Grant Opportunities

Community Grants

Fall Online Application available: 7/1/2024
Fall Application Deadlines: 8/15/2024
Award Notification: Letter of Inquiry (LOIs) must be submitted by August 15th. Full applications by October 1st. Awards in 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 County.

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 letter of inquiry working copy: Community Grant Letter of Inquiry 2023-2024

Click here for the full application working copy: Community Grants Full Application

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Jeanette F. Schlobach Grant Program

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 letter of inquiry working copy: Jeannette F. Schlobach LOI – Working Copy

Click here for the full application working copy: Jeannette F. Schlobach Full Application – Working Copy

Apply Online View Guidelines Recent Grants