Ulster County Food Security and Resilience Grant Program

This project is being supported in whole or in part, by federal award number 21.027 awarded to the County of Ulster by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

In collaboration with Ulster County and in alignment with the Ulster County Food Security and Access Network (UCFSAN) Report findings, funding will focus on proposals that effectively address one or more of the following: 

  • address food insecurity;
  • leverage existing resources and expand existing emergency food services;
  • provide equipment or personnel to increase capacity to collect, store, distribute, and provide food to those in need; and
  • ensure sustainability and organizations addressing food insecurity in critical geographic areas where providers are limited.

Please review the UFSAN Report: Strengthening Support: Emergency Feeding in Ulster County and Recommendations for Network Resilience here: LINK to report

Eligibility: Tax exempt organizations (including faith-based organizations) located in or providing services to Ulster County that have operated as a nonprofit organization for at least one year with 501(c)(3) status or an established fiscal sponsorship arrangement with a 501(c)3 nonprofit.

Please note that grants are not given to support:

  • Political or partisan purposes
  • Annual fund or campaign appeals
  • Loan reimbursements for capital projects already underway or completed
  • Endowments
  • Religious organizations for sacramental or theological purposes
  • Private operating foundations
  • For-profit organizations

Funding is provided through ARPA-SLFRF funds. We must screen applicants for duplication of funding for specific projects. Applicants may not receive funding for the same project if already funded through ARPA-SLFRF funds. Please note that grants are not given to support:

Funding Available: $275,000

Application: An online application is required and must be submitted via the link below.

Awards: Grants made through this program will range from $1,000 – $15,000 for individual organizations. Collaborative projects/programs may ask for excess of $15,000 and will be considered on a case-by-case basis. 

Deadline: Friday June 28, 2024. 11:59pm

Award Notifications and payment: Early August 2024

Questions:
Contact Cristin McPeake, VP Programs at (845) 452-3077 or cmcpeake@communityfoundationshv.org

Review Criteria:

  • Quality of Program/Project: Does the proposed project have a clear charitable purpose? Does the program/project meet the criteria of the grant guidelines? Does the organization adequately describe the program/project and what it wants to accomplish? Does the organization present a clear and realistic plan for implementation, complete with specific activities and a timeline?
  • Capacity and Stability of the Organization: Does the organization appear to have the capacity to carry out the proposed work? Do they have previous experience with this type of program/project or do they demonstrate previous organizational or leadership accomplishments? Is there appropriate expertise and partnerships? Does the organization appear to be functionally and financially stable, based on review of the organization’s operating budget and financial statements?
  • Budget and Additional Support: Is the program/project budget clear and realistic? If this is an ongoing program/project, is there a reasonable plan for future funding? Is there evidence of support from other funders, or in-kind support for projects that require significant financial support?
  • Impact/ Results: How will this program/project make a difference to the target population and/or to the broader community? How significant is the program/project? Will the outcome be finite or of broad impact to the community? Will it provide a one-time benefit or a long-term impact? Is the program “change-oriented”, addressing root causes rather than immediate needs? Are the goals well-defined? Does the organization have a viable evaluation plan? What is the likelihood that the plan will successfully measure the impact?

Review Process: All applications will be rated on these criteria and reviewed by a Grants Committee of the Community Foundations. All recommendations are reviewed and approved or declined by the Board of Trustees of the Community Foundations.

 

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:

Ulster-County-Food-Security-and-Resilience-Grant-2024-Working 6.12.2024

 

 

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