Up to $7,500 Available for Nonprofits Serving Southern Jefferson County Residents

     ADAMS — The Six Town Community Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation will award up to $7,500 in grant funding this year to nonprofit organizations serving residents of the southern Jefferson County area.

     This geographic fund provides support for local programs, projects, and initiatives that enhance the quality of life in the Six Town area. All organizations applying for funding must do so by Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, through the Foundation’s online Grant Lifecycle Manager, which may be accessed at bit.ly/grant-portal. Nonprofit organizations with a 501(c)(3) classification are eligible and invited to apply. Funding decisions will be determined in December and announced shortly thereafter.

     Eligible organizations must actively serve residents in the towns of Adams, Ellisburg, Henderson, Lorraine, Rodman, and Worth. Requests may focus on assisting with local needs related to health and wellness, families and youth, arts and culture, history, education and more.

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$3,000 Awarded to Help Students Pursue Post-Secondary Educational Studies

     WATERTOWN — The North Side Legacy Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation recently presented six members of the Class of 2023 with scholarships totaling $3,000 to support their post-secondary educational pursuits.

     The North Side Legacy Fund was established in 2019 as a permanent fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation to forever honor and perpetuate the history and heritage of the North Side Improvement League.

     Graduating high school seniors who live in the City of Watertown as well as students from other areas who have family ties to the League are encouraged to apply. 

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Up to $20,000 in Funding Available Through the LEAD Impact Grant Program

     WATERTOWN — Nonprofit organizations serving residents of Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties are invited to apply for up to $20,000 in funding through the LEAD Impact Grant Program, an initiative of the Northern New York Community Foundation’s LEAD Council.

     The LEAD Council is an advisory committee of young professionals empowered to make key investments in the tri-county region through community grants and volunteerism. Council members want to learn more about the work of nonprofits and are accepting proposals for Impact Grant Program funding through Friday, September 29, 2023.

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Tri-County Nonprofits in Need of Support May Apply for up to $2,500 each 

     WATERTOWN — Tri-county nonprofit organizations seeking assistance may now apply for support through the Northern New York Community Foundation’s new Micro-Grant Program. 

     The grant program provides up to $2,500 in funding to eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations for programs and projects that align with the Foundation’s mission and demonstrate clear community benefit. 

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Applications for Second Round Funding Consideration due Monday, August 21

     WATERTOWN — Jefferson County-based nonprofit organizations that directly serve county residents are invited to apply by Monday, Aug. 21, for funding support from the Nonprofit COVID Recovery Program.

     The program is made possible through up to $1 million in funding that county officials have allocated from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to help nonprofits recover and respond to the negative impacts resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.

     Jefferson County has partnered with the Northern New York Community Foundation to administer the federal grant program and steward ARPA State and Local Recovery Funds in accordance with guidelines the United States Treasury has established.

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