Freshman Scholarship Applications Now Due May 1; Evergreen STEM June 1

     WATERTOWN — The Northern New York Community Foundation has extended 2020-2021 filing deadlines for its Freshman Scholarship and a handful of others to accommodate students and school officials working through the COVID-19 pandemic.

     The deadline to submit completed applications for the Community Foundation’s 2020-2021 Freshman Scholarship is now Friday, May 1. All students who have reliable Internet access are encouraged to complete their applications through the Foundation’s online portal, access to which can be found at www.nnycf.org/scholarships/applications.

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Funding Available to Support Live Orchestral Music, Tree Planing in Watertown Area; Essential Needs in St. Lawrence River Communities

    WATERTOWN — An April 24 deadline to submit grant proposals for funding from three community-specific opportunities that together award up to $25,000 is this fast approaching.

    The Community Foundation invites nonprofit organizations or government entities to apply for up to $20,000 in grant funding through the Orchestral Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation to produce live orchestral music performances in the Watertown area.

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    We join our local community and the rest of the world in navigating the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. During this time, health and safety is our first priority.

    Our work to serve you, our donors, partners and North Country communities, continues during this time without interruption. Community Foundation staff are working off site, but remain readily accessible via individual email addresses. Our office phones are checked several times each day and messages forwarded to staff. You may call our main line — 315-782-7110 — to leave a message for Community Foundation team members and they will return your call as soon as possible.

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George R. Davis Fund for Lowville, Kenneth V. and Jeannette Remp Sawyer Community Fund Seek Proposals; Nonprofits Encouraged to Apply

    WATERTOWN — Grant applications for two community-based funds will be considered through late April with up to $55,000 in available in funding support.

    Nonprofit organizations that serve residents in the Village and Town of Lowville are encouraged to apply for grant funding through the George R. Davis Fund for Lowville of the Northern New York Community Foundation. Complete proposals must be received or postmarked by Friday, April 24, 2020.

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Fund Strengthens Critical Food Supplies in Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties

The Northern New York Community Foundation announces $30,000 in initial grants to support nonprofit and civic organizations that are working to meet essential needs of hundreds of North Country residents who have been impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The Community Foundation established the support fund last week to help address challenges mounting across the region as the effects of the global health pandemic deepen. With care for the residents of Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties in mind, the Foundation continues to take measures to best serve our community, donors, and other partners.

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