Grant Opportunities
Ann and Abe Effron Donor Advised Fund Grants
Fall Online Application available: 7/1/2025
Fall Application Deadlines: 10/15/2025
Award Notification: December
Funding priority will be given to organizations serving Dutchess County involved in arts, culture and education with special consideration being given to grants that would make facilities and events more available to young people and senior citizens.
To help you work on your grant application, we have created a Word version of the questions. You can use this document to formulate the answers, along with spell check, character count, etc. However, you must still use the online grants portal to submit your application and provide attachments.
Click here for the grant working copy:
Ann and Abe Effron Donor Advised Grants – Working Copy.
Cleopatra Fund Grants
Online Application available: 7/1/2025
Application Deadlines: 10/15/2025
Award Notification: December
Organizations in the Hudson Valley involved in providing programs or services that promote animal welfare. The Hudson Valley includes Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties.
To help you work on your grant application, we have created a Word version of the questions. You can use this document to formulate the answers, along with spell check, character count, etc. However, you must still use the online grants portal to submit your application and provide attachments.
Click here for the grant working copy:
Cleopatra Fund Grant Application – Working Copy.
Community Grants
Application available: 7/1/2025
Application Deadline: 8/15/2025
Award Notification: December
The Community Foundations Community Grant Program is an annual opportunity to provide nonprofits with unrestricted General Operating Support (GOS). GOS grants are flexible and allow funds to support an organization’s ongoing administrative and infrastructure costs and to provide support to maintain existing, effective programs, organizational development and capacity building in Dutchess, Putnam and Ulster Counties.
There are separate applications for each County. Organizations may submit one application per county if they can demonstrate their impact and services in each.
The application has a ‘copy previous answers’ feature. You can quickly duplicate answers from your initial application and then modify to address county specific information within each.
To help you work on your grant application, we have created a Word version of the questions. You can use this document to formulate the answers, along with spell check, character count, etc. However, you must still use the online grants portal to submit your application and provide attachments.
Click here for the full application working copy for the county/counties where you are applying:
Dutchess After-School Program Grant
Online Application available: 7/1/2025
Application Deadlines: 10/1/2025
Award Notification: December
The Dutchess After-School Grant program will offer modest 2-year, general operating support grants to non-profit organizations across Dutchess County who are providing established after-school programming to youth in our community. These programs should focus on academic support, including tutoring/mentoring in core subjects such as math, science, and reading, as well as cultural enrichment activities like arts, sports, and technology.
Objectives:
- Enhance Academic Achievement: Provide academic support to help students improve their performance in key subjects.
- Increase Accessibility: Ensure programs are accessible (within walking distance for students or have transportation needs met) and basic student needs are addressed so they can participate and thrive in their programs.
- Promote Safe and Supportive Environments: Create safe spaces where students can engage in positive activities and receive mentorship.
- Foster Community Engagement: Encourage local organizations and stakeholders to collaborate and invest in the success of our youth.
10 grants of $10,000 (to be disbursed in 2 payments of $5,000 annually) will be awarded.
Funding will be distributed in rural and urban communities across Dutchess County
Dutchess After-School Program Sample Application (for information only, please apply online)
Field Trip Grants
Online Application available: 7/1/2025
Deadlines: 9/15/2025 and 12/31/2025
Award Notifications: Notifications from Mid-October – Late-January based on submission date and the various deadlines
The Community Foundations, through a grant from the Dyson Foundation, is pleased to offer a Field Trip Grant program. This grant program is designed to distribute funds in amounts up to $2,000 to public schools in Dutchess and Ulster Counties to enhance classroom learning opportunities. Schools will generally be limited to no more than two field trip grants each ($4,000 award cap), as the competitive application process warrants. Funding priority will be given to high needs schools/ districts.
To help you work on your grant application, we have created a Word version of the questions. You can use this document to formulate the answers, along with spell check, character count, etc. However, you must still use the online grants portal to submit your application and provide attachments.
Click here for the grant working copy: Field Trip Grant Working Copy
Fund for Excellence in Education Grants
Online Application available: 7/1/2025
Application Deadlines: 12/15/2025
Award Notification: Late January/early February 2026
Fund for Excellence in Education Grants offer K-12 classroom teachers in Dutchess, Putnam and Ulster counties, funding opportunities to support special classroom projects or professional development for teachers. Grants awarded will have a direct benefit to classroom learning and support achievement of educational outcomes. Grants made through this program will not exceed $2,500. Average awards range from $1,000 – $1,500.
To help you work on your grant application, we have created a Word version of the questions. You can use this document to formulate the answers, along with spell check, character count, etc. However, you must still use the online grants portal to submit your application and provide attachments.
Click here for the grant working copy: Working Copy – Fund for Excellence in Education Grants
Irving and Gloria Schlossberg Family Fund Grants
Online Application available: 7/1/2025
Application Deadlines: 10/15/2025
Award Notification: December
Grants will be awarded to tax-exempt organizations serving Dutchess County, New York, whose programs preserve and strengthen Jewish culture and institutions. Please review the grants criteria for specific guidelines.
