Helpful Resources

Want to Know the Grant Basics?

Grants Basic Orientation Video! Click on Image Below to View...

Download the slides from this presentation HERE.

Looking for a Grant Writer?

Grant Professionals Association is a not-for-profit organization that has a variety of resources, including a directory of consultants searchable by category and location.

Need a better understanding of how to manage a Grant?

The National Grants Management Association provides comprehensive grants management training and tools and resources and serves all levels of government, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and affiliated private sector organizations.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

Grants.gov – Provides a common website for federal agencies to post discretionary funding opportunities and for grantees to find and apply to them. The Grants.gov system houses information on over 1,000 grant programs and vets grant applications for federal grant making agencies.

Using the Grants.gov system makes it faster, easier and more cost effective for grant applicants to electronically interact with federal grant-making agencies. It also provides the following key benefits, among many others, to the grant community:

Helping the grant community learn more about available opportunities;
Facilitating interaction with the federal government;
Simplifying the grant application process to save applicants costs, time and hassle;
Making it easier to research and find federal grant opportunities;
Making electronic grant application processing easier; and
Providing a secure and reliable source to apply for federal grants.

System for Award Management (SAM) - The official website of the U.S. government. You must have an active registration in SAM to do business with the Federal Government. SAM Registration is required in order to apply for funding and / or when entering into contracts with the Federal Government. There is no cost to use SAM. You can use SAM for FREE to:

Register to do business with the U.S. government
Update or renew your entity registration
Check status of an entity registration
Search for entity registration and exclusion records
Receive a Unique Entity Identity Number after registering
And Much More

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's Grants Page – The Senator offers links and information to a variety of federal sources.

US Census Bureau / County of Sullivan Statistical Data – The US Census Bureau's mission is to serve as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.

OTHER RESOURCES

SMALL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND LOCAL FOUNDATIONS

Financial Planning-Foundation for Financial Planning https://ffpprobono.org/

Mid-Hudson Small Business Development Center https://www.nysbdc.org/

Partnership for Economic Development https://scpartnership.com/

Sullivan County Industrial Development Agency http://www.sullivanida.com/

U.S. Small Business Loans and Grants https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs

Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan https://cfosny.org/

Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley https://communityfoundationshv.org/

NON-PROFIT RESOURCES

National Council of Non-Profits https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/

New York Council of Non-Profits https://www.nycon.org/

Society for Nonprofits Grant Alerts Newsletter https://www.snpo.org/

GRANT CLEARINGHOUSES

Sullivan County provides information about resources as a courtesy to the public and does not endorse one over the other. Of note, some companies provide a free module, while some require subscription. Fund-seekers and community organizations may use their discretion in order to meet their particular needs.

Click HERE to download a list of resources for Grant Clearinghouses

POTENTIAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES BY CATEGORY

Sullivan County provides information about resources as a courtesy to the public and does not endorse one over the other, nor is the list provided exhaustive by way of available agencies . Fund-seekers and community organizations may engage in additional research and use their discretion in order to meet their particular needs.

AGING/SENIORS

AARP Foundation https://www.aarp.org/aarp-foundation/grants/

AGRICULTURE, FOOD, AND HOSPITALITY

Click HERE to download a list of resources for Agriculture, Food, and Hospitality grants

ANIMALS AND PETS

Click HERE to download a list of resources for animal welfare grants

ARTS AND HUMANITIES

Click HERE to download a list of resources for Arts and Humanities grants

LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS

Click HERE to download a list of resources for Libraries and Museums grants

COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

Click HERE to download a list of resources for Community Initiatives grants