grants: $240 million to help communities that have been hardest hit by challenges facing the travel, tourism and outdoor recreation sectors to invest in infrastructure, workforce or other projects to support the recovery of the industry and economic resilience of the community in the future.
Deadline: Rolling
Last updated: July 11, 2024