To help you work on your grant application, we have created a Word version of the questions. You can use this document to formulate the answers, along with spell check, character count, etc. However, you must still use the online grants portal to submit your application and provide attachments.
Click here for the grant working copy: Irving and Gloria Schlossberg Grant Working Copy
Jeannette F. Schlobach Grant Program
Application available: 1/12026
Full Application Deadline: 2/15/2026
Award Notification: Late March
The Jeannette F. Schlobach grant program is open to nonprofit organizations serving residents of Dutchess County, New York who are impacted by poverty.
Organizations involved in providing programs and services to individuals, families and their pets to support and improve economic stability, health and educational opportunities, are encouraged to apply.
To help you work on your grant application, we have created a Word version of the questions. You can use this document to formulate the answers, along with spell check, character count, etc. However, you must still use the online grants portal to submit your application and provide attachments.
Click here for the full application working copy: Jeannette F. Schlobach Full Application – Working Copy
John T. Sloper Community Fund Grants
Online Application available: 7/1/2025
Application Deadlines: 10/15/2025
Award Notification: December
Grants in Southern Dutchess and Putnam counties for equipment and support of programs that enhance the delivery of emergency medical services to residents of those communities. A limited number of grants to other organizations serving the rest of Dutchess County may be considered.
To help you work on your grant application, we have created a Word version of the questions. You can use this document to formulate the answers, along with spell check, character count, etc. However, you must still use the online grants portal to submit your application and provide attachments.
Click here for the grant working copy: John T Sloper Application Working Copy
Kingston City School District Mini Grants
Online Application available: 7/1/2025
Application Deadlines: 12/1/2025
Award Notification: Late January
This grant program is designed to distribute funds in amounts up to $5,000 per extra-curricular club in the Kingston City School District to enhance positive experiences for youth.
Leah Ryan Fund: The Leah
Online Application available: TBD
Application Deadlines: TBD
Award Notification: TBD
All women, trans and non-binary playwrights who consider themselves emerging (as distinct from fledgling or mid-career playwrights) are eligible to apply for The Leah.
Playwrights from all over the world are encouraged to apply, but the play must be written in English. Eligibility does not require that a submitted work adhere to the traditional three-act structure – the only absolute requirement is that the submitted text be a completed full-length work for theater. (We cannot accept musical submissions at this time.)
The winner will be chosen by readers selected by the board members of the Leah Ryan Fund and will receive a cash prize of $5,000 and a public reading/summer workshop as part of the Powerhouse Theater Program at Vassar College in 2026.
There is no fee to apply. This year submissions will be capped at 400.
Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation Grants
Spring Application Deadlines: 6/30/2025
Fall Application Deadlines: 1/31/2026
Award Notification: Awards notified in Late Winter and in Late Summer annually
To: Nonprofit, tax Exempt Organizations Serving Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Westchester, and Ulster Counties This grant program provides funding for projects in the areas of breast health and breast cancer education, outreach, screening, treatment and support projects in the counties of Columbia, Dutchess, Green, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Westchester, and Ulster.
Nuvance Health Taconic IPA Science Education Grants
Online Application available: 7/1/2025
Application Deadlines: 12/15/2025
Award Notification: Late January/early February
To: Public, Private, and Parochial Secondary (Grades 7–12) Science Teachers in Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster Counties. The purpose of these grants is to expand students’ learning opportunities in the sciences through the acquisition of classroom and laboratory science equipment. This equipment could include microscopes, temperature probes, light probes, computer-related equipment and software, and other laboratory tools.
To help you work on your grant application, we have created a Word version of the questions. You can use this document to formulate the answers, along with spell check, character count, etc. However, you must still use the online grants portal to submit your application and provide attachments.
Click here for the grant working copy: Nuvance Taconic IPA Science Application Working Copy
The Claudia Ann Seaman Awards For Young Writers & The CAS Hudson Valley Poetry Award
Online Application available: January 1
Application Deadlines: May 31
Award Notification: January
The Claudia Ann Seaman (CAS) Awards for Young Writers were created by the Seaman family in memory of their daughter and sister, a young poet. The CAS Awards acknowledge excellence in teen writing nationally in poetry, fiction and literary nonfiction.
Wish Book
If you would like to be included in our Wish Book, please log in to the CFHV Grants Portal, click on Wish Book, and complete the LOI. Please note that submission does not guarantee your organization will be featured. You must provide services in Dutchess, Putnam or Ulster counties to be eligible to apply. You can ask for any amount here; we deliberately chose nonprofits with capital campaigns or large expenses. Please pick a high-quality photo to accompany your request.
Application: An online application is required and must be submitted via the link below.
Awards: Flexible requests from $5,000 on up
Deadline: Rolling
Award Notifications and payment: End of Year
Questions:
Contact grants@communityfoundationshv.org
To view the current Wish Book, click Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley
